When temperatures rise, Boston residents and visitors settle onto benches in parks like the Commonwealth Avenue Mall. You’ll find few vacancies as the seats fill up with people reading, working, relaxing, eating, texting, and phoning.
While most people are reading phones or tablets, a few still prefer paper and ink books.
This converstation was full of hand gestures with breaks for taking notes.
Do you take it outside on hot days? Are the parks cooler than your home during a heatwave? Do you ever work in the park?
The first photo was selected for the covershot in this week's Back Bay Sun.
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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2013 Penny & Ed Cherubino
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