I had previously complained how crowded our local park was, and it actually made the news for being full of people a few weeks ago, but this was the scene Tim saw last night. He was sure the blond woman was US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand with her son and dog Maple, who was practicing doggie distancing at the far end of the pit. The Senate isn’t in regular session AFAIK, but she’s from New York and I imagine has chosen to stay in the relatively safer DC for the time being. I should add that Lincoln Park is run by the National Park Service, and as such, it's a federal offense to have your dog off leash, but I doubt the park police would arrest anybody for that, least of all a US senator.
Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.
The demure tulip, posted earlier:
