Rock Creek Park

After getting Mary's passport pictures at Walgreen's, we headed for the park. Perfect combination of sun and breeze. I got a good shot of the Passion flower or Maypop (passiflora incarnata) fruit, but not of the flower.

Maypop (P. incarnata) leaves and roots have a long history of use among Native Americans in North America and were adapted by the colonists. The fresh or dried leaves of Maypop are used to make an infusion, a tea that is used to treat insomnia, hysteria, and epilepsy, and is also valued for its painkilling properties. Maracujá (P. edulis) and a few other species are used in Central and South America for similar purposes. P. Incarnata has aromatase properties due to the presence of two flavonoid compounds: chrysin and benzoflavone moiety, the latter being more potent. -- Wikipedia