Memorial Day

Who kept the faith and fought the fight;
The glory theirs, the duty ours.
~Wallace Bruce

No tadpoles were harmed in the making of this post.

Spring brings babies of all shapes and sizes - including these tadpoles. Someday they will sprout legs and shed their tails and join the croaking legions of bullfrogs, but for now they swim silently under the water and grow, grow, grow.

Beach Day

Today was a beach day. Here comes summer - bring it on!

It's A Beautiful Day

in my neighborhood!

This Old House

Today's Old House is a familiar North Scituate landmark which has recently been undergoing restoration. This WPA building dates back to 1937 and is the future home of the Scituate Information Center. 


The red and white sign reads, "Attention Dog Owners - Please pick up after your pet - Thank you - - Attention Dogs - Woof Woof Ruff Ruff Good Dog!"

The Gull

A seagull contemplates his surroundings - or maybe he's just looking for breakfast.

"They drift on the still water...

"...mysterious, beautiful..." - William Butler Yeats

Yesterday morning, a pair of swans were feasting on the watery greens where Satuit Brook runs into Scituate Harbor. I sat and watched them for almost an hour; around us, cars and trucks and people moved, all going about their business, but the swans created a quiet pocket of peace and I let myself be drawn into their private moments.

May Peace Prevail On Earth

This unassuming white post on the corner of Cole Parkway and Front Street bears the words "Let peace prevail on earth" on each of its four sides, in four different languages. On a beautiful day like today, peace did not seem such a fanciful dream.

Fog

Today the harbor was a foggy place... you couldn't see the lighthouse out on Cedar Point from Cole Parkway, not even a hint that it was there, and boats just offshore were ghosts in the mist.

What time is it?

Summertime - or just a bit before that hour!

This clock is in a little park near the North Scituate commuter rail station. It has a sister not far from the Greenbush stop; they were both placed in small green plazas created by the MBTA during construction of the Old Colony line.

Country Way Radio

Country Way Radio in North Scituate repairs lamps and vacuums in addition to selling and servicing TVs and computers. In this age of big box national chain stores, it's nice to see places like Country Way Radio!

Wilder Bros

I love this sign at Wilder Bros in North Scituate.

I'm sure there's a good explanation...

It rained last night, but it wasn't hugely stormy, nor was the tide extraordinarily high - so I'm not sure exactly how this boat ended up where it did in the harbor, but I'm sure there's a good explanation.

Codium fragile

... otherwise known as dead man's fingers, draped over the rocks at Minot Beach.

Periwinkle

DSCN2725, originally uploaded by Ali Crehan.

I held this periwinkle aloft but very still until he peeped slowly out of his shell...

Blossoms

The spring's first dandelion

Simple and fresh and fair from winter's close emerging,
As if no artifice of fashion, business, politics, had ever been,
Forth from its sunny nook of shelter'd grass--innocent, golden, calm as the dawn,
The spring's first dandelion shows its trustful face.

~ Walt Whitman

Moving House

DSCN5356, originally uploaded by Ali Crehan.

So, I'm driving around Scituate with an out-of-town friend who was visiting and we pull into the parking lot at Egypt Beach - and discover a house. In lots of small pieces and on four separate trailers. No one was around to ask where its eventual destination was.

That's one way to move house, I guess!

This Old House

This old house on First Parish Road dates back to 1694 and was the home of William James. And it's for sale, too!

Spring means babies!

These goslings are exploring the small and lovely world of Hunter's Pond in North Scituate under the watchful eyes of their parents.

ELEPHANTS!!!

DSCN5351c, originally uploaded by Ali Crehan.

I will admit that I have been stalking Lawson Common. You see, there were elephants boxed up there, and I was very eager to see them freed.

Well, the fountain isn't running just yet, but the elephants are free!!

A perfect day

DSCN5321, originally uploaded by Ali Crehan.

She went as quiet as the Dew

From a familiar flower



Today was windy and sunny and cold, but yesterday the world was resplendent with raindrops.

Day is done...

Thunderstorms seem to beget amazing sunsets.

I told you so!

Summer will be here before you know it, I said - and it looks like these kids are more than ready! Thursday was a gorgeous day, and yes, there were swimmers at Peggotty Beach.

This Old House

Today's entry in the This Old House series dates back to 1811 and is on Country Way. It was the home of Abiel Cudworth, a descendant of one the town's first settlers. Abiel himself was a founder of the Baptist Society in Scituate; the First Baptist church was built just up the street in 1870.

Don't look now...

... but there's a cow in the salt marsh.

Light amidst the storm

Storm clouds

Today was muggy and oppressive - and then the storm clouds rolled in.

I was lucky enough to catch these shots of Cedar Point and Scituate Harbor as the sky went dark and the sea went green. Enjoy.

Prom Season is upon us...

DSCN5052, originally uploaded by Ali Crehan.

... and parents need to attend a mandatory pre-prom meeting!

Did you go to your prom?

Theme Day: Statues

The first day of the month is Theme Day in the City Daily Photo blogging community, and this month's theme is Statues.

This statue by Colin Moore is titled "Pleased to Meet You" and is on the grounds of Scituate High School.

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