We were out most of the day, after I finished work, looking for things for the house, but late in the afternoon decided to visit the Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens, located on the Anacostia River and close to the District of Columbia-Maryland border. We had never been there before (maybe because it’s in not the best neighborhood), in all the years we’ve lived in DC, and what a gem, something you’d never expect here. Unfortunately, I didn’t have my good camera with me, only this not-great Sony, but I’m sure we’ll go back another day, able to hopefully take better pictures.

The gardens were full of not only water lilies and lotuses but also frogs (most of which you could only hear – and what a bizarre sound that was -- but not see) and dragonflies. This was one of the many dragonflies we saw, the best I could do with this camera.

Friends with the staff, too, posted earlier.