sedona: there and back

Arizona day trip, January 9, 2012. Photos taken with my insignificant cellphone camera, but prettied up in Picnik.

wordpress times two

If you read this blog, chances are you already know that I’ve been doing a weekly podcast called The Supersonic Time Machine since February 2011. I’ve been posting download links to the show on Facebook, but over the weekend I created a separate WordPress site for the show, which you can find right here.

In addition to the download links, I’ll also post a list of the songs played on the show. Have you missed any previous episodes? No problem! I’ve already posted all previous episodes. Have fun.

In the meantime, you may have noticed fewer photo posts on this blog lately. I’ve had a nasty cold over the last few days, and as a result, I’ve been taking fewer walks (which results in fewer pictures). But I should be back to my old self soon.

boston common: autumalism in full effect

boylston street

Arlington Street subway station. No entry.

Five Hundred Boylston.

The old Hancock Tower, reflected in the new one.
I don't think I'm the first person to photograph this.

The Lenox Hotel. When my sister Julie moved to Boston,
this was the first place she worked. I think.

The Prudential building, against blue, blue sky.

The Prudential, dwarfing all the competition.

The Fairfield, up close and personal. I think Peter Wolf lives here.

The Mandarin Oriental. Where the one percent stay, when in town.

Not unusual to see something like this on the corner of Boylston
and Mass Ave. The intersection is teeming with Berklee students.

tuesday to and from

I took some photos yesterday on my way to work and then on the way home, but never got around to editing or posting them. No time like the present. Here’s two that I found interesting.

Marxism in Dorchester.

Walking over the Mass Pike on Brookline Avenue. I didn't even stop to take the picture, I just kept moving. Made for a nice effect.

sharon

I spend this past weekend in Sharon, Massachusetts. Early Sunday morning, I took a walk. I also took pictures. I was listening to the first movement of Bartok’s String Quartet No. 1 when these pictures were taken, if that helps complete the viewing experience.

huntington, belvidere and haviland

Long story, but I had to resort to the cellphone camera for today’s post.

Occupy.

Hubway.

Sheraton.

Buried treasures.

brookline

wednesday morning: on the mall

Ideally, it takes me an hour and fifteen minutes to get to work. The last 45 minutes are spent walking. By choice. I get off the subway at Downtown Crossing and walk to my office, which is located near Fenway Park. It’s roughly two and a half miles. The great thing about this walk is that Boston is an extremely walkable, not to mention picturesque, city. And I tend to vary my route from time to time.

This morning, I walked through the Common and the Public Garden, followed by the roughly eight blocks through the Commonwealth Avenue Mall.

Comm Ave and Berkeley Street.

Samuel Eliot Morison.

Upward.

Unemployment rates.

End of the line.

hello, november

Doctoring the photos may be an ethical issue for some, but it makes this sudden burst of photographic creativity a lot more satisfying for me. For now, I’m using Picnik. These were all taken this morning between 7:30 and 8:30.

Savin Hill Station (detail).

Miner Street.

Charles George.

Vacuum Cleaners.