Looking UP??

Walking through Harvard Square on a lovely fall day.... and looking UP
The color combinations were very nice against the bright blue sky.

Reflections & Puddles

After a heavy rain storm, puddles form wherever there is an indentation in the concrete (which happens to be quite a few places in Boston). Usually, these puddles are a nuisance... however, during the fall time, they can turn into a work of art (if you look at them a certain way). The mixture of the fallen leaves, reflections, and colors make for a beautiful image. These are a few puddles I found walking around Harvard Square.

First Snow of the Season!

New England just had it's first snow of the season... and it was quite a major event. The snow starting falling Saturday afternoon and didn't let up until sometime early Sunday morning. News stations were referring to it as "Snowtober". Although, I thought that was kind of a stupid name. Boston didn't get hit too hard (as you can see from the pictures), but areas to the north got several inches. Also, because it was a wet snow, power lines went down in quite a few places.

When I woke up on Sunday morning, it was sunny, windy, and most of the snow had already melted. I guess Boston had gotten more rain than snow. Anyways, I went for a walk through Harvard Yard on my way to caffeine and took a few pictures.

Autumn is in the Wind

I was walking around Harvard Square last week and happened to run into a Taiwanese couple that was completely lost. They wanted to know where to find a statue of some guy that they can rub feet for good luck (they were referring to the John Harvard statue in Harvard Yard). Anyways, I had nothing to do and the weather was nice... so I thought I would walk them over. I ended up being their tour guide for the next hour and a half. I know absolutely nothing about the historical significance of buildings at Harvard, but I just pointed at the buildings and said "very old". They seemed impressed. They also took a bunch of picture of the leaves. Very friendly people... and an interesting way to spend part of my afternoon.

These are a couple pictures I took while walking around with them.

A Summer Afternoon in October

Columbus Day might have been the nicest day of the entire year. Maybe it just felt that way because I know winter is approaching and we might not have another day like this until next year... or it might be because we just had 40 degree weather a few days ago (and I needed heat in my apartment). Regardless, it was beautiful. I went for a little walk around Cambridge. Here are a couple images of people enjoying the sun.

Walking Through Harvard Yard

Taking a stroll through Harvard Yard... so many beautiful old buildings.

Musing by a Fountain

Musing by a fountain.

January 27, 2011

Color, light, and shadows...

A lovely (but cold) morning in Harvard Square... walking through Harvard Yard en route to my car.

October 23, 2010

Harvard Yard... fall time.

October 21, 2010

Boston in the fall... Church in Harvard Yard.

October 18, 2010

Fall is one of the seasons that makes you enjoy living in New England. At times it will even make you forget that there's a dreaded 5 months of winter ahead of you. Having lived in California for 8ish years, you forget what it's like to have real "seasons". Yes, the "endless summer" is appealing (and I would probably choose that over having to deal with winter), but there's something nice about watching the leaves change. This is my first image in a series of "Boston in the Fall".