Thanksgiving at Great Falls Park

Great Falls Park, McLean, VA, Thanksgiving Day 2012/Patricia Leslie

About half of Northern Virginia (or what seemed like) turned out to walk off pumpkin pie at Great Falls Park on Thanksgiving Day.  It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood with temperature soaring to 60 degrees, and the sun shining brightly.  How many more days like it do we have this season?

 

Plus, two kayakers were on the water to give onlookers a free show which earned the performers hearty applause and a standing ovation. 

At Great Falls Park on Thanksgiving Day, two kayakers turned out to give onlookers a thrill/Patricia Leslie

 

They cruised down the Potomac until reaching the falls where they stopped a minute to let the audience catch its breath/Patricia Leslie

 

They plotted strategy/Patricia Leslie

 

 

And plotted some more.../Patricia Leslie

 

Blue gets ready to make a flying leap while Green waits in the background/Patricia Leslie

 

Blue ponders the meaning of life/Patricia Leslie

 

Wait!  What's this? Sufferin' succotash!  Greenie snuck by us all, and there he is at the bottom!/Patricia Leslie

 

Back up at the top, Blue gets ready to go over.  Dear Blue:  It's too late to turn around/Patricia Leslie

 

There he goes/Patricia Leslie

 

"Ahoy, matey!  We made it!"/Patricia Leslie

 

Onlookers applaud the Potomac Olympians/Patricia Leslie

 

Meanwhile, back on the Patowmack Canal Trail, the passing lane is a mite overcrowded.  Even a dog has a hard time getting by/Patricia Leslie

 

 

But these four Mallards have plenty of room on their double date/Patricia Leslie

 

And so does the ? A Demoiselle Crane?/Patricia Leslie

 

Fun and dangerous games on the Potomac at Great Falls Park.  "Daddy, when is my turn?"/Patricia Leslie

 

/Patricia Leslie

 

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