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Sheepish

Back in October I attended a meeting that was held at Tufts University. On the walk from the train station I passed by this statue. It was in a…

Mom’s Sneakers

This is a shot from back in October. Mom’s sneakers were sunning themselves on a rock after she had been out with them working in the garden. We…

Caution: Falling Ice

I don’t think my employers appreciate the fact that I risk life and limb traveling into work. Yes, all I have to do is cross the street for…

Take a Ride on the Cold Train

Do you think there’s “No Emergency Access at this Location” because it’s frozen shut?! As I was walking to get on this train I couldn’t resist taking a…

And the band played on

I found these statues rather silly when I was out in the snow storm. Even buried in the snow the band still played on. This looks like a…

Ornament Jar

This year, Mom decided not to put any ornaments on the tree. Instead she strung popcorn and cranberries and wrapped them around the tree (along with string lights)….

Ornamental

Yes, the objective of this shot was to try and get the Quest Eternal statue inside the top of the ornament. It looks as if he is just…

JB Baker Blacksmith Shop II

It was hard to take a shot inside the JB Baker Blacksmith Shop due to so many people crowding in to warm up from the freezing temperature. After…

Follow the Candlelit Road

Lining the road from the School, to the Town Hall, to the Congregational Church, to the Country Store, to the Historical Museum were these candle lit bags. While…

Toy Land Ice Sculpture

Saturday was Holidays in Halifax. Every year they have an ice sculpture masterpiece. Here you can see it was Toy Land themed. A train in the foreground, an…

Cracked Red Barn

I really liked the look of this red barn, even though it was falling apart…it had character. You can actually see the snow falling in this image. I…

A Time for Change

History has been made today. The first African American has been elected President of the United States of America. On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama will take office…

Bunny Pumpkin

This pumpkin is sitting in Mom and Dad’s yard. Mom always does a nice job of decorating inside and outside the house. I really didn’t do much to…

JET Eye: Seeing Through Pictures- Year One

Business first: I must give credit to AndreaMosaic which is the software I used to create this image. It’s a free download and I really like the results…

Half a Goat?

Yesterday’s photo of the gate had an image of a goat which ended up reminding me of the above photo I took during the Photo Walk (at Haymarket)….

Keep Out with Style

When I departed the commuter rail on Friday, the ominous clouds (from yesterday’s photo) were clearing and making way for a beautiful blue sky. So, I decided to…

Balloons

My nephew Josh stayed over for the long weekend. I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect weekend weather wise. It ended up being 74 degrees yesterday…a bit…

A Colorful Spot to Rest

Not that I need to take a rest during my walk to work, but, if I ever wanted to, these colorful chairs would make the perfect place to…

Welcome to the Fall

I took this photo back on August 23rd while I was on the Photowalk. At the time I was thinking, “I can’t believe they have a fall display…

In a pig’s eye

Another shot at Faneuil Hall during the Photowalk. With this shot I got down in the mud on the bricks with the pigs. There's just something about a…

Walk on by

This is one of the many sidewalks I travel on my way to work. I don't know if they are re-paving the majority of sidewalks in Boston or…

Fireworks!

I must say I was pretty impressed with the point and shoot camera when it came to photographing the fireworks. I wasn't sure I'd even take any photos…

Ode de Toilet Paper

This rose was located in one of the houses on Plympton's Antique House and Garden Tour. Now, I've seen radishes cut to look like a rose. I've even…

Celtic Pride

I don't own a Celtics' shirt.I watched only the playoff games.I fell asleep during the final game.I didn't go to the parade.I can name Parish, Bird, McHale, Ange,…

Saquish Shed

This is a shot of the shed on the deck of the cottage out at Saquish.  While it was taken in June it was June of 2007. I…

Hey There

This is why I like carrying a camera with me, pretty much at all times. You just never know what you might see. I came across this big…

Evacuation Day

I don't typically take the Green Line but yesterday I decided to jump on it.  When I got off at Park Street security was yelling for everyone to…

Draco

I was driving on 3A in Duxbury when I pased by this dragon.  I decided to turn around and go back for a picture.   I guess he…

Standing in line

Yesterday I took the train over to the Pru and came across a long line of people.  I discovered that Mike Lowell was having a book signing at…

Giant Baby Head

This was taken in front of the MFA.  I was riding on the T when we went by the MFA and I thought it was pretty funny to…

Happy Birthday

My nephew Josh made me a birthday card.  I love it!  He knows I really like the Robert Sabuda pop-up books (I have a collection of them) so…

Green Dog

The plaque for this statue reads:  "Green Dog: Created by Michael J. Ulman, AS'00, in recognition of Northeastern's commitment to developing and promoting alternative sources of energy for…

Crossing the Bowl of Tears

This is a statue from the Irish Famine Memorial, located in Downtown Crossing (outside of Borders).  I had a hard time capturing this image.  It's a very powerful…

Spinning Wheel

This is a close up of the water wheel at the grist mill.  I'd just like to point out that that's ice on the wheel.  As I mentioned…

King’s Chapel Burial Ground

King's Chapel Burial Ground is the oldest burial ground in Boston.  Even older than the more popular Granary Burial Ground (from my observation). While the two are only…

T time

I'm sure this image defies the laws of physics (the blur is ahead of the train).  Therefore, this is an experimental shot where the laws of physics do…