SATURDAY POSTER

A souvenir of the recent trip to Boston.

Harbor Looks

Serene sailboat in the bay, and then two versions of the same look at the Boston skyline.  One is of course a normal perspective, while the other is the same photo with "polar coordinates."  The bottom of the pic is curled into the center, while the top is stretched around it carrying the building with it.  Love the view it gives of a good skyline!

Leaving Boston

We had flown in, landing at Logan Airport, but we were leaving by cruise ship on the way to Montreal.  It afforded us great views of the Boston skylie and the bay, and it put us in a unique place to watch planes land . . . right down the same runway we had landed on.

One If By Land

A highlight of the Freedom Trail is the Old North Church, accompanied by the dramatic statue of Paul Revere on the legendary ride.

Boston

Back from the first trip and looking forward to the second.   Our first stop was in Boston, where a visit to the grandchildren made Father' Day very special.  Here we see a skyline of Boston from the south suburbs, across the bay.  On a foray into the city, we walked a portion of the Freedom Trail, including Paul Revere's house.

Leaving Boston; Headed to Europe

Nice timing -- my 150th post, just as I shut down my computers to fly to London and begin the longest and largest travel adventure in my 62 1/2 years. Posts will come when I find access to WiFi or when I break down and buy some Internet aboard the Eurodam next Friday.

Meanwhile, one more pair of photos from the recent Boston trip. We had the fun of watching Carolyn play tee ball and perform in a season-ending gymnastics show (the sidelong glance was what made the photo for me!) and we had the chance to hold our newest angel, Bobby, before heading home. Nice to know that Boston is less than two hours away -- once we have boarding passes and clear airline security.

Special Guest Photographer

For the first time since I began this blog, I am pleased to host the work of a special guest photographer. Out for a Saturday evening dinner and a pleasant walk along a marina, I was able to collect several interesting images of boats, buildings, sky, sunset. But none of mine are as wonderful to me as the pair we see here.

At six years old, it is no surprise that my granddaughter Carolyn would be able to snap a photo or two. And since her mother has been a professional photographer, we could assume that some talent is part of her heritage. But I think most six-year olds would find an average Nikon DSLR equipped with a 28-300 mm zoom lens to be pretty heavy to hold and shoot. Not for Carolyn!

The first shot, a shot of her dad with the skyline in the distance, was shot while I stood with her and reminded her how to handle the camera. Once she was able to capture that first image, I went to stand with my son. The result? One of my favorite images of me! With a little bit of levels adjustment to account for the fading light, and a touch of straightening, I think she did an excellent job.

Thanks for being my first guest photographer, Carolyn Beato.

Boston Sights

Our visit to Boston centered around the suburb of Quincy, just south of Boston proper, so no Old North Church or Cheers photos will be seen. But on our first day, we walked around Hough's Neck, the home of our son and daughter-in-law and of two grandchildren, and we saw several pictorial sights.

The world in the puddle is pretty, but my favorite is the old-fashioned hopscotch board, which would have been a good image without the child. But this one is lots better than that!

Boston Memories

Well, July opens with me having a few days to share some of the photos I brought home from our recent trip to Boston. As the major event for us was meeting our youngest grandchild, my favorite photo from trip has been posted on this site for a while. Just scroll down and see the new photo of Grandma & Poppa's Hall of Fame has been changed to reflect the new member.

I have a chance to add a few more images, starting with a photo of Carolyn and one of Bobby, both taken on the day we arrived. We had a chance to take several images, but how could pass up the baseball uniform of Bobby or the vibrant smile of Carolyn?

Next post will have more images from the Boston trip during the rest of this week. On Saturday we head out on the adventure of a lifetime from our standpoint, flying to London to begin by adding eight new countries to our travel collection. Clearly, the blog will carry a nice collection of images from all eight countries, but I am not at all certain of how much Internet access I will have. No promises, then, about any postings until July 23.

But don't be too surprised if I find a WiFi or buy some Internet minutes along with way and get a couple of sneak previews in.

Hotels Combined

No posts the past few days as more important events were taking place: my trip to Boston to spend time with 6-year old Carolyn and to meet 3-week old Bobby. My two grandchildren are wonderful and the time we spent was one hundred percent solid gold.



In the meantime, I came across a new hotel search engine that I will be looking into for my next visit. I was sent a message that Hotels Combined is willing to donate $20 to Make-a-Wish for a mention on a blog, so here is my post to earn that donation!

See more info and what others are saying at http://www.hotelscombined.com/Charity.aspx