In my back yard?

Technically, it's next door.... One of our closest neighbors has decided to raise bison. They have always had a few beef cattle that they raised for the meat & decided to branch out to buffalo. Started out with 4 yearlings and has added 2 more so far. Gives the town something new to talk about ........

How wet is it?

We have mushrooms growing in the straw in the dog's pen! No dirt in there--there's a raised floor & just the straw he has pushed out of his dog house. Woke up during the night to another downpour--some areas of CT got over 6 inches of rain yesterday....... Hopefully we will have a nice weekend!

Wrapped up in Reading

Last night was the kick off for the summer reading program at our library. This year the theme is wrapped up in reading --Egyptian style. The staff was very creative & took the suit of armor they had gotten last year & wrapped it in toilet paper to make a mummy!

Everyone that signed up( and a few more) had their photo taken in this Pharoah....
The childrens librarian.......

Let the reading begin!

Flowers at the Public Garden

In Boston there are 2 gardens --the Public Garden & "the Boston Garden". The Public Garden was started in 1837, the country's first botanical garden. Palms in the garden......

Allium--aren't they beautiful--Makes me want to plant some in my yard!

And the Swan boats...For over 130 years, the Swan Boats have been a part of the Boston experience. As a welcome sign of Spring, they grace the waters of the Boston Public Garden . Famed in the stories Make Way for Ducklings and The Trumpet of the Swan, the Swan Boats are the only boats of their kind in the world. These are run by pedal power--the operator pedals the boat around a lagoon in the Garden. They were created and are still run by the Paget family.

Now the other Boston Garden....it was built in 1928 and demolished in 1997. It was the home of the Boston Bruins & Celtics and showplace of the circus & the Ice Capades. I have many fond memories of going to different games & shows there.

Flashback--One year ago

Last year at this time we were in Alaska on what was probably a once in a lifetime trip. We really enjoyed it & have said we'd love to go back, but in reality know there are so many other places we haven't been that we'd like to visit so the chances of going back there are slim. if we won the lottery.......someone in CT won $25 million last night in powerball....... Glaciers in College Fjord area--taken about 5 am on the 1st full day of the cruise.

One of the amazing sunsets--at about 10:30 pm!

Another view of some of the glaciers.....

Seen around the city.....

Never seen gold teeth advertised in a jewelry store window--I think this is one that been around for years, guess it's what they have a demand for....

Spotted this place a block away from the State House--it's ....a steakhouse!

Historic Boston

A few shots from our walk around Boston. The weather was beautiful so we covered alot of ground--from Quincy market & the North End to the Common & the Public Garden & everywhere in between! Massachusetts State House is the oldest building on Beacon Hill. The building and its grounds cover two city blocks. The Bulfinch Front faces south, its red brick walls, white pillars and trim, and golden dome catching the sun in every season.

Old South Meeting House--- From the meeting of more than 5,000 colonists on December 16, 1773, which started the Boston Tea Party, to the present, the Old South Meeting House has been an important gathering place for nearly three centuries.

Custom House Tower--Boston's first skyscraper. The building was initially completed in 1847, with the twenty-six floor tower added in 1913. The original design was that of a Greek temple, with Doric columns on all four sides, and a large domed roof. Before land reclamation was done in the mid-1800s, Boston's waterfront had extended right to this building.