Cold weather forces area children indoors



A castaway scooter spotted in the 500 block of Peabody St. NW

This season’s unseasonably cool temperature swings have many local youths opting for indoor leisure time over traditional Spring activities. The Observer’s polling center reports  an 11% drop this month in the number of area children riding bikes, a 17% percent decline in street football participation and rope-skipping has reached an all time low. Officials with the District’s Department of Parks and Recreation could not be reached for comment. “It’s a little bit chillier than usual, I guess” remarked a local dog walker, “but, those kids really need to get off their behinds.”  Meteorologists at the Hughes Tower Observatory forecast a few more weeks of unpredictability before warmer temperatures and the great outdoor migration of Peabody street’s children can be expected.