Category: City Life

10,000 Steps Inside the Prudential Center & Copley Place

One way to achieve your 10,000 steps a day goal in these cold temperatures is to do your walking inside. Some of you may opt for a treadmill but I like to stride the corridors of Boston's Prudential Center and Copley Place.

(With today's weather we're featuring this post from our archives.)

As you can see, so do many others. This corridor that links the Boylston Street entrance of the Prudential Center with a bridge to Lord and Taylor has been much busier the past few days.

Palm trees, tropical plants, and the glow pouring through skylights make it seem warm and welcoming in winter. (Even when you spot a snowman in the garden outside.)

The Prudential Center has created a map to show you the mileage for various paths through the complex.

You can either Download the Prudential Center Walker's Guide or pick up a copy at the Information Booth.

Copley Place is connected to the Pru by a bridge across Huntington Avenue. They don't have a walking guide but your fitness tracker or pedometer will tell you when you are near your goal.

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Words: Penny Cherubino

Photo: Penny Cherubino ©2014

Screenshot: Courtesy of the Prudential Center

January 23, 2014
10,000 Steps Inside the Prudential Center & Copley Place

One way to achieve your 10,000 steps a day goal in these cold temperatures is to do your walking inside. Some of you may opt for a treadmill but I like to stride the corridors of Boston's Prudential Center and Copley Place.

(With today's weather we're featuring this post from our archives.)

As you can see, so do many others. This corridor that links the Boylston Street entrance of the Prudential Center with a bridge to Lord and Taylor has been much busier the past few days.

Palm trees, tropical plants, and the glow pouring through skylights make it seem warm and welcoming in winter. (Even when you spot a snowman in the garden outside.)

The Prudential Center has created a map to show you the mileage for various paths through the complex.

You can either Download the Prudential Center Walker's Guide or pick up a copy at the Information Booth.

Copley Place is connected to the Pru by a bridge across Huntington Avenue. They don't have a walking guide but your fitness tracker or pedometer will tell you when you are near your goal.

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Words: Penny Cherubino

Photo: Penny Cherubino ©2014

Screenshot: Courtesy of the Prudential Center

January 23, 2014
Out Walking in a Weekend of Wet and Snowy…

Here's what it looked like as the snow came down near the Boston Women's Memorial on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall.

When Ed and Poppy left for their walk on Saturday, it was snowing lightly. A few moments later, it was as if someone had flipped a switch or given a good shake to the Back Bay snow globe.

I love the way Ed used sculpture and the arch of the trees to frame this photo of a woman walking in the snow with her bright red umbrella.

We do live in a beautiful place – beautiful even when it's wet and messy!

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Words: Penny Cherubino
Photography: © 2014 Ed Cherubino

January 20, 2014
Out Walking in a Weekend of Wet and Snowy…

Here's what it looked like as the snow came down near the Boston Women's Memorial on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall.

When Ed and Poppy left for their walk on Saturday, it was snowing lightly. A few moments later, it was as if someone had flipped a switch or given a good shake to the Back Bay snow globe.

I love the way Ed used sculpture and the arch of the trees to frame this photo of a woman walking in the snow with her bright red umbrella.

We do live in a beautiful place – beautiful even when it's wet and messy!

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Words: Penny Cherubino
Photography: © 2014 Ed Cherubino

January 20, 2014
Out Walking in a Weekend of Wet and Snowy…

Here's what it looked like as the snow came down near the Boston Women's Memorial on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall.

When Ed and Poppy left for their walk on Saturday, it was snowing lightly. A few moments later, it was as if someone had flipped a switch or given a good shake to the Back Bay snow globe.

I love the way Ed used sculpture and the arch of the trees to frame this photo of a woman walking in the snow with her bright red umbrella.

We do live in a beautiful place – beautiful even when it's wet and messy!

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Words: Penny Cherubino
Photography: © 2014 Ed Cherubino

January 20, 2014
A Bee Is Never As Busy… Shoot the Quote

"A bee is never as busy as it seems; it's just that it can't buzz any slower."

Kin Hubbard (American Journalist, 1868-1930)

Does this bee from the Copley Square Farmers' Market bring a dose of sunshine to a winter week? It is here to tell you about a new BostonZest feature, "Shoot the Quote."

One of our regular assignments is to provide a front page photo for the Back Bay Sun. While these are often related to an event or have a caption that describes the people in the photo, sometimes they are simply a picture we love with a quotation. Here's an example.

“Sailing a boat calls for quick action, a blending of feeling with the wind and water as well as with the very heart and soul of the boat itself. Sailing teaches alertness and courage, and gives in return a joyousness and peace that but few sports afford.” George Matthew Adams (American newspaper columnist, 1878 – 1962)

Some week's, like in the case of the sailing photo above, we take a photo and then find a quote that fits it. Other times we have a quotation we love and we go out and, "shoot the quote." That is, we try to take a photograph that fits that quotation.

Here's an example of a quotation that we had and took a photo to express it.

“How softly summer shuts, without the creaking of a door.” Emily Dickinson (American poet 1830-1886)

Want to Play Along?

Now we're going to play shoot the quote with any of our readers who would like to join in. You can make this a private challenge that will have you looking at the world around you through a different lens.

Or you can play officially and send us a link to the photo, post it on your own internet space, or you can add it to our Flickr Group. We hope to post or link to some results with the photographers' permission.

Here's the first quotation we'll be shooting and we hope some of you will join us and share your interpretation of these words.

"Shadow owes its birth to light."

John Gay (English Poet 1685-1732)

So pull out that phone or stalk the words with your favorite camera and shoot that quote.

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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2014 Penny & Ed Cherubino

January 15, 2014
A Bee Is Never As Busy… Shoot the Quote

"A bee is never as busy as it seems; it's just that it can't buzz any slower."

Kin Hubbard (American Journalist, 1868-1930)

Does this bee from the Copley Square Farmers' Market bring a dose of sunshine to a winter week? It is here to tell you about a new BostonZest feature, "Shoot the Quote."

One of our regular assignments is to provide a front page photo for the Back Bay Sun. While these are often related to an event or have a caption that describes the people in the photo, sometimes they are simply a picture we love with a quotation. Here's an example.

“Sailing a boat calls for quick action, a blending of feeling with the wind and water as well as with the very heart and soul of the boat itself. Sailing teaches alertness and courage, and gives in return a joyousness and peace that but few sports afford.” George Matthew Adams (American newspaper columnist, 1878 – 1962)

Some week's, like in the case of the sailing photo above, we take a photo and then find a quote that fits it. Other times we have a quotation we love and we go out and, "shoot the quote." That is, we try to take a photograph that fits that quotation.

Here's an example of a quotation that we had and took a photo to express it.

“How softly summer shuts, without the creaking of a door.” Emily Dickinson (American poet 1830-1886)

Want to Play Along?

Now we're going to play shoot the quote with any of our readers who would like to join in. You can make this a private challenge that will have you looking at the world around you through a different lens.

Or you can play officially and send us a link to the photo, post it on your own internet space, or you can add it to our Flickr Group. We hope to post or link to some results with the photographers' permission.

Here's the first quotation we'll be shooting and we hope some of you will join us and share your interpretation of these words.

"Shadow owes its birth to light."

John Gay (English Poet 1685-1732)

So pull out that phone or stalk the words with your favorite camera and shoot that quote.

Gift certificate Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

Details:

Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2014 Penny & Ed Cherubino

January 15, 2014
A Bee Is Never As Busy… Shoot the Quote

"A bee is never as busy as it seems; it's just that it can't buzz any slower."

Kin Hubbard (American Journalist, 1868-1930)

Does this bee from the Copley Square Farmers' Market bring a dose of sunshine to a winter week? It is here to tell you about a new BostonZest feature, "Shoot the Quote."

One of our regular assignments is to provide a front page photo for the Back Bay Sun. While these are often related to an event or have a caption that describes the people in the photo, sometimes they are simply a picture we love with a quotation. Here's an example.

“Sailing a boat calls for quick action, a blending of feeling with the wind and water as well as with the very heart and soul of the boat itself. Sailing teaches alertness and courage, and gives in return a joyousness and peace that but few sports afford.” George Matthew Adams (American newspaper columnist, 1878 – 1962)

Some week's, like in the case of the sailing photo above, we take a photo and then find a quote that fits it. Other times we have a quotation we love and we go out and, "shoot the quote." That is, we try to take a photograph that fits that quotation.

Here's an example of a quotation that we had and took a photo to express it.

“How softly summer shuts, without the creaking of a door.” Emily Dickinson (American poet 1830-1886)

Want to Play Along?

Now we're going to play shoot the quote with any of our readers who would like to join in. You can make this a private challenge that will have you looking at the world around you through a different lens.

Or you can play officially and send us a link to the photo, post it on your own internet space, or you can add it to our Flickr Group. We hope to post or link to some results with the photographers' permission.

Here's the first quotation we'll be shooting and we hope some of you will join us and share your interpretation of these words.

"Shadow owes its birth to light."

John Gay (English Poet 1685-1732)

So pull out that phone or stalk the words with your favorite camera and shoot that quote.

Gift certificate Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

Details:

Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2014 Penny & Ed Cherubino

January 15, 2014
Sparrow Balancing Act at the Bird Feeder

For these sparrows the suet feeder in a Commonwealth Avenue garden is part diner and part amusement park.

While the flock of sparrows took turns at the feeder, on a nearby branch a woodpecker found his own supply of tasty tidbits.

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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2014 Penny

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Sparrow Balancing Act at the Bird Feeder

For these sparrows the suet feeder in a Commonwealth Avenue garden is part diner and part amusement park.

While the flock of sparrows took turns at the feeder, on a nearby branch a woodpecker found his own supply of tasty tidbits.

Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

Details:

Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2014 Penny

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