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Foretime

May 10, 2014January 16, 2022Bostonbloom, brown, Charles River, chipped, corroded, corrosion, decay, elements, fleur de lis, fog, foggy, gray, green, grey, historic, iron, iron trim, Longfellow Bridge, memento mori, metal, muggy, Nexus 5, old, paint, rust, rusty, Salt-and-Pepper Bridge, sky, spring, trees

Memento mori.

Bollard

January 9, 2014January 17, 2022Boston, Cambridge35mm, architecture, black, blue, boats, Charles River, city, gold, golden, green, ice, illuminated, illusion, John Hancock Tower, landing, light, lights, night, Nikon D5000, plane, red, reflections, shine, shiny, sky, skyline, skyscrapers, star, tower, tripod, UFO, unidentified flying object, water, white, windows, winter

There’s more!

Lightshow

January 8, 2014January 17, 2022Boston, Cambridge35mm, architecture, black, blue, camera, Celsius, Charles River, city, cold, Fahrenheit, freezing, gold, golden, icicle, illuminated, lights, night, Nikon D5000, Prudential, Prudential Center, Prudential Tower, red, reflections, Sheraton, shine, shiny, sky, skyline, skyscrapers, street lights, temperature, tripod, water, white, windows, winter

Me, my camera and my tripod, Boston, -7 °C aka 19°F (felt like -17 °C/0°F). Happy to report that I did not turn into an icicle, but it was close ;).

Downtown

December 16, 2013January 17, 2022Cambridgeautumn, black, Boston, Charles River, city, dark, fall, illuminated, iPhone, John Hancock Tower, lights, night, orange, Prudential Center, Prudential Tower, red, reflection, river, room, sky, skyline, skyscraper, snow, view, water, windows, winter, yellow

A room with a view…

Charles

November 3, 2013January 18, 2022Bostonautumn, black, blue, breeze, buildings, Charles River, clouds, cold, evening, fall, grass, lights, Nikon Coolpix p310, orange, red, river, silhouettes, sky, sundown, sunset, water, waves, worth it

Cold, light breeze, but totally worth it!

Wicked great

July 12, 2013January 20, 2022Boston111 Huntington Avenue, blue, Boston University, BU bridge, Charles River, CITGO sign, framed, geometric, golden, helicopter, John Hancock Tower, Kenmore, light, Nikon Coolpix p310, Prudential Center, Prudential Tower, shadows, sky, skyscrapers, squares, steel truss bridge, Storrow Drive, summer, sun, suspended deck, trees, view

Boston as seen from and framed by the Boston University (BU) Bridge which was built in 1928, designed by Andrew Canzanelli and formerly known as the Cottage Farm Bridge.

Sugar pearls

July 8, 2013January 20, 2022Cambridgebloom, Charles River, cute, flowers, grasses, green, leaves, light, little, nature, Nikon Coolpix p310, Persicaria maculosa, pink, plants, Polygonum persicaria, Redshank, reflections, river, riverbed, rose, stone, summer, tiny, water, waves, white

These cute little flowers that look like grasses covered in sugar pearls are Redshanks (Persicaria maculosa, formerly known as Polygonum persicaria).

In-line

July 5, 2013January 20, 2022Boston, CambridgeAmerican flags, animals, architecture, blue, boat, Branta canadensis, bridge, Canada goose, canoe, Charles River, clear, cloudless, crane, geese, houses, in a row, Independence Day, motorboat, Nikon Coolpix p310, paddle, parade, people, red, river, sky, spectators, Star-Spangled Banner, Stars and Stripes, Storrow Drive, summer, sundown, sunset, swimming, water, waves, white

These geese had their own Independence Day parade.

Lean over

May 6, 2013January 22, 2022Bostonbloom, blue, bricks, cars, Charles River, Charles Street, crosswalk, do not enter, flowers, houses, iPhone, oneway, pedestrians, reflection, shadows, signal, sky, street, street light, stripes, sun, tree, walk, white, windows

It’s always sunnier on the other side…

Hemingway

May 3, 2013January 22, 2022CharlestownAF-S VR Nikkor 70-300mm, bell, bridge, bronze, cables, CAG-1, Charles River, Charlestown Navy Yard, engraved, Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge, letters, light, metal, Nikon D5000, old, reflection, skyline, sun, USS Boston

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