Yesterday I posted a shot Tim took of a sign at Lincoln Park stating that the National Park Service had closed it to the public (previous picture). Last evening he sent me a picture showing that the sign had been taken (or ripped) down. Nobody had any idea what was going on.

This morning he and Sahraa went to the park, which although pretty empty, was open again. It turns out that the NPS closed the park “by accident,” first telling our district police commander that it was closed and then having to tell her that it was in fact open and had been closed in error (both of which messages she officially posted on our neighborhood listserv). Bottom line is that only the playground is closed. Talk about confusion…

For anybody who would like an entertaining read that highlights how the federal government is (or isn’t) handling the pandemic situation, please go to http://capitolhillcorner.org/2020/03/27/national-park-service-mistakenly-closes-lincoln-park-setting-off-comedy-of-errors/ -- it’s worth reading.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

‘The Collector/The Artist in Her Museum, Rosalie Favell (Métis), 2005, posted earlier: