Shave and a haircut -

Two bits?

This barbershop in North Scituate is just as classic as its name implies.

This Old House

Today's This Old House is on Booth Hill Road. It dates back to 1723 and was the home of Israel Vinal, a member of one of the founding families of Scituate.

It looks like the quintessential old New England farmhouse, doesn't it?

Every time, without fail...

... that I wake up and think, "Today I will go out on my bike and get some great photos for my upcoming This Old House series!" these big dark things start rolling in, and it pours.

Play ball!

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It's baseball season, and all across Scituate fields are filling in with players of all sizes.

Summer is going to be here -

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before you know it.

A bridge over untroubled water

If you make your way down the Carl Pipes Memorial Trail, eventually you will bump into the Maxwell Trail and this beautiful forty foot long bridge across a brook. It was built by conservation volunteers and not only provides easy passage over a trick spot but a lovely spot to pause and rest as well.

Maps are good

While Scituate is known primarily for being a seaside town, there's tons of woods and trails as well. The Carl Pipes Memorial Trail is a nice walk in the woods - especially since it's so well marked! This conservation land is a wonderful testament to the hard work of our local residents to preserve open space.

Union Mission Chapel

This tiny little chapel sits back from Old Oaken Bucket Road. It always looks so dainty to me, and in wintertime it is not hard to imagine horse drawn sleighs pulling up to its door. Well, for me, anyway.

Take one part April vacation...

... and liberally mix in a beautiful, sunny day - and you get kids gathering on their bikes in front of the Sand's End Cafe. The service windows are still closed, waiting for summer, but the store itself is open and it draws them in.

Rock lobster

This cut-out provides a great photo opp in front of Humming Rock Gifts in Humarock!

Humarock Beach

The beach just seems to go on and on forever in Humarock...

Now that's a wheelchair.

This wicker-framed wheelchair was sitting outside the Etrusco Association's headquarters when I stopped by. Now that's a wheelchair.

The Scituate Etrusco Association

In a March blizzard in 1956, an Italian freighter named the Etrusco ran aground off Cedar Point near the Scituate Lighthouse. The 30 crewmen had to rescued by beeches buoy and found refuge in a local home before eventually making their way back to their native land. As for the Etrusco, well, it took almost nine months before it was repaired, re-floated and on its way again. Tourists came from all over to see the ship where it lay.

The Etrusco Association was founded in 1957, inspired by the town's response to the shipwreck. This non-profit volunteer organization lends medical equipment to South Shore residents in need. I think this anchor is a beautiful way to mark their building and to remind us that you never know where and when need will arise, only that they stand ready to provide aid.

Shadows on the beach

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Shadows on Egypt Beach.

Teak Sherman Park

One of the things I most appreciate about this daily photo project is the discovery of it all.

There's a little park on Rt. 3A, across from St. Luke's and the Town Hall and Police Station; I've always zipped by it, noting the small parking area and the marker post but never actually stopping. But yesterday, I stopped at Teak Sherman Park and followed the path into the woods - and discovered this perfect little jewel of hushed forest and sparkling stream.

You see, I want to photograph the landmarks that we all know - the schools, the local stores, the parades, the festivals and so on- but I also want to seek out and capture these quiet pockets of beauty, the places we know and the places we don't know are right there in the middle of it all... like a sturdy little footbridge leading you into the sunlight.

Make a little birdhouse in your soul

These cheerful little birdhouses outside a house on Rt. 3A seem to be waiting for tenants.

Cudworth House

Cudworth House was built in 1797 and is now a Scituate Historical Society property. The house has a long and interesting history and has many exhibits within its walls. Next time there's an open house I'll grab some photos of the interior!

Gates Intermediate School

The Gates Intermediate School is decked out in spring finery.

Reflections on a spring day

The spring sky is reflected on the surface of Hunter's Pond in North Scituate.

Hear Ye, Hear Ye -

Tomorrow night is the Annual Town Meeting in Scituate and signs are up all over town reminding citizens of the event.

Town Meeting is fairly unique to the United States of America and this form of governance has been around since colonial times. In a nutshell, the annual town meeting is where issues like budgets and by-laws are voted upon by the townspeople themselves.

There's a lot at stake at this year's Town Meeting. Let's hope we make the wisest possible decisions given the current economic climate.

And I, for one, am glad.

That spring has sprung, that is!

Spring has sprung

All that rain we endured was good for something - the buds and blossoms are popping all over town!

And when the Egg Hunt is over...

... walk off into the distance with your hard-won spoils.

Thanks for indulging me with this Easter Egg Hunt series. Not long after I shot these photos, I took a nasty fall and wound up in the ER with a concussion - so I haven't exactly been in photo-taking shape this week! If you'd like to see the rest of the Egg Hunt photos, click here to view them on my Flickr photostream.

And after a successful Egg Hunt...

... comes The Tallying of the Loot.

It's all in the wrist.

Note how this young man bends at the waist to gather the eggs, conserving valuable energy while staying on task!

And they're off!

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The Egg Hunt begins!

Egg-palooza

The town's annual Easter Egg Hunt was held at the Widow's Walk golf course. It was a perfectly sunny and beautiful day! This scene is so peaceful... so serene... all those lovely eggs, untouched...

A basket full of eggs

This morning was the town's annual Easter Egg hunt. Hundreds upon hundreds of eggs were set upon by hundreds of eager little hands - and the whole thing was over in about ten minutes flat.

Weathervane

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This whale knows which way the wind is blowing on Country Way.

Theme Day - Red

The first day of every month is Theme Day* for CityDailyPhoto blogs, and April's theme is "red".

Thus I present the Little Red Schoolhouse, which serves as the headquarters for the Scituate Historical Society.

The Little Red Schoolhouse once served as the town's high school, believe it or not!

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