On Wednesday I left work a little early because I was recovering from being sick the day before. I thought I'd take a walk by the river but I was too tired to walk so I just sat on a bench, over where the ducks and geese congregate. I didn't bring my camera with me because, silly me, I assumed it would just be the usual assortment of waterfowl ( Read more... )

Yesterday's rehearsal was at the church in Boston where the chorus will be performing, rather than our usual somewhat surburban rehearsal location. About a half hour before end of rehearsal there came an announcement: the Red Line (subway) has been shut down ( Read more... )

I found another baby turtle on the bike path today - a smaller one than the one I found earlier this week - and this time I had my camera with me! I only wish I'd taken a pic with my fingers in it so you could see how tiny this one really is: about an inch in diameter!


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Last night while flossing my teeth in the bathroom, I heard the bathroom door creak, and in came the cat. He stood by the toilet. Just stood there as I flossed. And I realized what he wanted to do. And that he didn't want to do it in front of me. He looked at the door, as if deciding if it was worth waiting me out. I didn't leave, continuing to ( Read more... )

You, too, can ride the real estate roller coaster!

(Thanks to sophiaserpentia! This is too good to not share.) Be sure to check out the graph at the bottom of the page too, after taking the ride.

Large snowflakes, a bit of rain, and clunking sounds indicating something hard like sleet or freezing rain falling. Truly something for everyone!

"Blood Ties" the TV series based on Tanya Huff's "Blood" vampire books is airing tonight, here in the US on "Lifetime". (Who would have thought it would turn up there? I didn't even know it was airing in this country.) It's on at 9pm, and repeats at midnight ( Read more... )

This just showed up in my email, from one of the lists I'm on. I doubt I'll do it -- most likely it'll be way too cold outside for me to be outdoors and standing in one place for more than an hour! But it makes me happy that people still do stuff like this:

3/10: PEACE SYMBOL TO DEFINE COPLEY SQUARE ( Read more... )

Here's what it looks like outside my front door these days. ( Once upon a time these used to be sidewalks. )

I don't think I could live in the Boston area if the Charles River wasn't there. I need to be near water, for my sanity. I work near one portion of the Charles and currently live near another part of the river. As long as I can remember, though, it's been horribly polluted (like most, if not all urban rivers.) But it may actually be possible to ( Read more... )