I hoped the bridges might be fogged in this morning, so I hopped in the truck with some donuts and Dew to investigate. Things weren’t as I had hoped, but I made the best of it. As I pulled out of the Merriweather’s parking lot, however, I noticed something that made me chuckle: the fountain with the Lewis and Clark statues in it was a bit…foamy.

There’s a fine line between vandalism and mischief, but I think this probably falls on the safe side. It appears as though some prankster(s) put dish soap or shampoo in the fountain overnight. Large clumps of suds were blowing around, and there was a pretty good head on the water in the base of the fountain. Clever.

Judging by the water and suds all over the tile and rock here in front of the statues, I bet this was pretty spectacular when it first got off and running! Presumably the water for the fountain is simply replenished if it overflows. I imagine the suds will be gone before long, too. If this was done overnight, I’m surprised they lasted this long. That’s probably because of the weather.

I wouldn’t advise stunts like this, because I’m sure there’s some sort of criminal mischief statue that would cover it! An impish night of fun might turn into more than you bargained for. Trust me, I played my share of pranks back in the day!