Lincoln Park is federal property, policed by the US National Park Service. There has always been a regulation in force that dogs must be on a leash, which people generally ignore and rangers rarely enforce. Suddenly, under the new crackdown on the “out-of-control crime” in the District, this sign appeared Saturday at the park, threatening a fine or imprisonment if your dog isn’t on a 6 foot long or shorter leash. We’re expecting that park rangers are going to start ticketing as many people (and their dogs!) as possible to boost their numbers for eliminating “crime” in DC. I should add that in the past, when a person got caught with their dog off leash, the park ranger usually only threatened a fine, never imprisonment.

Also, there has been a group of neighbors who bang pots and pans in the park every evening at 8 p.m. to protest Trump’s takeover of DC law enforcement. It’s been a regular event for almost a month now, but last week a police officer intervened and asked if the group had a permit. Of course they don’t, so I’m not sure what the fallout will be, but I’m told that they intend to continue their protest.

Café flowers, posted earlier: