Beautiful beds of Allium giganteum or Giant Allium, that is. This morning in the Public Garden, Penny noticed the buds on these members of the onion family beginning to open.
Soon they will be the subject of thousands of photographs. (Here's one that Penny took a few years ago.)
Get out there and enjoy them while you can.
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After our long winter, everyone is enjoying every precious burst of color along our paths.
"Colors are the smiles of nature." – Leigh Hunt (English Poet, 1784 –1859)
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"Want Better Health? Go Outside," read the headline in a recent Next Avenue article. The author, Elizabeth Marglin, summarized some of the recent research on the benefits of spending time in natural settings.
Natural settings not only lower our stress levels, they encourage us to get up and move, may help lessen depression, and other forms of mental distress.
Anyone who walks a dog in the city knows that getting out and about increases your opportunities to socialize with friends and neighbors. This interaction also has a positive impact on our mental health.
For city dwellers, parks are our connection with nature, but every year these retreats become less serene and peaceful. Sitting or walking in the Boston Public Garden should be a restful experience.
Both of these photos were taken in the early morning when the park is at its peaceful best. Unfortunately, if you need a break in the middle of they day, your peace will be interrupted by the sounds of people using the space as an entertainment space. Their sounds will be imposed on everyone within earshot.
As special interest group, after special interest group make their case on why they should do what they want in any given space, the only group being ignored are those who want a few protected, passive places to relax, sit on a bench, read, hold a conversation, study, draw, do yoga or Tai Chi in a natural setting, or just chill.
We need fewer events, more enforcement of existing rules, and some areas set aside as protected, passive spaces. Then we can all use the magic of nature as part of our healthy living routines.
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"Want Better Health? Go Outside," read the headline in a recent Next Avenue article. The author, Elizabeth Marglin, summarized some of the recent research on the benefits of spending time in natural settings.
Natural settings not only lower our stress levels, they encourage us to get up and move, may help lessen depression, and other forms of mental distress.
Anyone who walks a dog in the city knows that getting out and about increases your opportunities to socialize with friends and neighbors. This interaction also has a positive impact on our mental health.
For city dwellers, parks are our connection with nature, but every year these retreats become less serene and peaceful. Sitting or walking in the Boston Public Garden should be a restful experience.
Both of these photos were taken in the early morning when the park is at its peaceful best. Unfortunately, if you need a break in the middle of they day, your peace will be interrupted by the sounds of people using the space as an entertainment space. Their sounds will be imposed on everyone within earshot.
As special interest group, after special interest group make their case on why they should do what they want in any given space, the only group being ignored are those who want a few protected, passive places to relax, sit on a bench, read, hold a conversation, study, draw, do yoga or Tai Chi in a natural setting, or just chill.
We need fewer events, more enforcement of existing rules, and some areas set aside as protected, passive spaces. Then we can all use the magic of nature as part of our healthy living routines.
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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2017 Penny & Ed Cherubino
Early on Tuesday morning, this worker was doing donuts with his boat on the Public Garden Lagoon.
As he circled, he was spraying something with a hose from the barrel he had on-board.
Penny chatted with his co-worker on the shore who said they were killing the weeds that were making it hard for the Swan Boats to navigate their route.
We photographed an algal bloom on the lagoon back in February, so Penny asked if that was related to the current problem. The worker said it would take care of that. He also said they were using a safe product.
Update 06.29.17- Penny was able to catch some morning light in a way that shows the weed growth in the lagoon from the bridge.
Nonetheless, we wanted to alert everyone that there is something in addition to water in that little pond. With all the people who ignore the signs and keep feeding the ducks and geese, we know there is a lot of bacteria and fertilizer in the water. For example, each goose attracted to the lagoon by people who feed it can produce up to 1.5 pounds of waste a day.
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Early on Tuesday morning, this worker was doing donuts with his boat on the Public Garden Lagoon.
As he circled, he was spraying something with a hose from the barrel he had on-board.
Penny chatted with his co-worker on the shore who said they were killing the weeds that were making it hard for the Swan Boats to navigate their route.
We photographed an algal bloom on the lagoon back in February, so Penny asked if that was related to the current problem. The worker said it would take care of that. He also said they were using a safe product.
Update 06.29.17- Penny was able to catch some morning light in a way that shows the weed growth in the lagoon from the bridge.
Nonetheless, we wanted to alert everyone that there is something in addition to water in that little pond. With all the people who ignore the signs and keep feeding the ducks and geese, we know there is a lot of bacteria and fertilizer in the water. For example, each goose attracted to the lagoon by people who feed it can produce up to 1.5 pounds of waste a day.
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Yesterday these tulips were happy peaking out of a fence on Marlborough Street. Who knows what they'll think about the change in temperature today!
"In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours." Mark Twain
About Photo Tales & Quotes: We keep hearing that people miss our cover photos that ran for years in the Back Bay Sun. That assignment was to provide a photo that showed what the week was like in the neighborhood. Often the photos illustrated favorite quotations. Photo Tales & Quotes is an occasional offering to our BostonZest readers featuring photos along the same theme but taken wherever we happen to be.
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Yesterday these tulips were happy peaking out of a fence on Marlborough Street. Who knows what they'll think about the change in temperature today!
"In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours." Mark Twain
About Photo Tales & Quotes: We keep hearing that people miss our cover photos that ran for years in the Back Bay Sun. That assignment was to provide a photo that showed what the week was like in the neighborhood. Often the photos illustrated favorite quotations. Photo Tales & Quotes is an occasional offering to our BostonZest readers featuring photos along the same theme but taken wherever we happen to be.
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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2017 Penny Cherubino
When we only have a few hours and want to get back to nature, we often choose to walk the parks and paths supported by the Emerald Necklace Conservancy. We're making that organization our Friday Link today.
Their website has many resources for exploring the parklands. You can pull up maps, find recreational facilities, history, and beautiful settings.
If you would like to become a part of the preservation and restoration of these parks, they have links to opportunities to participate in those aspects as well.
Explore the site some rainy day and then take advantage of all the information about where to go, how to get there, and what to see and do when you arrive.
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When we only have a few hours and want to get back to nature, we often choose to walk the parks and paths supported by the Emerald Necklace Conservancy. We're making that organization our Friday Link today.
Their website has many resources for exploring the parklands. You can pull up maps, find recreational facilities, history, and beautiful settings.
If you would like to become a part of the preservation and restoration of these parks, they have links to opportunities to participate in those aspects as well.
Explore the site some rainy day and then take advantage of all the information about where to go, how to get there, and what to see and do when you arrive.
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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2017 Penny & Ed Cherubino