Boston -- Batch #4

Magnificent Trinity Church on Copley Square was dedicated in 1877 and is renowned for its richly colored interior. It has been deemed one of the "Ten Most Significant Buildings in the United States" by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). I was awestruck by the stained glass windows. Even in low light the colors and scenes are so impressive. You can see more pictures of Trinity Church in the Wikipedia article,

Trinity Church, Boston

So much for that bright idea

Thought I'd put away some water in convenient-size bottles. Why not freeze it? This is why. It bursts.

I felt the earthquake!

This afternoon about 1:55, after a nice walk on a pine-needle trail in the woods, I was sitting under a tree beside the track at Shoreham High School, enjoying apple juice, chocolate chip cookies, and Chasing Aphrodite, the new tell-all book about the Getty Museum. Suddenly the ground under my nether parts began to go back and forth. Weird! What is going on? After the shaking had gone on for ten or twenty seconds I felt very uneasy and got up. Am I having a stroke? The few people running on the track showed no awareness of anything wrong. Was it a giant groundhog tunnel being excavated? (There are many resident groundhogs here.) A sprinkler system rumbling into life? Has New York City been bombed? What the h___?
I went into the North Shore Library, which is only steps away, sat down at a computer, but before I could get to a news site I heard someone say "we had an earthquake". Whew! What a sense of relief. Only an earthquake. It wasn't me, then. Only an earthquake after all! (5.8 and centered in Virginia and I feel for those in tall buildings).

Boston -- Batch #3

 You can get around this way, too.

 In Copley Square

there is a hare

 and a tortoise too

 and you remember who won that race!

The Boston Marathon finish line is nearby.

 Also in Copley Square: a farmer's market.

These are heirloom tomatoes.

The lobby of the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel is a museum in itself. Quite magnificent. Where we stayed was a little smaller.

 Lion, George, and moi.

Cobblestone street in front of Paul Revere's house.

Boston -- Batch #2

 Inca musicians

 A crowd had gathered at Quincy Market awaiting the arrival of a celebrity...Ellen de-something or other.

 Lovely old merry-go-round

 The Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge, quite beautiful.

Google it for better pictures.

 A glimpse of Old Ironsides

 Unicorn on top of the Old State House where the Declaration of Independence was first read out to the people on July 4, 1776. Nearby is the site of the Boston Massacre.

The Bunker Hill Monument. This and the three pictures above it were taken from the trolley.There wasn't enough time to see everything in Boston--that would require weeks--but this narrated tour showed us many things and the drivers were very entertaining. The ticket was good for two days, so we went on the tour twice, getting off and on at different places.
Old Town Trolley Tours

To be continued ...

Boston -- Batch #1

I'm just back from a lovely 4-day vacation in Boston with my brother George. Took 102 pictures. Some of the better ones I'll post over the next days and weeks. Wonderful city!

 The Boston Public Library is magnificent.

 These murals of the Muses are by Puvis de Chavannes. Others are by John Singer Sargent.There was just too much art to absorb at one time. Fortunately, there are sites like this one to refresh one's memory.

 The interior courtyard

 where you can lunch with your laptop in a cloister

 All over Boston are public bicycles for rent

 Looks like George is going to try one out!

 Paul Revere's house in the North End.

We tourists shuffled through bumber to bumper.

Thank goodness it was air conditioned.

Trinity Church as reflected in the John Hancock Tower in Copley Square. A remarkable juxtaposition of the old and the new.


To be continued ...

A few pix from our wandering around Lincoln Center

 Ballet students playing in front of the Henry Moore sculpture

 A green space good for picnicking

 It's fun to watch the fountain perform.
Must be spectacular at night.

 The lobby of the Metropolitan Opera

 One of the chandeliers, refurbished in 2008

Happy Birthday, Mr. President!

You deserve something nice on your plate.

Farmer's Market uptown

What a surprise. As we emerged from the subway at 66th St. we found a farmer's market. We browsed and came away with Tart Cherry Berry Preserves from Prospect Hill Orchards in Milton, NY. Yum.