Tag: Boston Public Garden

  • Best Real Estate Buy! Cozy City Nest

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    In real estate, location, location, location is everything. This cozy city nest is nestled between the Back Bay and Beacon Hill with 360-degree views of the Boston Public Garden.

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    The owner will let it go for peanuts.

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2017 Penny & Ed Cherubino  

  • Admit It! Ice Tempts You to Test It and Break It!

    Many mornings my walks take me across the bridge over the lagoon in the Boston Public Garden. That means I often see someone, like this man with his dog, venturing out on the ice or at least tapping along the edge to hear it crack under his foot.

    Do you still stomp the ice forming on a puddle or at the edge of a pond, just like when you were a little kid?

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    "In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed." Ralph Waldo Emerson

    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
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  • A Weekend for Reflection

    On Sunday morning, the Boston Public Garden and the Boston Common were calm, clean, and quiet. Here the Japanese lantern and its tree companions were reflected in the lagoon. It was a good place to pause and reflect on the weekend happenings.

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    "Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action." Peter Drucker

    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  

  • A Weekend for Reflection

    On Sunday morning, the Boston Public Garden and the Boston Common were calm, clean, and quiet. Here the Japanese lantern and its tree companions were reflected in the lagoon. It was a good place to pause and reflect on the weekend happenings.

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    "Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action." Peter Drucker

    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  

  • “Forms Assembled in the Light…” That May Be Taken Away

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    "Architecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in the light." Le Corbusier (Swiss architect)

    There is one more hearing on the attempt to make an exception to the state law that prohibits casting shadows on our historic parks.

    Save These "Shadow Hearings Dates," Boston's Historic Parks Need Your Voice

    About Today in Boston: 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. Today in Boston 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: © 2016 Penny Cherubino  

  • “Forms Assembled in the Light…” That May Be Taken Away

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    "Architecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in the light." Le Corbusier (Swiss architect)

    There is one more hearing on the attempt to make an exception to the state law that prohibits casting shadows on our historic parks.

    Save These "Shadow Hearings Dates," Boston's Historic Parks Need Your Voice

    About Today in Boston: 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. Today in Boston 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: © 2016 Penny Cherubino  

  • Save These “Shadow Hearings Dates,” Boston’s Historic Parks Need Your Voice

    There are two hearings scheduled in the busy weeks ahead on the City's attempt to allow a developer to construct buildings that will cast additional shadows on the Boston Common, the Boston Public Garden, and the Commonwealth Avenue Mall.

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    Plan to speak up for our precious, historic parks at one of the two scheduled meetings.

    6:30 PM ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 5TH:
     Suffolk Law School, Moot Court Room, 4th Floor, 120 Tremont Street (map)
     
    6:30 PM ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 19TH
    290 Congress Street (near South Station) in the Fort Point Room (map)
     
     
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    The Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay has taken a strong stand on this issue, saying: "It is critical that citizens attend these meetings and voice their concerns about the project and the importance of protecting our open spaces. Even if you can't attend the meeting, please express your concerns in writing (by letter or email) so that they are received by the BPDA (formerly the BRA) by January 2nd, the new deadline the BPDA has established for public comments. Your comments should stress the importance of protecting the parks by retaining the existing shadow laws, and should be sent to:
     
    Christopher Tracy, Senior Project Manager
    Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA)
    One City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201
    christopher.tracy@boston.gov"
     
     
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    Here at BostonZest, we'll continue to show you photos of sunlight in the parks to remind you of what's at stake.
     
     
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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2016 Penny & Ed Cherubino  

  • Save These “Shadow Hearings Dates,” Boston’s Historic Parks Need Your Voice

    There are two hearings scheduled in the busy weeks ahead on the City's attempt to allow a developer to construct buildings that will cast additional shadows on the Boston Common, the Boston Public Garden, and the Commonwealth Avenue Mall.

    IMG_4723 copy

    Plan to speak up for our precious, historic parks at one of the two scheduled meetings.

    6:30 PM ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 5TH:
     Suffolk Law School, Moot Court Room, 4th Floor, 120 Tremont Street (map)
     
    6:30 PM ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 19TH
    290 Congress Street (near South Station) in the Fort Point Room (map)
     
     
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    The Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay has taken a strong stand on this issue, saying: "It is critical that citizens attend these meetings and voice their concerns about the project and the importance of protecting our open spaces. Even if you can't attend the meeting, please express your concerns in writing (by letter or email) so that they are received by the BPDA (formerly the BRA) by January 2nd, the new deadline the BPDA has established for public comments. Your comments should stress the importance of protecting the parks by retaining the existing shadow laws, and should be sent to:
     
    Christopher Tracy, Senior Project Manager
    Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA)
    One City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201
    christopher.tracy@boston.gov"
     
     
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    Here at BostonZest, we'll continue to show you photos of sunlight in the parks to remind you of what's at stake.
     
     
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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2016 Penny & Ed Cherubino  

  • A Tree for All Seasons, This Birch Shines in the Sun

    The Boston Public Garden's White-barked Himalayan Birch shines in the sunlight. It is said to have the whitest and most beautiful bark of all the birches. This variety was discovered by Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker during a mid-1800s trip to Tibet.

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    "Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still." Dorothea Lange

    About Today in Boston: 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. Today in Boston 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: © 2016 Penny Cherubino  

  • A Tree for All Seasons, This Birch Shines in the Sun

    The Boston Public Garden's White-barked Himalayan Birch shines in the sunlight. It is said to have the whitest and most beautiful bark of all the birches. This variety was discovered by Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker during a mid-1800s trip to Tibet.

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    "Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still." Dorothea Lange

    About Today in Boston: 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. Today in Boston 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: © 2016 Penny Cherubino