My Favorite Color is October

OCTOBER is to photographers what April is to accountants. I took so many pictures this month that it's difficult to choose my favorites. For the most part I try to avoid enhancing the delicious colors that mother nature has provided but sometimes you just can't resist tweaking. Going with the premise that "less is more"and it's been a challenge. Enjoy!

Maple leaves...I love the sound of walking through leaves.

 Sunday morning bike ride in East Boston,  so peaceful, who knew?

Chelsea, MA

Wind surfers in Pleasure Bay, South Boston

Rooftop Sunset, Melcher Street, South Boston

Walden Pond, Concord MA.

"The falling leaves, all over the forest, are protecting the roots of my plants. Only look at what is to be seen, and you will have garden enough, without deepening the soil in your yard. We have only to elevate our view a little to see the whole forest as a garden." HDT

The Battle Road, Lexington MA (Minute Man National Historical Park)

The Berkshires after the rain. 

Horn Pond, Woburn MA

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns." George Eliot

Immature Black-crowned Night Heron

My backyard

Long Pond, Winchester MA

Kennebunk, Maine

Foggy morning, Winchester MA

Minute Man Bike Trail

Preying Mantis

Wildwood Cemetary, Winchester MA

Love lichens

Week-end in Boston AUGUST 23-24

It's always fun to play the tourist in your own city. I love that after all these years, we are still able to find new neighborhoods and fun stuff to amuse ourselves with.

Free Saturday afternoon folk music concert at Carson Beach (So Boston) performed by The Western Den, I believe they are or were students at Berkley School of Music. They were talented.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf1HLbGc0zI

Carson Beach

Spectacle Island on the horizon

"The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls...." and bathroom stalls

Canadian Geese taking an ocean dip ?

Taking a break at our favorite tavern, The Atwood in Cambridge.

The TAZA Chocolate Tour was awesome! The chocolate is fabulous! This is not your mother's Hershey chocolate.

http://www.tazachocolate.com/About

Somerville is a unique place...

Need a bumper?

Sunday morning stroll to Long Wharf

Someone had a good time last night......

Aboard the Boston Harbor Island Ferry to Georges Island, home of Fort Warren, seven miles from downtown Boston.

Long Island Head Light

View of Boston from Georges Island

When my boys were young, they loved exploring this fort. There are many dark tunnels, small passage ways and remains of a past that stimulate the imagination. And a few real ghost stories
to make falling asleep troublesome.
http://www.celebrateboston.com/ghost/georges-island-lady-in-black-ghost.htm

Bonus: 1860's baseball game.

ferry back to the mainland

Fort Independence, Castle Island So Boston....I spy the blimp flying over Fenway!

BURLINGTON VERMONT AUGUST 17-19, 2014

Our summer vacation has been a series two to three day trips throughout New England, Burlington Vermont was the longest trip from home and so worth the drive.
We explore the local bike trails and craft beer breweries....guess I've found my retirement activity!

We stopped for lunch in Waterbury VT, a small town known for Ben & Jerry's, Stowe Mt, Green Mt Coffee and it's craft beers.

We stopped mainly to sample the illusive Heady Topper (Alchemist Brewery Waterbury VT). It was a very good American double IPA. There's lots of hype about this beer and it's difficult to find even in Waterbury. My favorite beer of the trip was from Fiddlehead Brewery another American IPA called Second Fiddle.

This is the hot spot in town; crowded, noisy and a 40 minute wait so we ate down the street. I do like the name and the sign though.

Lake Champlain with the clouds constantly changing the mood...just stunning.
We cycled the 12 mile Island line Trail three times just because it was so beautiful...that's about 70 miles!

Early morning on the part of the trail that crosses the lake, so cool!

Keeping with our theme...Vermont Hops

The causeway is built atop huge marble boulders in every color.

Magic Hat Brewery...the folks who work here have so much fun!

Great Harvest Bread Company..... amazing bread and ambiance

generous free samples too!

Just caught my eye

Classic Vermont