It won't be long now....

They're everywhere if you now where to look!

An interesting history of the technology!

Another lunchtime walk out back...

One of my favorite photos that I've ever taken!

Well, not yet. But I certainly plan to!!!!

Preview shot of a Muscovy Duck I took this morning.

Finally got around to installing this piece of 3d stone artwork. The lion's head is three dimensional coming out of the plaque slightly.

Went for a stroll at lunch around the back of the office complex. Nice day today!

BostonPoe

Ironically, Poe, who became more widely read after his death, thought Boston, where he was born, kind of a pit - he derided the place as "Frogpondia."

I must have passed by this place 1000 times over the years but never took much interest in it until now. I'd love to get an inside look at the place sometime. Anyways, there are some photos of just that over at AtlasObscura and it's own webpage, the Museum of Modern Renaissance.

Out by the entrance to the office building where I work, a mother goose has decided to build a nest and sit on her eggs. Here's a pic of it.

Lawson Tower is a historic tower built in the style of a European castle turret. It is located off First Parish Road in Scituate Center, Massachusetts, United States.
Standing 153 feet tall with 123 steps to the top. The tower was built in 1902 by multi-millionaire Boston businessman Thomas W. Lawson to cloak a 276,000-gallon water tank across from his "Dreamwold" estate, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 (Structure #76001963). Lawson commissioned the Meneely Bell Foundry of West Troy, New York, to install ten bells at the top of the tower. These bells range in size from three hundred to three thousand pounds. This chime system was originally designed to be played either from the bell room eighty feet above the ground or on the console of the clavier room.
Lawson, a financier and author, built the tower in 1902 and the Scituate Water Co. stopped using the tank inside in 1988. The tower is listed as both an American Water Landmark and to the National Register of Historic Places - has become a popular touring site, featuring sweeping views of the South Shore, Old Scituate Light, Minot's Ledge Light and the nearby First Trinitarian Congregational Church.
The tower is equipped with an internal sprinkler system, after a similar wooden water tower in East Boston was ironically destroyed by fire in the early 1900s.

I need to find out when this thing opens up so I can climb to the top and see!

Yes, there actually is an Egypt, Massachusetts. It's listed on some old maps. It's now just basically a little intersection in the town of Scituate. Also saw some crazy large turkey! More pix to be uploaded coming soon, including pix of me inside Egypt, Lawson's Tower, and some scenic wildlife.

Bonus! A Throwback Thursday pic of me inside the Colossal Colon in 2003. Here. I was just passing through.

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Is it me or this webpage seem slow to load up these days? No totally sure why, don't think it's the images since other factors to the site that only I'm privy to and deal with are also slow in accessing.

Forever Marilyn to NJ

Check out this historic Tudor Revival style of architecture. Last summer we were privy to get an inside look at the place. It was built in 1859 and it has 8 fireplaces but did smell a little musty from age. It fell into the hands of the historical society in 1935 and was named one of Massachusetts’ “1,000 Great Places to Visit” by the Great Places in Massachusetts Commission.

Typical Friday morning with my cell camera. Just pics from around my neighborhood. Top reminds of a dragon just lurking behind the imposing castle door, the middle showing some epic clouds over the Mystic River this morning, and lastly, finding the largest tree in the city of Somerville, Massachusetts. Leave a comment if you think you know where it is (or want me to tell you).

First day of Spring, Davis Sq., March 2014

Checkiday.com

Ridiculous but a handy resource since it seems everything is a day now.

First pic is what I like to call "Boston: Old vs. New." the Second pic below it is another one of the MBTA Orange Line heading over the Mystic River heading towards Malden.

Angel and Mr. Oreo cat mugs that look pretty similar to the actual pets we have! Had to get them. Also got out there this afternoon and planted some stargazer lily bulbs - getting really antsy to get going on gardening. Next I plan to replace the screen door handle, do a little bathroom maintenance, and change the filters on the furnace. I even did some real yoga this weekend, if you can believe that! Kind of on a kick to get myself healthier, both in body and mind.

She sees you there.

Try as you might, Winter, you can't stop the coming of Spring.

The ol' Cavalier finally hit the 100,000 mile marker today.

Pix from this last weekend. Top pic from Our Lady of Mercy - a very tiny but wonderful chapel in Whippany, Bottom pic from just outside Washington's Headquarters in Morristown, NJ. He really did sleep there!

View from leaving the office early this evening.

Hanging out this afternoon at the Christmas Tree Shop.

On the good news front, I saw my first robin sighting this weekend. This always cheers me up because when I see that I know that spring has finally arrived - even though it may be a few more days of cold and snow. One thing I definitely want to do this spring is really plan out and redo the garden. LD plans on redoing her wooden decks so I'll need to factor those plans in as well.