Happy Memorial Day!

World War II memorial statue in Merrymount Park, Quincy, MA.

This statue was originally unveiled in front of city hall (Nov 11, 2002), then on December 6, 2005 was moved to its current location.

Many of the bricks around the statue are inscribed with names of those from Quincy that served in that war.

Open Fall 2010

This is the Target in the Braintree Mall. Or, more to the point, this is where the Target will be in Fall 2010. The escalators are still covered in plastic, and the doors are all boarded up.

Not many people were shopping on Saturday, how about you?

Freeway Revolt

This is the mural on Magazine Street in Cambridge.

In the 1970s, there was a thought that Interstate 95 would go through Cambridge. The people from that area would not allow their homes to be bulldozed and the neighborhood split in half by a highway. This mural shows how they stood up against the highway.

Even now, I95 goes around Boston, and Cambridge was spared from being split in half.
For different views of this mural, see here.

Bunny

I am a Little Bunny (unknown author)

I am a little bunny.

Eyes on the sides of my head.

I see to the left and right,

Behind me and ahead.

I am a little bunny,

These are my very long ears.

They help me hear many sounds,

I can hear from far and near.

I am a little bunny,

My strong legs are for jumping.

Warning others of danger,

I use my feet for thumping.

I am a mother bunny,

With a white and fluffy tail.

I lift it up into the air,

Babies now follow my trail.

Goose family

On Saturday there were a whole bunch of geese families out on the Charles River.

How are you keeping cool?

Cambridge Street Bridge

Another picture from Saturday -- here is a picture of the Cambridge Street Bridge in Cambridge MA. I'm pretty sure the red building is Genzyme.

Yesterday was 87°F and very sunny. How is the weather near you?

Kayaking on the Charles river

One of the many people enjoying the river this weekend. Quite a few people sail, kayak and crew on the river. This weekend was perfect weather, so quite a few people were out and about.

I was standing on Magazine beach when I took the picture.

Middle East Wall

This weekend we went to visit some friends in Cambridge, MA and took quite a few pictures there.

This is the wall on the side of the Middle East Restaurant and Night Club. This is only a portion of a beautiful mural made by Daniel Galvez entitled "Crosswinds". This mural was painted in 1992.

For more information (including a picture of the whole mural), see the Cambridge MA website.

Thomas Crane Library Seal

This symbol can be found on the Thomas Crane Library in Quincy. This particular one is above the Quincy Access TV offices (which is in the Library). There are a few symbols like this on the building.

As you may have guessed by the brick, it is on one of the new sections of the library, and not the part designed by H.H. Richardson.

Comfy on the porch

This cat was enjoying the warmth and sunshine a couple of days ago.

Wish I had time to enjoy it too.

Flowers through a gate

Another photo by my daughter. I liked the way my eye can't decide what to look at, either the gate or the flowers.

Flowers by my daughter

My daughter took this picture of a flower a couple of days ago. I think she has a knack for photography.

I'm not sure what type of flower this is, do you happen to know?

yard shrine

I saw this yard shrine of the Virgin Mary in someone's yard. When I was a child, I used to see these all over. Shrines are still around, but not nearly as common as they used to be.

Flower in the rain

I came across this flower when walking through the ENC campus. The flower was beautiful already, but the drops of rain that still clung to its petals put it over the top.

American Robin

A Bird
A bird came down the walk,
He did not know I saw;
He bit an angleworm in halves
And ate the fellow, raw.


And then he drank a dew
From a convenient grass,
And then hopped sidewise to the wall
To let a beetle pass. 


by Emily Dickinson

ENC, Graduations

Yesterday, Eastern Nazarene College graduated 240 students in associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s programs.

This is another view of the temporary structure they put in front of Gardner Hall to used for the main stage during the graduation. Patriot Ledger has uploaded a video and some pictures of the event.

Congrats everyone!

Cinemas and the RMV

Here is the back of the building that will be demolished soon. If you look carefully you can see how some of the doors are boarded up and how the stairs are falling apart. The Registry was both on the left and right side of the doors. This building was known as the "Quincy Fair Mall".

The cinemas were closed for at least six years. Right now Quincy doesn't have a movie theater.

The sign for the restaurant Little Q Hotpot can be seen too. They were the last to leave the mall, since Little Q sued the city when Quincy tried to evict them. Luckily for the restaurant, Little Q finally got a settlement that paid for their relocation costs. Sadly, it was not another spot in Quincy.

Quincy Registry

Here is the inside of the registry in Quincy MA. (This is through a window, so there is a bit of a reflection. I kind of liked the way it looked.)

The registry was closed a while ago because the building is to be demolished to make way for the Quincy Center Concourse. But, the building is still here, and as you can see, falling apart. (I'll have some pictures of the outside tomorrow.)

It's time for Graduations

Gardner Hall at Eastern Nazarene College, with a little construction to prepare for the graduation ceremony on May 15th.