First Apple Blossoms This tree is in an orchard down the street from my house. The town used to be full or apple orchards and this one was bought by the town to preserve the acreage. The story in town is that this orchard was originally planted by Johnny Appleseed. Whether it's true or not it's a great story. - Hawkeye Photography -- Tom Price- powered by SmugMug

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hawkeye978 > Faneuil Hall Street Performer

This is not something you see everyday. He was standing on this pole about 15 feet in the air. There are four guys from the crowd keeping some ropes taught to keep him from crashing to the ground. He is keeping up a constant banter with the crowd while juggling various sharp objects. Gotta love a good street performer.

hawkeye978 > Liberty Bowl

Small history lesson. This is a picture taken in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston of the Liberty Bowl and the famous portrait of Paul Revere. The Liberty Bowl is considered one of the three great symbols of the American Revolution, the other two being the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution.

When the British Parliament passed the Townsend Act in 1767 (this is the act that taxed tea, among many other items) the American Colonies became incensed in that they were being taxed without any say in the matter. The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a resolution declaring the Act 'unconstitutional' and authorized a letter to be circulated to the other Colonies demanding the Townsend Act be repealed. The British Royal Secretary of the Colonies demanded that the Royal Governor of Massachusetts go to the House and demand they rescind the resolution and letter otherwise he was to dissolve the Assembly. The House debated and declared no taxation without representation and then voted overwhelmingly not to rescind. This is considered the first act of defiance by the Colonies which eventually led to open conflict on April 19, 1776. The Sons of Liberty in Massachusetts commissioned Paul Revere to make this bowl commemorating the act of defiance and presented this bowl to the Massachusetts House soon after their vote.

hawkeye978 > Lady's Slipper

We have a large area of lakes and woods the town recently bought to preserve the character of the town. My family and I took a walk there the other day and found Lady's Slippers in bloom all over the area. These are protected in Massachusetts so you get as many pictures as you can.

hawkeye978 > Memorial Day Customs

Every year there is the Memorial Day Parade where the veterans and high school marching band move from memorial to memorial around the town common and pay respect. They start with the Revolutionary War and finish with Vietnam. At every point there is the shooting of guns with the requisite covering of the ears.

hawkeye978 > Light Painted Stream

Trying to get back into the swing of things here after long absence.

This is a small stream on the way to work. I liked the early light and by shooting RAW was able to retain a lot of the sky detail along with the darker areas.

First Apple Blossoms

This tree is in an orchard down the street from my house. The town used to be full or apple orchards and this one was bought by the town to preserve the acreage. The story in town is that this orchard was originally planted by Johnny Appleseed. Whether it's true or not it's a great story.