What If This Had Been Snow?

Looking out at Superstorm Sandy from my attic perch.

Travel Tuesday: Sandwich, Massachusetts

I wonder if the Atlantic Ocean rises to make this scene a real watercolor during the hurricane!

Last Minute Storm Chores

I'm sure the docks have been cleared & secured for today's storm.  I am lucky to be able to wait it out in the comfort of my house.  That is Boston's Hancock Tower in the distance.

Small & Large Craft Warnings!

Weather forecasters are telling us to brace for a "monster" storm as Storm Sandy heads our way.

Autumn's Soft Edges

Mount Wollaston Cemetery is beginning it's autumn show.  I really like how the grey bark of this mature maple tree renders with a little post-processing.

North To Boston

This view of the Boston skyline is from the tip of Squantum Point Park.  Happy Skywatch Friday!

Thursday is "This Old House" Day

This 1870s bracketed Italianate house is located on Pine Street in the Wollaston section.

Lavender & Green

I was surprised to spot these clover-like flowers yesterday at Squantum Park.  I would have thought last week's frost would have done them in.   I like the abstract way they look here with a little post processing.

Travel Tuesday: Schoodic Peninsula, Maine

Walking The Ruins

More than 100 years ago, inside these granite walls, large granite cylinders, 3' x 22', were turned on lathes and polished by jennies.  The Lyon's Turning Mill is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  Happy Monochrome Monday!

Words & Sunshine

This reader was spotted at Wollaston Beach on a recent warm day.

Abandoned Quarry

This is what remains of the abandoned quarry beside the Lyons Turning Mill.  The building seen at the top of the quarry is part of the Granite Links Golf complex.

In Between Land & Sky

This view of State Street office building in North Quincy, is taken from across the Neponset River at Pope Paul Park.  I think Frank Lloyd Wright would like this setting.

Happy Skywatch Friday!

Thursday is "This Old House" Day

This is the third purple colored house I have spotted in Quincy!  I like the green color of the trim work and brackets of this 1914 house located at 85 Monroe Road on President's Hill.

Chiseled In History

The Lyon's Turning Mill is the site of an historic granite turning mill that was established in 1893 off a roadway now called Ricciuti Drive.  An "Open House" was held there this past weekend providing an opportunity to see this National Register Historic Site up close complete with demonstrations of some old granite cutting hand tools.

Travel Tuesday: Corea, Maine

This classic Downeast fishing village, located about 6 hours up the coast on the Schoodic peninsula, looks very picturesque bathed in late afternoon light.

Bow Wow!

Happy Monochrome Monday!

Park & Surf

That laptop screen must be difficult to see in the bright light outside the main library.

Autumn Patchwork

Foliage colors are getting interesting around here.

Layers

From Wollaston Beach, you can really enjoy the layers of clouds moving across the Boston skyline.  Happy Skywatch Friday!

Thursday Is "This Old House" Day

Today's 1925 two-family is located on South Central Street in the Wollaston Hill area.  This house's new exterior is bathed in some great light.  Notice the Quincy Granite block foundation.

Today's Catch

I spotted this man fishing under the bridge at Blacks Creek.

Travel Tuesday: Winter Harbor, ME

I captured this "Jurassic Park" scene as I meandered around Grindstone Neck a few weeks ago.

Parlor Dripped In Pearls

  Happy monochrome Monday!

Silken Jewels

Fog and mist highlight some delicate jewels of nature's busy workers.

Framed In Steel

The new Central Middle School is beginning to take form.  This worker is framed in steel that has been erected on site.

Foggy Creek

There hasn't been much sky to see lately.  I do however, like the atmosphere created by the fog at Blacks Creek estuary.  Happy Skywatch Friday!

Thursday is "This Old House" Day

Today's house was built in 1912, and is a neighboring house to last week's featured house on Pine Street in the Wollaston section.  Blue is an unusual color for houses in Quincy.  I like the shingle work on the front attic peak.

Our Navy's Long History

In 1832, Alexander Parris designed this granite block building that now houses the museum for the U.S. Frigate Constitution anchored nearby in the Charlestown Navy Yard. I would hazard a guess that this was built with Quincy granite but I haven't been able to document that.   Parris was an innovator of naval architecture and much of his naval architectural work can be viewed here.

Travel Tuesday: Sandwich, Massachusetts

The boardwalk across this estuary is a very special place to catch some early morning light.

Drainage

This culvert provides the picture for Monochrome Monday.