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Best kept secret. Hidden jewel. Two phrases I often hear when people talk about the GAR museum. But life-long Lynners seem to be fully aware of the treasure in their midst–a treasure showing signs of wear and tear. After attending some of Lynn’s Civil War Sesquicentennial celebration 2 weeks ago, I heard there was going […]
October 21, 2012
September 24, 2012
I want this guy’s job. As you can see, I snapped a bunch of pictures and put them in a movie.
January 1, 2012
If today was any indication, 2012 is going to be a good year. The weather being sunny and mild I ventured out to the beach to take some photos. If I didn’t know any better, I’d say it was Spring. Strange days indeed. Going by the pen name of Jay Slay, a man was putting […]
November 21, 2011
The graffiti is gone. I’m assuming the Essex County Sheriff’s office erased it with their graffiti deleting machine sometime before Sunday, November 6, when I noticed it gone. Proof that calling City Hall’s Graffiti Hotline can result in a positive outcome. It took several weeks, but I don’t think that’s an unreasonable timeline. The city’s […]
October 11, 2011
It’s been 18 days since I called the city’s Graffiti Hotline about the gang graffiti at Williams Avenue Park (see previous post). I don’t want to see the park slide back into the state I found it in: Don’t the people who live closer to it care? (There I go again, jumping to conclusions.)
June 22, 2011
We watched the dark blue sedan climb the hill toward Henry Avenue Park, its driver anonymous behind the glare of the windshield. At the last moment, it took a left instead of continuing straight into the cul-de-sac that served as the playground’s parking area. “That looked like a drive-by,” said Antonio. “That’s the kind of […]
April 18, 2011
I only bring this up because on Friday, April 29, 2011. the city of Lynn Parks and Recreation department will be sponsoring a bus trip to see the The Big Apple Circus on Friday, April 29 (see details at the end of this post). For $25.00, ticket and bus ride included, this is a great […]
October 1, 2010
This is possibly one of the most amazing things I’ll see in my life, right up there along with anti-crepuscular rays, the lunar eclipse on the night the Red Sox won the World Series and a pod of seals. The life of a beach bubble begins when frothy tongues of salt water lick the beach […]
August 29, 2010
If you want to read more about Spring Pond and get opinion on the big box development that threatens it, go to Spring Pond Woods. There are a lot of great pictures and maps there, and they are working on a walking tour of the area. I also have a few photos of the woods […]
August 27, 2010
Today I decided to visit Spring Pond Woods to experience its natural beauty firsthand. So I took the left off Western Ave. going north and headed down Fays Avenue with Sheena in the back seat. At a fork, I took a right and headed up to Camp Lion. No one was home. I parked the car […]
July 21, 2010
Have you been to Williams Avenue Park lately? Residents and the city are taking ownership of it again. Nicknamed “Jump” Park by some, this small green space was once a haven for abandoned TVs and overgrown weeds. Last Friday when I walked by, I was pleased to see park instructors there; however, there were no […]
July 16, 2010
Walking down Williams Avenue this morning, I saw 3 young adults hanging out in Williams Avenue Park talking. In the past I would have kept on walking, but I knew about the Park and Recreation Department’s summer program there for children ages 6 and up. Sure enough, when I talked to the two young men […]
July 5, 2010
The 2nd annual World Folk Festival at Heritage State Park on July 3rd was well attended, though not overcrowded. Still in its infancy, I hope it becomes an event that grows and attracts people from all over the area, like the Lowell Folk Festival. That would be an ambitious undertaking, and many more people would […]
May 31, 2010
As recently as two years ago, Henry Avenue Park was not a place to bring the kids. In a final act of desperation, the city had taken down the basketball hoops to discourage “loitering and other activities happening in the parks.” Neglect was evident in the torn-down chain link fences, graffiti, vandalized playground equipment and […]
May 3, 2010
Did anyone else see the anti-crepuscular rays this evening as the sun set? I was biking along the ocean tonight, and I saw something similar to the photograph above on the eastern horizon, opposite to where the sun was setting. Crepuscular comes from the Latin meaning “relating to twilight.”
May 2, 2010
The video above features parts of two Khmer classical dances performed at last week’s Khmer New Year festival at the Temple Sanghikaram Wat Khmer on 110 Chestnut St. Please forgive my shaky hands. I should have brought a tripod. _______________________________________ “To understand a people’s culture, you must understand its music.” Confucius This quote was printed […]
January 12, 2010
Set atop Burrill Hill in Lynn Woods, the highest elevation in the city of Lynn, Stone tower is 48 feet tall and commands sweeping views of Lynn’s waterfront and the city of Boston. It was built for fire observation in 1936 as a project of the Works Progress Administration, a New Deal program designed to […]
January 4, 2010
This colorful, macabre mural is painted on an exposed rock face now known as Kallenberg Quarry. Originally property of the Robin Rock Granite company, it was purchased by the Lynnfield Conservation Commission in 1847. While not officially in Lynn, the area is on the other side of the power lines that run through the Lynn […]
December 28, 2009
Yesterday, at about 2:30 in the afternoon, the clouds parted, allowing the sun to shine a colored spotlight on creation. I took the opportunity to drive down to the beach with my trusty companion, Mr. French, and digital camera. Little did I anticipate the free show that awaited my arrival. The beach can be an […]
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