It’s the first snowstorm of 2023-’24. I just got back from a bit of tramping around. I immediately got a question on Facebook: What is the Slave Wall? So here you go.
The Slave Wall
Lower Mystic Lake
Wooded area near the lake
Faceless encounter
Tag: Mystic Lakes
A few years ago I noticed a “Not Art” stencil for the first time, on a concrete barrier alongside the Mystic Path, which runs along the eastern shore of the Mystic Lakes. Over the winter I took pictures of every one I saw in Medford, Arlington and the Middlesex Fells. I didn’t go looking for them; I just documented what I encountered. And no, I didn’t know they were a thing until I Googled them. Here’s a Boston magazine story about them from 2014.
The original (at least for me): Lower Mystic Lake, eastern shore, Jan. 17, 2023
Western end of Chandler Road, Middlesex Fells, April 15, 2023
Boston Avenue and North Street, Medford, Jan. 10, 2023
Minuteman Bikeway, just south of Spy Pond, Arlington, Jan. 4, 2023
Southern tip of South Reservoir, Middlesex Fells, Dec. 30, 2022
A little out of focus, but I like the sunlight on the water.
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Saturday along the Upper Mystic Lake in Winchester.
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Sunset where the Mystic Lakes spill into the Mystic River. Medford side, looking toward Arlington.
Upper Mystic Lake from the Winchester Boat Club, 7:35 a.m. today. Click here for a bigger, sharper image.
Looking north toward the Upper Mystic Lake from the causeway between the Upper and Lower Mystic Lakes at the Medford-Arlington line. Please click on the image for a high-resolution Flickr slideshow.
The Lower Mystic Lake earlier today. Please click on the image for a high-resolution Flickr slideshow.