Dear America . . .

Please keep our government afloat through these rough waters!

Painting On Glass

Foliage and backlighting adds some interest to these tinted window panes at the Wollaston Congregational Church.

Postcard View

The view of Boston from Squantum Point Park is always changing.

Feeding Frenzy

Happy Skywatch Friday!  On my walk at Blacks Creek, yesterday, I spotted many white and blue herons feeding in the Creek, getting ready for their flight South.

Thursday is "This Old Building" Day

 Today I am sharing a building facade from "Granite Town" also known at St. George in New Brunswick, Canada.  I thought it appropriate seeing as we call ourselves "Granite City."

St. George's granite industry began in 1862, (later than Quincy's).   "St. George red and black" was quarried and transformed in their local sheds for more than 60 years.  It was used in buildings and cemeteries across North America.   

St. George supplied columns and stone for the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Boston as well as the American Museum of Natural History in New York and Ottawa's Parliament Building, to name a few. 

Triplets

This bee was busy gathering pollen on some brilliant purple asters.

Travel Tuesday, Blue Rocks, Nova Scotia

This small fishing village near Lunenburg, is a favorite of artists and photographers.  This part of Nova Scotia was created millions of years ago as part of the continental shelf; underwater collisions and geological actions formed what is today the modern continent of Africa!  The earth continues to evolve in wondrous ways.

Sail into Fall

Boston skyline from Squantum Point on the last weekend of summer.  Happy Monochrome Monday!

Rainbow Swash

Corita Kent's artwork on the 140' LNG tank across Dorchester Bay from Quincy, is the largest copyrighted artwork in the world.  I posted a fun reflection of the rainbow swash yesterday.

Water Scan

I like to play with reflections.  I spotted this one at Squantum Point Park; if you guessed the Dorchester Gas Tank, you would be right. 

Coastal View

It's a beautiful fall day at Squantum Point Park, looking out to the Boston skyline.  I would like to hop on one of those sailboats and head off to one of the islands today with a picnic lunch.  Happy Skywatch Friday!

Thursday is "This Old House" Day

Today's old house was captured on my recent trip to Digby, Nova Scotia.  My best guess is that it was built in the late 1800s.  Isn't it a beauty?

Quincy Daily Photo has now posted 2000 pictures mostly taken in and around the City of Presidents.

Out For A Jog

This jogger is running along the Neponset River Greenway which is across the river from Quincy.  The mural was painted in 2005, by the Boston Youth Conservation Corps and adds a colorful backdrop.

Travel Tuesday: St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada

This is an amazing place.  Remnants of the last glaciation period, about 12,500 years ago, are evident wherever you look.  This boulder (erratic) was once carried by a glacier and dropped here.  Not far from here is the memorial site to Swiss air flight 111 which crashed in the bay on September 2, 1998, and killed all 229 people on board.

Laundry Day

 This is an unusual sight to see these days; it used to be so commonplace.  I can almost smell the outdoor fresh scent of those sheets.  Happy Monochrome Monday!

Just Hanging Out

This squirrel spent a lazy Sunday afternoon hanging out in my neighbor's gutter and then climbed to the top of the turret to have a look around the neighborhood.

Out With The Old . . . In With The New

The 1922 version of Quincy High School is 99% gone, except for this pile of rubble and lots of memories for those who walked the halls there for the last 91 years.  It's state-of-the-art replacement school is seen in the background. 

Goldenrod Season

Lots of goldenrod at Squantum Point Park.  Cah-chooo!  Happy Skywatch Friday.

Thursday is "This Old House" Day

I like the symmetry of this 1885 house on Willow Street in the Wollaston section.

Tides Out

Today is definitely a "beach day" if you don't have school or work.  At Squantum Point you can barely make out the Boston skyline in the haze. 

Travel Tuesday: Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada

According to legend, Peggys Cove was named after the only survivor of a schooner that ran aground and sank in 1800... a woman named Margaret. Local folk called her "Peggy" and her home came to be known as Peggys Cove. The original lighthouse was built in 1868.  This is an amazing  place to visit and experience.  (The official spelling is without the apostrophe.)

Wing Tips

Thursday is "This Old House" Day

This late 1800 house on South Central Avenue just got a new paint scheme which draws the eye to those wonderful architectural details. 

School Work In Progress

It is "back to school" for many students in Quincy today.  There's a lot more work to be done at the new Central Middle School before students and teachers can take possession of it.  I'm sure the wait will be well worth it in order to get the finishing work done properly and safely.  You don't want to cut any corners at this point of construction.

Travel Tuesday: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Lunenburg Academy, built around 1895, is a rare example of a large 19th century wooden structure to survive in Canada.  The building has always functioned as an educational institution and presently serves as Lunenburg's primary school.  I would like walking up to this picturesque school every day, wouldn't you? 

Laboring

Today is a day to celebrate workers everywhere.  These workers are renewing the brickwork and facade of Coddington Hall as part of an $18 million preservation and renovation project.  Coddington Hall was designed by renowned architect, Charles Brigham, who helped in the design of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Happy Labor Day!

Let The Sun Shine In