I encourage Luc to cool himself off in any available body of water when we’re out playing frisbee in hot weather. It’s been a dry summer, so the percentage of water in some bodies of water has diminished significantly. I thought the flecks of algae were a nice touch…
Tagged: algae, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Luc, mud
We get perhaps eight perfect days a year in Boston — gentle temperature, no humidity, crystalline atmosphere — and we had one yesterday. If I were a better person, we might’ve gone for a run. Instead, we stole some time on the shoulder of Bussey Hill, out of view of the leash police.
Tagged: Arnold Arboretum, Bussey Hill, Friday night, hillside, Jamaica Plain, Luc, Musti
People in Massachusetts are in a funny position with respect to winter. Winter certainly visits us, and sometimes it can overstay it’s welcome, but we have no ready response when someone plays the Minnesota card: “What, you think it’s cold in Boston?!” This has been one of those winters — tempting to complain, but we know better. Opportunities to photograph snowy nighttime scenes were unparalleled, though. And there were dogs in the snow, too. People kept asking me how I fit batteries in the frisbee… But nothing stops Musti from his appointed rounds.
Tagged: Arnold Arboretum, Dogs, Peters Hill, snow, winter