What the Helen of Troy is This

“Anyone else find one of these keys?”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I found these keys in my neighborhood. It had a name and a phone number on the tag so I texted the person to let them know I found them and this was the reply. What a strange prank from a “friend.”

Fear Not, The Imaging Balloon is Back

By Prince Of Petworth

Ed. Note: It’s the AirPhotosLive imaging balloon! Our last sighting was June 2021. Lots of info, and the super sweet view it sees, here.

“Dear PoPville,

Working from Rosslyn today, and it looks like a balloon has been moored over the mall. Any info? You can see them taking it down as of 9:40am in the second picture where it is at a lower altitude.” (more…)

What the Helen of Troy are These?

By Prince Of Petworth

C asked: “Can anyone tell me the purpose of these (photo above) attached to the walls in every wmata platform?”

I recalled a previous conversation where we learned that they were used to measure vibration in stations and Ryan replied: (more…)

“I did a double take.”

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Abby for passing on Raël’s excellent question Saturday:

“Okay DC, who knows what’s up with the flock of sheep in the solar field at Randolph and Eastern in NE? I did a double take.” (more…)

About that Neon Green in the Creek, it was indeed a dye test done by DC Water “The dye will dissipate and is harmless.”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Lisa Kralovic

OK about that neon green spotted in the creek over the weekend, DC Water explains:

“It was our dye test. Our Sewer Operations team is following up on flooding in the 3900 block of Military Road during a recent storm, investigating the link between a drain in the neighborhood and the storm sewer infrastructure. The dye will dissipate and is harmless.”

Meanwhile in the Creek

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Annie Mac

Thanks to Christopher Naoum for passing on: “Just got these pics from a friend’s run this morning? Is this where Ninja Turtles come from?” (more…)

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