Boston (Sorta) Daily Photo Blog

Dimitri Hvorostovsky

2011-03-04T00:58:00.000-05:00

One more time! The last encore from the "Elvis of Opera." Which he really goes by. And for this performance in Symphoney Hall his lapels had sequins!

Snowman

2011-03-03T00:56:00.000-05:00

Commonwealth Mall

2011-03-02T00:53:00.000-05:00

Early evening is magical.

Marlborough Street

2011-03-01T16:51:00.001-05:00

Snow a few days ago.

Figurine

2011-02-09T08:56:00.002-05:00

Dates from 1-3 B.C. Dura-Europos (Syria). On exhibition at Boston College.

Science Park

2011-02-08T00:38:00.000-05:00

Another snowy scene.

Brattle Theater

2011-02-07T15:36:00.001-05:00

Located in Harvard Square in Cambridge (just across the Charles River). Buried in snow! Great revival cinema.

Snow Again!

2011-02-02T17:04:00.001-05:00

City Hall

2011-02-01T00:51:00.000-05:00

More Icicles

2011-01-31T10:49:00.000-05:00

Melting Icicles

2011-01-30T00:32:00.000-05:00

Buried Bench

2011-01-29T00:50:00.000-05:00

Snowbank

2011-01-28T20:44:00.001-05:00

Beacon Street near Exeter.

Snow Detail

2011-01-27T09:35:00.001-05:00

Metal work at the Copley Square T Station. Another snowstorm last night.

Icicles

2011-01-14T16:44:00.001-05:00

Icicles hanging in the brillant sunlight.

Snowed In

2011-01-13T13:23:00.000-05:00

Day after the blizzard.

Winter Wonderland

2011-01-12T12:16:00.000-05:00

Commonwealth Avenue Mall.

No Trespassing

2010-11-15T16:58:00.003-05:00

An alley behind Newbury Street.

Blue Sky

2010-11-14T00:33:00.000-05:00

Arch Street

2010-11-13T14:30:00.000-05:00

Smashed Pumpkin

2010-11-08T00:35:00.000-05:00

Steps at the Park Street Station.

Opera House

2010-11-07T14:33:00.001-05:00

Intermission during a performance of La Bayadere.

Corner Stones

2010-10-26T00:05:00.000-04:00

Fall Light

2010-10-25T18:02:00.000-04:00

Church of the Covenant

2010-10-23T00:49:00.001-04:00

Covenant Church on the Newbury Street.

Public Alley 418

2010-10-22T12:43:00.000-04:00

The city contains many alley ways which are unnamed. They allow access to the rear entrances of properties.

Full Monty

2010-10-21T00:29:00.000-04:00

Boston Public Library

2010-10-20T00:26:00.000-04:00

Sculpture in the courtyard.

Ironwork

2010-10-19T00:23:00.000-04:00

Exeter Street

2010-10-18T17:18:00.001-04:00

Horse in Window

2010-10-15T13:53:00.001-04:00

Art gallery on Newbury Street.

Commonwealth Avenue Mall

2010-10-14T00:53:00.000-04:00

Stars and Stripes

2010-10-13T00:46:00.000-04:00

Detail

2010-10-12T00:35:00.000-04:00

White Facade

2010-10-11T08:22:00.003-04:00

Gleaming facade at 745 Boylston Street.

O'Shea's

2010-10-09T00:14:00.000-04:00

Bar located on West Broadway in South Boston.

Arch Street

2010-10-08T07:04:00.000-04:00

Reflections in a window on Arch Street.

Mercury

2010-10-07T00:30:00.000-04:00

Sculpture of Mercury in a gallery window on Newbury Street.

Memento Mori

2010-10-06T00:21:00.000-04:00

Wall Art

2010-10-05T00:18:00.000-04:00

Sited in Central Square area in Cambridge.

Facade

2010-10-04T00:13:00.000-04:00

Building on Arch Street.

Leaf

2010-10-03T00:09:00.000-04:00

Leaf in the morning light.

Fashion Week!

2010-10-02T10:29:00.001-04:00

Catwalks everywhere! Museum of Fine Arts.

Copley Plaza Hotel

2010-10-01T00:03:00.000-04:00

Reflection of the Copley Hotel in the Hancock Tower.

Trinity Place

2010-09-30T00:42:00.000-04:00

Reflection of the Copley Hotel in the Hancock Tower.

Hancock Tower

2010-09-29T00:37:00.000-04:00

Hancock Tower and the corner of the Copley Fairmont Hotel.

Old South Church

2010-09-28T15:34:00.001-04:00

Saw these curtains waving in the tower window of Old South Church on the corner of Boylston and Dartmouth Streets. I thought I was in Europe for a few minutes.

J.F.K Building

2010-09-09T00:16:00.000-04:00

Facade of J.F.K. Tower in Government Center.

Morning Rain

2010-09-08T14:09:00.001-04:00

Park Street Station

2010-09-06T00:23:00.000-04:00

Exit into the Commons on Tremont Street.

Shadow on the Wall

2010-09-05T00:19:00.000-04:00

Park Street Church

2010-09-04T23:14:00.002-04:00

Spire on a crystal clear morning after Earl passed us by with just a night of rain.

Capital

2010-09-02T15:15:00.001-04:00

Very interesting capital on a column. I think the flower is narcissis.

State Street

2010-09-02T00:42:00.000-04:00

Waterfront Marina

2010-09-01T00:08:00.000-04:00

Another glorious & sunny day. Sadly, I am not sailing away on one of these lovely boats.

J.F.K. Building

2010-08-31T00:44:00.000-04:00

Beautiful and sunny day in Government Center.

Saint Anthony

2010-08-30T00:36:00.000-04:00

Underneath all this money is a statute of St. Anthony which is carried around the North End and people come out of the restaurants to attach bills.

Saint Anthony's Feast

2010-08-29T20:22:00.002-04:00

Festival in the North End, the Italian.

Boylston Street

2010-08-28T17:22:00.003-04:00

Poster on a bus shelter for the Richard Avedon exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts,

Leaf

2010-08-26T20:06:00.001-04:00

Saw this leaf drying off after the three days of rain.

Rainy Day

2010-08-25T00:03:00.001-04:00

An alley near Post Office Square.

Government Center

2010-08-24T17:01:00.001-04:00

What was once Old Scollay Square after urban renewal.

Old Scollay Square

2010-08-17T00:26:00.000-04:00

A postcard of Scollay Square which is now Government Center. Everything was done away and rebuilt during the great "urban renewal" projects of the 1960's. Many people wish we still had Old Scollay Square.

Boston Terrier

2010-08-16T14:21:00.001-04:00

Old postcard showing Boston Terriers--our very own dog!

Old Stock Exchange

2010-08-13T00:10:00.000-04:00

Arched window of the building which was the Boston Stock Exchange (until recently) on Devonshire Street.

Old Bank

2010-08-12T18:07:00.001-04:00

Noticed this old engraving on a building in Devonshire Street. Apparently once a bank with safety deposit vaults.

Hancock Tower

2010-08-11T00:38:00.000-04:00

View of the Hancock Tower and the First Unitarian Church from Commonwealth Avenue.

Renovated Bench

2010-08-10T00:32:00.000-04:00

Newly renovated bench on Commonwealth Avenue in the lovely August light.

Shop Window

2010-08-09T00:26:00.000-04:00

Empty shop on Newbury Street under renovation. Have no idea what this statement means in relation to the shop.

Commentary

2010-08-08T11:20:00.002-04:00

A piece of metal bolted to a brick wall attracts posters which are social commentaries.

Egg and Dart

2010-08-05T16:19:00.001-04:00

Brick Abstract

2010-08-04T14:41:00.001-04:00

I always like these abstracts in the nooks and crannies of Boston.

Iron Work

2010-08-02T00:51:00.000-04:00

Old stock exchange on Arch Street.

Park Street

2010-08-01T17:59:00.001-04:00

Park and Tremont Street on a summer evening.

Stonework

2010-07-31T00:48:00.000-04:00

Another corner of stonework.

Corner

2010-07-31T00:45:00.000-04:00

Corner of different colored bricks on Dartmouth Street.

Condo Tower

2010-07-29T13:41:00.001-04:00

Beautiful building in the center of Boston with residential condominiums.

Abstract

2010-07-27T00:58:00.000-04:00

Light reflected on a stone window ledge.

Bricks

2010-07-26T12:54:00.002-04:00

Detail of brickwork on an older building on Dartmouth Street.

Evening Light

2010-07-25T00:47:00.001-04:00

Corner of Commonwealth Avenue and Dartmouth Street.

Filene's Basement

2010-07-24T07:18:00.002-04:00

Facade of old Filene's Basement.

Fire Escape Detail

2010-07-23T00:10:00.000-04:00

Fire Escapes

2010-07-22T10:51:00.001-04:00

Newbury Street.

Reflections

2010-07-19T00:31:00.000-04:00

Older Hancock Building reflected in the newer Tower.

Hancock Tower!

2010-07-18T09:12:00.000-04:00

The Hancock Tower on a dog day afternoon.

Pallas Athena

2010-07-17T15:34:00.001-04:00

Sculpture at the entrance of the Boston Public Library. There is a small plant growing out of a crack on the ledge.

Evening Light

2010-07-16T16:54:00.000-04:00

Franklin and Devonshire Streets.

Red Sox Nation

2010-07-14T18:13:00.002-04:00

Memorabilia of teams past found in Kenmore T-Station.

Downtown Crossing

2010-07-13T08:14:00.000-04:00

Downtown Crossing on a warm summer evening.

Mosaic

2010-07-12T00:58:00.001-04:00

Renovations in the Copley Square T-Stop revealed these old mosaics.

Rotunda

2010-07-11T07:43:00.001-04:00

Museum of Fine Arts.

Memento Mori

2010-07-07T00:39:00.000-04:00

Red Barn

2010-07-06T00:05:00.001-04:00

Rustic Fence and the Adirondack Mountains

2010-07-05T01:00:00.001-04:00

Goldenrod

2010-07-04T00:18:00.000-04:00

Adirondacks

2010-07-03T23:14:00.001-04:00

Field in Upstate New York.

Boston Pops' Conductor

2010-07-02T00:31:00.000-04:00

Sign in the Park Street Station which prints the announcements on the public address system for the hearing impaired. This announcement was frozen with the conductor's name.

Cast Iron Detail

2010-07-01T17:22:00.002-04:00

Relief on a building. This is what I think is termed a cast iron facade from the late 19th century. The paint is peeling in the morning light.

Standing on the Corner

2010-06-30T00:01:00.000-04:00

State Street

2010-06-29T00:06:00.000-04:00

Lovely evening downtown.