Day 14: January 14, 2010 Irving’s Toy & Card Shop 71 Harvard Street Brookline, Massachusetts I love this local landmark, a tiny building tucked in between two much-larger buildings. This old-fashioned store and its elderly owner Mrs. Ethel Weiss is … Continue reading
Day 11: January 11, 2010 Just another picture of the cemetery I drive past nearly every day. I took it on my lunch hour. Less than two weeks into this year’s attempt at doing the photo-a-day thing, and I feel … Continue reading
Day 10: January 10, 2010 I have taken several photographs of the old Salem Jail complex and the adjacent Howard Street Cemetery in recent years, but none since the groundbreaking last spring for the development of this property. Soon there … Continue reading
Day 9: January 9, 2009 Miles River at Walnut Road, Wenham, Massachusetts I have many pictures taken at this spot where Miles River flows under Walnut Road. I have pictures taken in every season and all kinds of weather and … Continue reading
Day 8: January 8, 2010 I love this little red cottage with decorated with hearts that looks like a honeymoon cottage in an old cartoon. It’s been for sale for a long time, and I have taken so many photographs … Continue reading
Day 7: January 7, 2010 “Education – A debt due from present to future generations.” George Peabody This building was dedicated in 1892, replacing the library’s original building which was destroyed by fire two years earlier. I have taken many … Continue reading
Day 6: January 6, 2010 I usually take the Christmas tree down on New Year’s Day, but this year I waited a little longer. It always feels sort of sad taking the ornaments off, and tossing the tree out into … Continue reading
Day 5: January 5, 2010 I love broccolini. I love to cut it, to cook it, and to eat it. But most of all, I love to photograph it. I sautéed some thinly sliced red onion, two-inch diagonal cut pieces … Continue reading
Day 4: January 4, 2010 My sister brought me a jar of her wonderful olives, with oil and little pieces of lemon and herbs and sprigs of rosemary.
Day 3: January 3, 2010 Today was another cold, snowy day, with high winds blowing the snow into drifts. Although I shoveled the walk late yesterday afternoon, there was only the slightest dip in the snow remaining. I waited until … Continue reading