away for the weekend

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

walk & click lunch break

On not becoming a hermit...

My normal lunch break - a salad or sandwich in my office while
sorting through photos, catching up on blogging, reading a book...
Sometimes I think it's a good thing that I don't have the option of just being a hermit.

Soooo - yesterday I realized that if I wanted to participate in Walk & Click,
I needed to - well -
get out and do a little walking (and clicking)

Trusty rebel around my neck - I headed out for a walking lunch break.


Boston has a great mix of both old and new.
How about that flag-as-curtain on the third floor?


One of the nice things about taking a walk for lunch
(other than seeing this cool architecture)
are the many places to pick up something more interesting than the sandwich I had brought.
Peanut butter sandwiches will keep...


When I started working here several years ago, I thought I'd be out walking everyday.
But, I guess acting like a hermit in my office is easier.


Did you know that the first YMCA in the U.S. was founded in Boston? (1851)


This more permanent site was built in 1921 - and dedicated by President Taft.
(Little historical tidbits like that kind of fascinate me)


I like this fence - it runs right down the center of Huntington Ave - separating the surface road
from the underpass.

I would like to thank Walk and Click Wednesday for getting me away from my desk.


Monday, February 25, 2013

barn charm

So the storm this past weekend was a bit of a dud
- no complaints here.
I'm continuing with my great big organize-clean-toss project at home,
and since this will be going on for weeks - I think I'll probably stop talking about it.

Anyway - I'm digging into my archives for this one.
It was the little dugout under this barn that caught my eye.


I'm not really sure I'd want to go under there.


At least, I think this is a barn.
What else might it be?