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Fall’s Coming

Wednesday will be the first day of fall 2015! Mom and Dad’s yard is already looking very fallish.

Jetty Rock Graffiti

The colors, contrast, and graffiti all come together in an interesting rock design

Bumblebee

My cousin works at Hasbro. For his son’s graduation party he invited Bumblebee from the Transformers.

Mixed Berry

This photo was taken the weekend before last. Even the juice box was happy about the warm weather we had that day.

Patriots Day and the Boston Marathon

Working for a school I’m lucky enough to have Patriots’ Day off. I’m happy to watch the Boston Marathon on tv and avoid the commute to the city….

One Boston Day

Yesterday, marked the first annual, One Boston Day. “This day will be a celebration of the resiliency, generosity, and strength of the people that make Boston the great…

Duxbury Senior Center

I took a workshop over the weekend which was held at the Duxbury Senior Center. While waiting for the workshop to start I looked around the place and…

Zocalo

I decided to walk a different route to South Station last week and came across this old lady. I think she is supposed to be welcoming people to…

Lemons

How do you like them apples lemons?!

Holidays in Halifax: Halifax Congregational Church Bell Choir

The bells are always great to listen to at the Holidays in Halifax and a good place to sit and warm up after being outdoors. In the middle…

Holidays in Halifax: The Guys Behind Frozen

Here are the guys that make the ice sculptures from blocks of ice. Every year they do an amazing job! So much work and talent to have something…

Wrapped in Christmas

When I saw this as a new item on Shutterfly I couldn’t resist creating my own wrapping paper. I’m pretty sure Mom isn’t going to want to unwrap her…

Holidays in Halifax: Frozen

Here’s the full Frozen ice sculpture from day to night.  I hope everyone who celebrates Christmas has a wonderful Christmas Eve and a very Merry Christmas. May everyone…

The Making of Olaf

This year’s ice sculpture theme was Frozen. Here you can see the guys creating Olaf. You can also watch a 30 second video of them creating their magic: The…

Holidays in Halifax: Behind the Scenes

Typically, I don’t get to Holiday in Halifax until just before it starts (around 4pm). This year, since I’m now in Halifax, I ran down early to see…

Holiday Greenery

Some people do such a nice job with decorating. If I tried to put together something like this, I think it would all just fall apart. My mom…

Exploding Pumpkin

I woke up Saturday morning to find my pumpkin had exploded over night. It’s pretty cool how it split down the sides. I guess sitting outside in the…

Happy Halloween

This is the front door to my aunt and uncle’s home. It always looks so nicely decorated in the fall. All the colors come together so perfectly.

JETeye: Seeing Through Pictures- Year Seven

Today is the 7th Anniversary of my photo blog. In dog years that would be 49 :-). Some days it seems as if I have been blogging that…

Bike Ride: Mirror

Saturday was a gorgeous sunny day in the 70s. The rest of this week is going to be in the 50s and mostly rainy. I decided I better…

Opening Our Doors

I’m not sure what this chalk art was all about. I walked out of work into the Christian Science Pkaza and there was a large section with lots…

Wooden Door

Knock, knock. “Who’s there?” Sorry….I don’t have a knock knock joke for this image. If there had also been a wooden shoe in the photo, I could have…

Poe Pieces

The artist, Stephanie Rocknak, really did an amazing job with this sculpture. I love the entire look of the piece as well as all the individual pieces that…

Poe Returning to Boston: Stefanie Rocknak, Sculptor

From The Daily Star (www.thedailystar.com): Stefanie Rocknak, sculptor and associate professor of philosophy at Hartwick, helped unveil the commemorative sculpture she created of the poet, titled “Poe Returning…

Maya’s View

Maya and I have been in the apartment for one full week. She has adjusted very well. This is one of her favorite spots (especially when someone visits)….

The Oldies

Some oldies but goodies seen at the Halifax Church Chicken BBQ.

Brant Rock: Model A

Seeing this Model A reminded my parents of their honeymoon. They honeymooned in Brant Rock and had borrowed my Uncle Bob’s Model A to drive to the cottage….

Eye

This is the eye of a 6 year old boy. One of the cool things you can do with a macro lens and a child willing to let…

House Wren

My childhood bff had an antique/art sale last weekend at her parents house (sadly they both have passed away in the last 6 months). I spent many, many…

Boston

I’m not sure what happened to the Spring weather (it’s only in the 40s) but at least things are blooming in Boston.

Window Box

With the weather getting a little warmer in the mornings I’ve stopped cutting through the Copley and Prudential buildings and have been walking outdoors to work. I walk…

Fill Flash Practice

A friend of mine has asked if I’d take pictures at his wedding. Every once in a while I like to give myself a challenge. Apparently, I must…

Door Handle

Came across this door on one of my very few walks during lunch. I really liked the look of the old handle. It’s actually one of the many…

Lost Mitten

Somebody lost their kitten mitten (it reminded me of the song Three Little Kittens Nursery Rhyme). Hopefully, they won’t need it anymore this season. Still cold in the…

Bird Houses

Happy Spring! It’s been a very cold winter so I’m really hoping it warms up quickly. These bird houses were a Christmas gift and I have been waiting…

Sigari

This guy caught my eye as I was walking by looking for the restaurant where I was meeting friends for dinner. I don’t like the smell of cigars…