It tantalized us all as children. We have all stared at whirring fan blades for hours on end, I'm sure all of our parents would attest. . I'm approaching 30 and after a long tiring day I still collapse and look up at these things…eyes chasing…like watching clouds pass. What's the fascination? Is it just [...]

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We all do it. Sure it's mundane. But there's a certain level of suspense and anticipation while waiting for that fresh brew to finish percolating so we can rejuve, re-caffeinate and get on with our day. This is that experience.

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Taking off from New London, CT. I love these old port towns with their ferries and freighters, tug boats and trawlers. Once whalers were made in these towns, tall wooden whaling ships. Now container cranes wait for their cargo in the stillness of morning. Families challenge the chill, fishing on the beach wearing Boston jerseys [...]

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And so our trip is in its final hours as we have begun our journey home. It is overcast and chilly, a nice break from the humidity of days prior. Everything looks very green from the windows of the train, a layer of fog laying over the backdrop of hills. We cut the mist as [...]

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Stopped in for some lunch at the Rosebud Diner for that classic diner car experience. Aside from the flat screen TV in the corner the experience was pretty authentic, from the waitress that you assume has worked here for the duration of the establishment’s existence pushing the daily special to the signage hanging around the [...]

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The wind whipping, the waves lapping…sounds and sights that DC just can't provide. 30 seconds of tranquility from Fresh Pond in Cambridge, MA.

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If you haven’t already make sure you roll over to my Flickr page to check out all of the photos I’ve taken as we’ve toured Cambridge and Boston. I took a lot of great shots of statues around town, Longfellows home, and of course a number of cars, broken mirrors and the like. [...]

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If you’re familiar with my aquarium videos you know how much I love underwater life.  So, of course, I felt the need to capture some video of the harbor seals hanging out outside of the NE Aquarium.
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They’re tiny, they’re cute and they’re good little climbers.  A little vid from the Boston Museum of Science - Tamarins for your viewing pleasure. 
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Took some time to check out the Boston Harbor.  A beautiful day indeed.  Caught a glimpse of Codzilla, some Navy personnel doing some PR with some tourists, and a dead rat. 
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