LIFE IN RESTON ... WHOOPS, I MEAN LIFE IN PARADISE

As a Reston homeowner I am entitled to pay an annual assessment to the Reston Association.  The 2017 Reston Association fee was $692.  (I also get to pay an  annual assessment to the my homeowners cluster, plus a special tax to support the Reston Community Center, etc., etc.) Admittedly I recognize my Reston Association fee goes to cover all kinds of costs including:  " Maintenance of ...55 miles of pathways."   I actually use the paths quite often.  They're pretty, they're safe, and they provide a good way to get a little bit of exercise.  Anyhow, several years back the Reston Association decided it would be a good idea to mark the local trail system.  They put up dozens of wooden markers with little "you are here" indicators and maps of local trails.  Maybe not a necessity, but in paradise nothing is too good for us Restonians.  Here's the problem.  The signs have been no match for mother nature and general abuse at the hands ...

I'm an early riser and in order to avoid waking up the rest of the family, on weekends I tend to go out for a morning walk.   I came across this photo while walking around Lake Anne.  There was just something charming / funny seeing this young lady lost in thought while surrounded by dozens of geese.  She didn't seem to be paying much attention to the geese, nor were they all that interested in her. The geese did take notice of me when I tried to walk through their midst.  Lots of honky at me.   Clearly I was unwanted. Someone later suggested the geese had been sent to collect the woman's overdue Reston Association annual fee payment (I think payment was due back in March).