Lake Anne Village Center is located around a plaza and the inlet of Lake Anne at 1609 Washington Plaza W. Reston
At Lake Anne Village Center behind the bronze statue of Robert E. Simon installed on a plaza bench with his back to the lake, and alongside a Christmas tree, someone placed a wishing net. It is strung between simple plastic piping wrapped in evergreen garland. The whole thing is topped off with a big, sparkly, red bow, and it is alive with movement.
According to The Connection Newspapers, "The netting is filled with hundreds of attached hangtags rapidly fluttering in the lake breeze like white hummingbird wings, moving forward and back, pivoting in figure-eights. They are the markered wishes of unnamed authors, expressing their yearnings. Some are written in bold, shaky child's script. Letters spill uphill and downhill creating words with inventive spellings. Others show more collected writings by adults. "I think Bob Simon is looking over this," said Marjorie Lane of Reston."
Maryam N. is a Senior Writer at Nesbitt Realty. She is an expert on Fairfax County. Maryam has also worked previously as a geologist. She is a foodie and enjoys cooking and exploring new restaurants.
