Ruby Makes Way for Ducklings

The weekend after Thanksgiving, Jenny and Brent headed up to Portsmouth NH for a little Mommy and Daddy Time (i.e., seeing a concert and drinking more than one cocktail), while…

Time for a Rest

David is not going to be happy about this, but in honor of his last day of finals in his first semester of college, I dug up this great old…

Royalston Falls

We consulted the list of waterfalls and decided that Royalston Falls required a visit. The hike down was a little difficult because of all of the leaves and the recent…

Moose Hill

Raise your hand if I’ve taken you to Moose Hill? Ok, everyone put your hands down. Yes, it’s a regular haunt of mine. But if you have been there with…

Rocky Narrows

I had the strangest deja vu as we drove toward Rocky Narrows. I know that I have been to Sherborn before, but I just can’t figure out when or why.…

Stony Brook

Here we go with another Audubon sanctuary. I was really looking forward to this one because the guidebook brags about its boardwalk system, and I have never met a boardwalk…

Prospect Hill

Every once in a while we stop and visit Prospect Hill. There’s not much there. It’s just off I-95 in Waltham. It used to be a little ski resort, and…

Norris Reservation

In our continuing quest to visit all of the Trustees properties we visited Norris Reservation. It’s a rather small property on the South Shore, and I confess to you now…

Mt Auburn Cemetery

You’re going to get tired of photos of Mt. Auburn Cemetery one of these days. It’s just such a perfect place for me. It’s nearby. It’s full of interesting winding…

Thanksgiving

Mom, Dad and David actually drove 16 hours (one way) to come out here for Thanksgiving this year. That’s what having a baby in the family does to you! Jenny…

Willard Brook State Park

Up in Townsend MA there’s a nice state park, Willard Brook. Yen and I had each been there before but had abbreviated little walks and decided to go again together—and…

Arnold Arboretum

This is a quick little one. I can’t even remember now how many weeks ago we went to Arnold Arboretum. Oh wait! It was the Sunday after the freak Halloween…

Hawk Feast

Now you’re going to learn that my birdwatching isn’t all about feeding sunflower seeds to delicate little chickadees. No, it is the Call of the Wild that sends me out,…

Not Near Peak

Fear of the snowstorm (which really was a snow storm out here in Arlington even if there’s not a drop if it in Boston) and the very real need to…

Berkshires

What? You wish there were more photos of me standing in front of autumn foliage and waterfalls? Well, ok. If you really like it that much, I am willing to…