Paddle, Quack and Moooooo

So, would you believe this is a no-charge "paddling pool" attached to a public park? This picture only shows a small fraction of the pool, which is HUGE. There's a shack at one end that sells ice cream cones and huge inflatable pool toys. How cool is that?

After wading in the very brisk water (yes, there are benefits to a DC heatwave), we dodged cow pies to visit some milk-makers, waddled through a gaggle of geese and enticed some ducks with roasted peanuts.

The party was over when poor little Charlotte got nailed by a stinging nettle leaning over a footbridge to spy a snake. Ouch.