A day late, a buck short

Sorry folks - I'm back posting because I spent last night watching the Sox lose to the Oriole's, so I didn't get home until late! That's Jason Varitek at the plate - almost every female Sox fan's favorite. It's cause he's got a nice butt. The catchers always have the best butt on the team, if you ask me - it's all the crouching.

Delivery

Sometimes there's no other way to get your building supplies inside!

Stop...in the name of art

An artist goes to work on Newbury Street yesterday...in the middle of the crosswalk.

Japanese Garden

Whit and I were at the Museum of Fine Arts today with our friend who was in town. This is a peek through one of the sculptures in the Japanese Garden, which is located on the Fenway side of the museum, and open form 10-4, IF they have enough security guards available. This was the first time that either Whit or I had seen it open.

Reflections

The Hancock isn't the only building that offers beautiful reflections! I was walking back from my daily coffee run (small iced mocha, yum!) when I saw this and had to take a picture. unfortunately I only had my phone and not my digital camer, so the quality leaves a bit to be desired.

The building is 53 State St, in the financial district.

Sugar Bakery

These were some of the treats that we ogled at Sugar Bakery in West Roxbury yesterday. Sugar Bakery is adjacent to The Real Deal, which serves pizza, subs, and sandwiches. We had pizza, it was good. The menu made me want to go back and try about ten different things off their "gangster wraps" list, and the displays at Sugar made me want to eat enough to go into sugar shock. I wish the bakery had a website!

Moving Day!

Sometimes you can't get a couch out of your old apartment, and since you were going to leave it on the curb anyway...well, you just take a saw to it and cut it in half!


We had a H-O-T, HOT day moving Leyre and her hubby...halfway at least (everyone cross your fingers that the floor guy finishes up in the new place and the gas line is fixed by next weekend!). That's her FIL taking care of the couch for them.

Manchester-by-the-Sea

On a hot summer day when you need to escape the city, hop on the commuter rail and head north to Manchester-by-the-Sea. Walk one mile, past this beautiful view out to the harbor, and you'll land at Singing Beach (so named because the sand supposedly squeezes when you walk on it). You'll have to pay $5 just to walk onto the beach, so be warned!

Click the photo for the larger view...and that's the boy standing there wondering why I'm taking MORE PICTURES!)

PO Square

This is one of the walkways through Post Office Square - which is just across the street from the Langham Hotel. Just to the right of this walkway there's a large (and very beautifully maintained) patch of grass. This was taken in the morning, when there's only a handful of folks around, but on a nice summer day you won't find an inch of free grass or an empty bench when all the cubical dwellers head out to get some sun and eat lunch. About halfway down this walkway, there's a small nook off to the right where musicians sit from 11-2 to play music for all of those that have come down to eat lunch in the park, and there are small picnic cushions that you can borrow to sit on in the grass. It's a nice way to escape recycled, stale office air and fluorescent lights for a bit of the outdoors....even if it's just for an hour!

Architectural Treat

Detail surrounding the doorway at the Boston Healthcare Associates building - Liberty Sq.

I walk by this everyday on my morning coffee run and it makes me happy every time I see it.

E's dead - that's what's wrong with 'im!

I was walking through Faneuil Hall after lunch one day and came across this guy! He was eating popcorn and shredding newspaper (apparently that's how parrots build nests, but made out of tree pulp), and had a friend that was sitting on a woman's shoulder. The woman also had an iguana hanging out on top of a cage that you could pet. Not really sure what the whole deal was.

This must be heaven where the water meets the land

It was cold today (in the 60s, so cold for August at least) and I was tired and not having a good day at work. All day I kept wishing that it was warm and sunny and that I was here, instead - at Carson Beach in Southie!

Walking Home

I walked from Fenway to the South End Friday after the game and saw these two on their way home. You'll see this all over town on game days all summer long - fans in their favorite player's number, heading to and from the park.

First Church of Christ, Scientist

This is part of the Christian Science complex in Boston - the Christian Science Monitor is published here, and the church administration and research facility is here as well. I don't know much about it, and I'm interested in learning more. There's also the Mary Baker Eddy Library and Mapparium is also located just on the other side of the church (to the right of this photo). I need to explore more.

Here's the "our live" story for this photo - Leyre and her husband went on their first official date here (well, and dinner, too...)!