Brewer Fountain Statue

Urban cactus

Cactus plant from a trip to Arizona a few years ago.

Boston City Hall

A different look at City Hall made to look like a miniature version of itself.

Thanksgiving Ducklings

It's Thanksgiving so I thought I would post some ducklings for those who don't like turkey. Here's a bird's eye view of the ducklings and a different view with some children riding the ducklings.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Wednesday Doorway

This beautiful doorway can be found at the Boston Athenaeum 10 1/2 Beacon Street.

This post is a repeat from August 29, 2007, but is too beautiful a doorway not to showcase a second time.

Internet connection

What connects us all.

5:02 PM

Close up view of wrist watch on my desk.

Tina Turner

In case you missed the performance of Tina Turner at the Garden a few days ago, here is picture outside North Station.

Samuel Eliot Morrison

Bronze statue on a granite base of Samuel Eliot Morrison located on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall, between Exeter and Fairfield Streets. Circular platform at foot of sculpture includes bronze casts of shells, starfish, and crabs, as if at the ocean's edge. Sculpture by Penelope Jencks.

Commemorates Samuel Eliot Morison, historian, sailor and two-time Pulitzer prize winning author. Morison researched and personally retraced the route Columbus took to the New World, and later documented Columbus' adventures and translated Columbus' log in his epic work, "Admiral of the Ocean Sea."

Late Autumn

Ugliest Building in the world

I've known for a long time Boston City Hall was the ugliest building in Boston, but now Virtual Tourist ranks City Hall as one of the ugliest buildings in the world.

Wednesday Doorway

Boston Public Library

Main branch of the BPL in Copley Square.

Colorful banners

Banners at Fanueil Hall Marketplace

Outdoor Sculpture

Outdoor art on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. In the background is the Custom House, which is now a Marriott Hotel.

Firefighter Memorial

Firefighter memorial on Commonwealth Avenue. Overall view of the memorial

James Hook Lobster Co.

The Hook Lobster Co. experienced a fire in early June and its building was a total loss. The company is currently working out of trailer pictured above. The gold lobster resting against the building is the weather vane that used to sit atop the original building.


Below is a menu board listing this week's prices.

Birds on the hoof

Autumn

Pigeons hats

The bane of all statues and urban life.

Carousel

Carousel in the Frog Pond on the Common. Here is a picture of skating on Frog Pond.

Strolling in the park

Autumn Tree

Kissing on the Common

A soft misty November day on the Common and this couple didn't seem to mind the mist at all.

Statue Brewer Fountain

One of the other statues in the Brewer Fountain.

Reading by the sea

A quiet moment with a book and a friend on an unusually warm election day.

Election Day in the U.S.

For election day I thought I would post a picture from the campaign websites of both major party candidates.

Split screen

Harvard Square T Station.

Fence

November Theme Day: Books

Today is theme day in the city daily photoblog community.

Click here to view thumbnails for all participants