At Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C., temperatures soared, but the mood was even more exuberant, with apples aplenty. Carl Endrulat, the event organizer, described it as an exercise in silly joy.

Jenny Mandl and her boyfriend, Carl Endrulat, participated in the Eat an Apple With Me event held in Northwest on a recent Saturday.

Carl Endrulat has a particular fondness for Pink Lady apples. His first experience eating one was memorable. It was the juiciest apple I have ever eaten, Endrulat recalled. Every time I eat a Pink Lady now, I’m reminded of that first high.