Before the Ocean Plunge
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Somewhat warm and relaxed before the ocean plunge the week before last in Quincy for the John Hancock Birthday Plunge are Greg McMillen, Terry McMillen, Marie McDonald, and Erin McMillen. The girls are wearing the lobster headgear to advocate giving up eating lobsters. The January ocean plunge raises money for local charities and is a really fun event. Some of the swimmers, shown below, after the plunge coming out of the water was originally shown on Quincy Daily Photo.
Traffic on Tremont Street at the corner of Park Street.
Construction work 
Like yesterday's doorway, this shot was taken at the Christian Science Center. You can see 
This week's doorway is a close-up view and revisit to 
Green Line trolley car leaving the Symphony T Station on the 'E' line.
Old billboard on Cypher Street in South Boston.
Lower Washington Street at the corner of DeLafayette Street.
Skating on a beautiful and sunny winter's day in January.
Doorway to a church and grill on Boylston Street.
Boston Common late afternoon last week.
One of the hazards of living or working in the city in winter is the risk of getting hit by falling ice. I don't remember seeing signs like this years ago. My guess is that lawyers must be telling building owners and managers to put out warning signs to limit their liability in case of any injuries. I wonder if anyone has been injured walking into, or tripping over, such a sign and sued the building for negligence?
Looking towards Cambridge from near the Hatch Shell. Longfellow (Salt and Pepper) Bridge in the distance.
A walk over Storrow Drive on the 
Named after Jamaica Plain beer baron Theodore H. Haffenreffer (l880-1956). His presence on the Park Commission from 1930 to 1956 resulted in granite tablets placed by the main gates of the Boston Public Garden. The connecting pathway over the lagoon bridge was dubbed "
This week's doorway is a meat shop on Salem Street in the North End.
Path in the Boston Public Garden. Other monochrome photos can be seen 
Intersection of Lincoln Street and Summer Street.
Posing for photos on the steps of the state house.
Doorway on Number One Joy Street on Beacon Hill.
This is a view of Boston Common from Beacon Street looking towards the Park Street Church (spire in the background). This photo is due to the prompting of 
This week's monochrome Monday shot is of a bench through the glass of a bus waiting area.
View looking down Park Street toward Tremont Street. Park Street begins at the top of Beacon Hill, at the intersection of Beacon Street, where it is lined up with the front of the Massachusetts State House. It borders the Boston Common on the right (west). This is the 
Spotted last week in the Financial District on the corner of Broad and State Street.
Theme day is the first of each month and this month's theme is "changes." 