“There ain't no shame in lying down in the bed you made
Can you fight the urge to run for another day?
You might make it further it you learn to stay”
~Carlisle

Embrace the view

#boat #washingtondc #hot #humid #boatlife #marina #love #clouds #summer #city #washingtonchannel #anacostia #love #photo

Who didn’t see this coming:

#Anacostia River Swim Postponed After Sewage Overflows - DCist.com

It’s called combined flow. #sweageoverflow

#washingtondc #ghettoswim #ghettoverse

#DMV #WashingtonDC #Anacostia #AnacostiaRiver

Illegal to swim in for 50 years due to pollution from sewage. A new pipe now removes 90% of the sewage making the river safe to swim in under limited circumstances.

The article includes a video that shows many bits of land popping up in the river, could be low water levels due to the drought.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/entertainment/the-scene/want-to-swim-in-the-anacostia-river-how-to-jump-in-this-july/3374655/?_osource=SocialFlowFB_DCBrand

89. Hubbard received eight #DaytimeEmmy nominations for the role, but won twice for other performances -- first in 1974 for the role of Dr. Althea Davis on #TheDoctors, and then in 1976 for the TV movie "First Ladies Diaries: Edith Wilson". Hubbard also appeared on #GuidingLight, #TheEdgeOfNight, and #OneLifeToLive. She recently earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for a performance on the digital series #Anacostia (2016), and had roles in films including #TheBellJar and #OrdinaryPeople.

Once a vibrant Nacotchtank trading village, 1 of America’s only #Antebellum suburbs & longtime home to overlooked founding father #FrederickDouglass, #Anacostia is jam-packed w layers of history, bureaucracy, neglect, hope. Anacostia Historic District, DC’s only residential #historicdistrict east of Anacostia River is stewarded by advocate-citizens determined to resist corrosive dev. BLDUS works to add housing w compromising dignity of delicate historic fabric https://bld.us/architecture/anacostia-neighborhood/?stream=top #housing

New episode out: A Low-Salt Diet for Our Roads. Sunil Dasgupta talks with Abby Hileman of Izaak Walton League of America’s Salt Watch Program, and Karl Van Neste of Muddy Branch Alliance about how to reduce road salt use: If you can feel the crunch underfoot, you’re using too much salt. Music from Rockville singer-songwriter Gabrielle Zwi Music.

https://youtu.be/-8FCe2d8xuo

#roadsalt #watershed #potomac #Anacostia #chesapeake #chesapeakebay

#DC #Washington #garden #Anacostia
Do you live in DC and want an edible garden? Patricia Stamper, DC Committeewoman Commissioner for AN7C06, provided a link where you can check for eligibility and apply by January 6, 2023. https://doee.dc.gov/node/1632956

#WashingtonDC

CHRISTMAS TREES FOR SALE IN HISTORIC #ANACOSTIA THROUGH CHRISTMAS EVE

https://www.congressheightsontherise.com/blog/christmas-trees-for-sale-in-historic-anacostia-through-christmas-eve-w94bl

@vmousseau I’m a fanboy of #FrederickDouglass and given your black-focused work & life, you may want to visit his house in #Anacostia (historically black neighborhood). The house is a National Historical Landmark, I think.

#washingtondc
There’s An Angry #Turkey Attacking People On The #Anacostia Riverwalk
https://dcist.com/story/22/04/28/wild-turkey-attack-dc-anacostia-riverwalk-trail/