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It had rained the night before so some of the rocks were pretty slippery. It made it a little more adventurous trying to navigate the ravine. I really…
“The trail proceeds easily up the slope, weaving around the occasional old giant tree that has fallen by wind and time. Just before the half-mile mark, Laura’s Tower…
After our leisurely hike along Mary Flynn Trail we headed for the Ice Glen Trail. To get there you cross over the railroad tracks and head up into…
The first trail you encounter after going over the Goodrich Memorial Footbridge is the Mary Flynn Trail. It’s a nice easy trail that goes along the Housatonic River….
While in the Berkshires we of course had to go out for a hike. The Laurel Hill Association, the nation’s oldest village imporvement society, maintains the Mary Flynn…
My brother drove me up one of the side mountain roads to see if we would have a better view of the sunset. Looked like a pretty good…
Another resident of the Berkshires, that I met on my first day, was Stanley. It’s hard to tell in this photo but Stanley is a big boy (long…
Once I got off the Mass Pike it should have only taken 20-30 minutes to get to my brother’s place. However, it took twice as long as I…
Took a little mini-vacation out to the Berkshires to visit my brother and sister-in-law, at their summer cabin. This was the first resident to greet me when I…
I’ve always loved how Saquish has different terrains to the beach. You have the Gurnet with the lighthouse up on a cliff. Then you have the front beach,…
Saw this guy on the first cross over to the back beach. As I was setting up my shot, a woman stopped and asked how I liked Goggle…
There was a nice breeze out at the beach, which made it a perfect day to take a kite for a walk.
For photos I love having the large white puffy clouds. They give the sky more depth and add to the image. We had a lot of them the…
This is Homer. Mom and I met him out at Saquish. He was having a wonderful time at the beach and going up and down and greeting everyone….
Here we have Mom’s flower shoe. Probably where I subconsciously got the idea for my flower boots. Mom has a very green thumb (I did not take after…
After the hummingbirds seemed to get used to me and the camera (see yesterday’s post), I moved down closer to them (as seen in the first two shots)….
Mom and Dad have two hummingbird feeders at the house. One out front and one out back. Both can be seen while sitting on the porch. The hummingbirds…
On Sunday, Mom, Dad, and I took a ride to Plymouth to say welcome back to the Mayflower II (and to get an ice cream for lunch). She…
The weekends have been busy with friends and family. It has really made the summer fly by. On Saturday, I hung out with “friends with kids.” The pool…
I’ll admit this statue didn’t really draw me in. I should have used it as an opportunity to try and take a more creative shot but instead it’s…
“Loving Stones comprise two recently carved granite boulders that have been transformed into human heads gazing fondly at one another, smiling shyly with glistening eyes. They are made in…
“Wave Cloud is suggestive of a floating body of water. It is comprised of thousands of stainless steel elements woven into a grid. Each element ripples in the wind…
Two more sculptures by the same artist from yesterday’s post. “Several years ago I began making drawings of the deeply etched volcanic mountains in Hawaii. Those drawings grew…
“Three Bronze Trees are part of a series that began as drawings of the deeply etched volcanic mountains in Hawaii. Those drawings grew into a group of bronze…
The top photo is called, The Space Within: Buds and the bottom photo, The Space Within: Leaves. I took the top photo in the morning hour (around 7:30an)…
I really liked this piece of art. The first time I saw the statues was on a cloudy day (top photo) and it didn’t have a shadow. When…
I never would have guessed “eagle” for the sculpture in the top image. I had no idea what the sculpture in the second image was supposed to be…
The sculpture is 20 feet tall and made of saplings and wire ties. I didn’t realize it was supposed to be a Great Blue Heron until I read…
Back in June, I was walking after work to Back Bay and walked through the Christian Science Plaza. I noticed a couple of statues and took some photos….
The heat wave is over. I think it lasted a stretch of 7 days! Yesterday was a little rainy and this morning is rainy but it sounds like…
Seeing as this squirrel was preoccupied with the potato chip I was able to get fairly close and she stayed pretty still. What I really should have taken…
This handsome guy was hanging out in the Muddy River along the Fenway. Typically, I have to go to Florida or out to the Berkshires to get a…
There are always these random “artistic” projects in the area around where I work. I assume it’s either the School of the Museum of Fine Arts or Mass…
Back in May I had visited my aunt at New England Baptist, where she had had spinal surgery. On the way out I ran into this statue. I…
This is a shot of the Samuel Adams statue at Faneuil Hall, with the light on the Custom House Tower. The title sort of sounds like a drink…”I’ll…
Jamie
"Thank you. Mayflower House has a beautiful flower garden. "
Kathy
"I just love your flowers! "
Jamie
"Yes, it was at Nelson Park. An event they have once a year ..."
Michelle
"So pretty. I love how the American flag is highlighted by the snow. "
Michelle
"She is so sweet. It makes you think twice about eating hot dogs! "