Congratulations to Northeastern University’s Class of 2011. Some 3,000 graduates received their degrees Friday at the TD Garden.
Tag: photography
A soupy walk in Willowdale State Forest
As Easter was one of the first nice days we’ve had this spring, I thought I would head over to one of my favorite stomping grounds — Willowdale State Forest in Ipswich — and have a look at what the winter had wrought.
At first the trail seemed unusually dry (this is mud season, after all). Soon, though, I ran into washed-out paths that forced me to change my route and put in more miles than I’d planned on. There were a few bugs, though nothing like what will be buzzing around in a couple of weeks.
All in all, a great walk, and I was back home before the first quarter of the Celtics-Knicks game had ended.
Late winter, Bradley Palmer State Park
Went for a two-mile run at Bradley Palmer State Park this afternoon. The pond at the entrance on the Topsfield side (above) is still iced over, and there was a lot of slushy ice along the roadway heading out to the kiddie pool. Just goes to show that melting lags in the cool woods.
Not thrilled to be doing all the pre- and post-running stuff for just two miles, but I’m glad to be moving again.
Here we go
Centennial Common at Northeastern University, right around 9 a.m. today.
Checking in from the North Shore
The view from our back porch, minutes ago.
Willowdale on a dry summer’s day
I’m not running because I’m trying to recover from a heel injury. I’m not riding because my bike’s in the shop with a snapped gear cable. So this afternoon I hiked through Willowdale State Forest in Topsfield (this link says it’s in Ipswich, but I stayed on the Topsfield side).
Because of the unusually dry summer, I was able to walk along trails that are almost always off-limits, including a particularly nice path that bisects a swamp. The horseflies and mosquitoes were obnoxious, but not overwhelmingly so.
Despite the dry weather, we’ve had some wild storms. Because of flooding damage, the footbridge that connects Willowdale with Bradley Palmer State Park is out — from the serious-looking chain-link fence that’s been built around it, I’d be surprised to see it reopen any time soon.
Anyway, hope you enjoy the photos.
Chapel* at Gordon-Conwell
I just got back from a 20-mile bike ride in the humid North Shore air. My route took me past Gordon-Conwell Seminary in Wenham, which I had never seen, even though I’ve driven by it many times. So I explored the grounds and got this shot with my BlackBerry of the chapel (which is at the summit of a rather brutal hill). It would have made for a better picture if the cars weren’t there.
*Correction: A friend who attended Gordon-Conwell tells me that the chapel is actually behind this building.
The debut of Tim Kennedy Photography
All of us at Media Nation are proud to announce the debut of Tim Kennedy Photography.
My son, Tim, recently completed his year at the Hallmark Institute of Photography with a nail-biting public review of his work by leading photographers. He’ll graduate later this month.
Meanwhile, he is establishing his own commercial photography business. You can find out all about it here, and I am adding his site to the blogroll.
Walking the future Danvers rail trail
I took a walk this afternoon along the abandoned railroad tracks in Danvers from Chestnut Street to Topsfield Road (Route 97), which is supposed to become part of a North Shore bicycle trail. For more information check out Danvers Bi-Peds.
Since I forgot to bring my camera, I took these with my BlackBerry instead. I’m astonished at how good they came out.
Surfs pounds Gloucester coast
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
I headed up to Gloucester this afternoon with my trusty Canon PowerShot SD890 IS to see what the nor’easter was doing along the coast. My first stop was a protected beach. There was so little wind that people were walking in the sand, including a woman and her dog.
Then I turned the corner, and entered a different world. On the rocky coast facing the ocean there were gale-force winds, high waves and surf pounding the shore. Above is my test of flickrSLiDR (hey, I don’t come up with the names), and below, a short video.
I’m glad it wasn’t snow.
More: I should have mentioned that I used the stabilization feature in iMovie ’09 for the first time and was really impressed. I was getting blown all over the place, but in the video it just seems like I’m drifting a bit. I’d also be curious to know whether you like the embedded slideshow or find it distracting — would you rather click and jump to Flickr?
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