London calling to the faraway towns

Don't you wish vacations could go on forever?

Remember, remember...

There were Guy Fawkes masks pasted over the faces on photos up and down the Infinite Corridor at MIT yesterday in honor of Bonfire Night/Guy Fawkes Day in the UK. I wish I had my camera to take some photos of this tremendous hack.

Fortunately, my friend DM was able to take photos, and she even rescued me a paper mask before they were all taken away.

There are other Brit lovers here!!!

"Steering Wheel"

My co-worker CES and I encountered this very interesting modus of transportation today on our way back from lunch. I feel like if Boss Hogg had a bicycle, this would be what it looked like. Maybe this is what he had as a kid, before the Cadillac?

I love a Parade!

While many Bostonians spent most of yesterday in front of their tvs watching the Patriots and then the Red Sox kicking butt, I was outside at the JP Lantern parade. Every year, the community of Jamaica Plain hosts this "spontaneous celebration" right before Halloween. It is a wonderful tradition and really fun for everyone.

Our group of friends gathered at JR's house beforehand, and then walked down to Jamaica Pond. This year, we had a significant number of children in our group. When we first started going to the lantern parade, it was a group of young adults and now, we are bringing our own children with us. I guess that we really are growing up!

There were loads of people down at the Pond, many of whom were in costumes, including two men dressed as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson carrying metal and glass lanterns (they were my favorite.) I didn't wear a costume. In fact, I wore two coats as it was rather nippy. There was live music and beverages and a variety of different lanterns to buy. Halfway around the Pond, we were treated to a performance by some young Morris dancers, which was really sweet.

After we had made it around the Pond, and were treated to the sight of an amazing autumn moon, we headed back to JR's house for hot apple cider and crisp. Yum! I had missed the lantern parade last year, but I was so glad to get the chance to go this year with my wonderful friends. It is events like this that make me so glad that I have such a great urban family.

Go, Sox, Go!

So the Red Sox have taken the first two games of the World Series. And a base was stolen last night.

You know what that means? Free Tacos for All! Perhaps Montezuma's Revenge will replace the Curse of the Bambino?

Autumn in New England

What started out as a beautiful weather week here in Boston has really degraded quite quickly into doom and gloom. It looks like it is going to pour any second. Hopefully, any rain will be over by the time the baseball game starts. Go Sox!

Here is a little sample of the gorgeous fall day that we had on Sunday. These shots are from Forest Hills Cemetery in Jamaica Plain, a Victorian garden cemetery here in the city.

Momma, Don't Take My Kodachrome Away

The 'rents were in town this weekend, and we went up to Concord, MA on Saturday where I managed to actually take some pretty decent photographs. We had a lot of fun and thoroughly enjoyed a beautiful fall day.