On the YouTubes: We Watch the Reston Association Videos So You Don't Have To

A lovely shot of two ducks in a comically undersized birdbath kicks off this, the fancy June news video from the Reston Association. Host Melissa Knueven lets us know right off the bat that she is still filling in for Andy Sigle, which pretty much resolves any edge-of-our-seats tension left over from the last thrilling episode. For now.

Anyhoo. In this video we learn that the lifespan of a typical bridge on Reston's pathways is 20 years, meaning that a couple get replaced each year, but not to worry, because there's some fancy new "footer" design that means they can do this without deforesting the area around the bridge to bring in heavy construction equipment impacting the environment. We also hear about a new water safety awareness program sponsored by the RA and the RCC, but to us the real highlight is seeing the bitchin' new mowers the RA has bought to help it keep more than 161 acres of grass and highway medians from running rampant with weeds and tall grass. When we heard the new mowers ran on alternative fuel, we thought maybe they were Priuses (Priusi?) equipped with rotating knives, but in reality they run on propane and look like souped-up go-karts, only go-karts that look less like go-karts than actual Priuses/Priusi, the end.