Boston in Pretty Pictures: Franklin Park Zoo
I recently wrote about Franklin Park Zoo’s upcoming Earth Day celebration. The zoo has a number of interesting events and activities scheduled for April 20 that are certain to make attendees feel even more in tune with our planet than they normally do.
This photo post extends the love, giving readers an opportunity to experience the beauty of Franklin Park Zoo and its diverse inhabitants from the comfort of their computers.
All photographs are courtesy of Ryan E. Poplin, while the witty (or so I’d like to believe) captions are solely my fault.
Baby Gorilla with Mama
Mommy, why do all …read more
Boston in Pretty Pictures: Boston Photo Mob
It really does pay to set aside a little time every now and then to explore this thing called the World Wide Web.
While leisurely “flipping” through the webpages on the deservedly popular photo-sharing website flickr, I came across a group dedicated to visually documenting the very city I blog about regularly.
The band of talented photographers is called the Boston Photo Mob (love that!), and they have their own subsection on flickr containing thousands and thousands of Boston-centric snaps.
Photo lovers of all kinds could truly lose themselves perusing the diverse pictures in the Mob’s photo pool, something I encourage those readers …read more
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Boston Buried Under a Torrent of Snow
Snow days are here!
Thursday morning, Boston residents started receiving their holiday gift of a White Christmas almost two full weeks early. According to local newspaper the Boston Herald, the “wall of snow” immersed the state of Massachusetts in enough fluffy wetness to lead government officials to send all the kiddies home from school and their adult counterparts home from work, as well.
Sure, that sounds like a good thing sitting inside one’s warm, comfortable abode. But, the fallout on the roads most likely resulted in hundreds of irate drivers wishing they were back in their cubicles at the office …read more

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