A Watchful Eye

Policeman keeping a watchful eye on the people at Downtown Crossing on Friday afternoon.

Longfellow Bridge

Start of the Longfellow Bridge.

Runners

Winter runners.

Wednesday Doorway

Beacon Hill doorway, with icicles.

Dog walker

Winter on the Charles

Longfellow Bridge over a frozen Charles River. For a summertime view click here.

Tadeusz Kosciuszko

Tadeusz Kosciuszko (1746–1817) was a Polish, Belarusian and Lithuanian national hero, and an honorary citizen of France who fought in the American Revolution under George Washington. In recognition of his dedicated and faithful service he was brevetted by the Continental Congress to the rank of Brigadier General in 1783, and became a naturalized citizen of the United States that same year.

This statue, erected in 1927 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the enlistment of Kosciuszko into the Continental Army, is the work of Theo Ruggles Kitson (1876-1932), one of the most prolific female bronze sculptors in America who also designed the world renowned statue of the Minuteman at the Lexington Battle Green. The sculpture portrays Kosciuszko holding the plans for the future West Point. The statue is located near the Boylston Street entrance of the Public Gardens.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Coffee

Coffee sign on a local brew house. I start my day with a cup of tea, but then drink coffee later in the morning.

Park Benches

Empty benches on a cold winter's day in the Boston Common.

New President

Barack Obama with wife Michelle being sworn in as 44th U.S. President.

Winter Squirrel

Squirrel sitting on the lip of a trash barrel in the Boston Common.

RocheBobois and reflections

Woman hurrying by Roche Bobois on lower Washington Street.

Borders and reflections

Reflections from the Borders bookstore on Washington Street. I previously posted a picture of the statue on the right with accompanying pigeons.

Cold pigeons

It is cold in the Northeastern U.S. as you can see from these pigeons huddled near the base of this light post. It isn't quite as cold here as in the Midwest and Canada, but 10 degrees Fahrenheit (-12C) is chilly no matter how you measure it.

North End Grocery

Polcaris Grocery store on Salem Street in the North End.

Wednesday Doorway

Double doorways on Commonwealth Ave.

Keep off the tree

Runner and her dog

A little snow can't slow down this runner and her dog.

Homo erectus

Construction worker erecting scaffolding on a business site being renovated in the North End.

Museum of Fine Arts

The front entrance to the Museum of Fine Arts on Huntington Avenue is closed while being renovated. In the background you can see the crane being used to build the new addition to the museum on Forsyth Avenue.

Below is a picture of the new addition under construction.

Shopping and dining at the MFA

Two level view of the dining areas and gift shop at the Museum of Fine Arts.

Mirrored Display

Glass and mirror display at the Museum of Fine Arts. You can see the mirrored reflection of the opposite wall on the case of the glass in the display case.

Wednesday Doorway

This is a doorway I caught in Providence in the Fall of '08.

Karsh Exhibit at the MFA

This is the only shot I got at the Karsh Exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts on Saturday before being told I couldn't take pictures. The exhibit runs until January 19th; you can view a slide show of the exhibit at Time.com.

Quechee Falls

Public Garden Bridge

Another view of the bridge in the Public Garden.

Winter shadows

Winter shadows in black and white off the bridge in the Public Garden.

Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Regiment

Across from the State House is the Robert Gould Shaw Monument built in 1897 in honor of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment, the first all-Black regiment recruited in the North to fight for the Union army during the Civil War. The monument by Augustus Saint-Gaudens is part of the Boston Black Heritage Trail. A famous composition by Charles Ives, "Col. Shaw and his Colored Regiment," the opening movement of Three Places in New England, is based both on this monument and the regiment.

January 1, 2009 - Theme Day: Best Photo of 2008

I took this photo outside the newly opened Fenway entrance of the Museum of Fine Arts. Today's theme is Best photo of the year 2008; while I don't think this is my best work, it is one of my favorites.

There are 151 participating city daily photo blogs participating in today's theme day, click here to view thumbnails for all participants