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°2025.11.17.Mon | Arboretum in Autumn

Speaking of autumn colors, we saw this beautiful gingko tree at the Harvard Arnold Arboretum.

°2025.10.27.Mon | Autumn Colors at Mt. Auburn Cemetery

Visiting Mt. Auburn Cemetery before Halloween is one of my favorite things to do in the autumn.

I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold there grew:
Of wind I sang, a wind there came and in the branches blew.
Beyond the Sun, beyond the Moon, the foam was on the Sea,
And by the strand of Ilmarin there grew a Golden Tree. — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

°2024.10.22.Tue | Fresh Pond’s dog pond in autumn

°2024.03.28.Thu | Manhole with ladder

°2023.09.05.Tue | Charlestown and the Mystic Rivers

This Labor Day weekend we bicycled out to Menino Park, via Revere Park and the Charlestown Seawall Trail. We pushed on, past the Little Mystic (where Nixie jumped in for a swim) to the Mystic River itself. We’d never explored the waterfront side of Charlestown before and marveled at the old buildings, including the quarter-mile long Rope Walk building – now apartments.

°2023.06.22.Thu | Hello Nixie

On June 3 we returned from Mutt Rescue with a new dog.

“Nixie” (or “Nix”) was similar to her rescue name; Nora and I like Nixie tubes (i.e., Numeric Indicator eXperimental); her bark is raspy like Stevie Nicks; and she’s curious, following us to the bathroom even, hence “nosy Nixie.”

You can see more of her her first month photos with us.

°2023.03.06.Mon | Elliot Tower upon the Great Blue Hill

It’s spring break this week, but we are staying close for Casper, who can’t do much, but he enjoyed the portage up to Elliot Tower atop Great Blue Hill.

°2022.08.21.Sun | Red-tailed hawk at Arsenal Park

This weekend we pedaled up the Charles River to Arsenal Park, where we spotted a red-tailed hawk. She spotted us, as well.

°2022.05.11.Wed | Garden in the Woods

To celebrate Nora’s birthday we went to the “Garden in the Woods,” a “naturalistic plant collection that showcases New England native plants with complementary specimens from across the country.”

I loved this small hut with a green roof.

°2021.09.07.Tue | North Shore, South Shore

This labor day weekend, we got a car and explored the coast around Boston.

On Saturday, we explored the North Shore and happened across Gerry Island, for which there is a path when the tide is out.

Monday, we explored the South Shore, and enjoyed the rocky beach of Webb Memorial Park.