This street musician in Boston, MA was very focused on his music.

The Tall Ships have to wait at red lights like everyone else. Better look both ways before crossing the street or you may get sailed over!

This turtle  suit made me smile when I saw it. I took this outside of the New England Aquarium in Boston, MA and as you can see this Turtle attracted quite the crowd.

Just thought this was funny seeing this guy with his laptop and headphones on this old looking Tall Ship!

Another photo in my Boston Tall Ships 2009 series. Here is the tall ship Capitan Miranda.

Here is some info about the ship:

Name: Capitan Miranda
Homeport: Montevideo, Uruguay
Rig: Staysail Schooner
Sparred Length: 205’
Draft: 12’
Beam: 27’
Hull: Steel

Continuing my Boston Tall Ships 2009 series. This was by far the larget of the Tall Ships that I saw in Boston a couple of weeks ago.

Here is some info about the ship:

Name: Kruzenshtern
Homeport: Kaliningrad, Russia
Rig: Four-Masted Barque
Sparred Length: 376′
Draft: 19′
Beam: 46′
Hull: Steel

This fire ship was putting on a show the day of the Tall Ships in Boston and shooting its hoses into the air.

Also just want to let everyone know I will not have internet access for the next week so I will not be able to visit or comment on your blogs. I  have setup my blog to auto-post some photos over the next week though so if you want to stop by it is always appreciated!

Taking a little break from the Tall Ships for a bit. This also is from Boston it is from the lobby of a modern art museum right by the water. See if you can find me in one of the mirrors!

This is the fifth photo in my Boston Tall Ships 2009 series. Here are some of the smaller Tall Ships as seen through this poem on glass entitled “New England Ode”.

A view of Boston Harbor from the back of the Tall Ship Mircea. This is the fourth photo in my Boston Tall Ships 2009 series.

The third picture in my Boston Tall Ships 2009 series. Here is a sailor observing the scene and large crowds while aboard his ship. In the background you can see the Tall Ship Mircea that I posted a photo of last time.

Here is the second photo in my Boston Tall Ships 2009 series. This ship named “Mircea” was one my favorites of the tall ships that I saw on Saturday.

Here is some info about the ship:

Name: Mircea
Homeport: Constanta, Romania
Rig: Barque
Sparred Length: 270’
Draft: 18’
Beam: 39’ 6”
Hull: Steel

This it the first photo in my Boston Tall Ships 2009 series. Yesterday I went to the 2009 Boston Tall Ships event in Boston, MA. There were over 40 of these tall ships from around the world docked all around Boston that you can look at and tour. Sadly because of budget cuts there was no “Parade of Sails” this year so there was no opportunity to see these boats under sail. Still was a great event though! The Tall Ships will be in Boston until July 13th so if you are in the area I recommend checking them out! I will be posting more photos from the Tall Ships event over the coming days so stay tuned!

Here is some info about the ship:

Name: Sagres
Homeport: Lisbon, Portugal
Rig: Barque
Sparred Length: 293’ 6″
Draft: 17’
Beam: 39′ 6″
Hull: Steel

On the way back from Boston there was a great sunset. This was taken from the car window on the highway while we were driving (and no I was not the driver!)

I took this photo right after taking the photo I posted last time of the skyline of Boston. As I was getting ready to leave the rooftop location where I took that photo I saw the full moon barely visible in the afternoon brightness just coming into view above these factories. I decided to convert the photo to black and white becuase it was really hard to see the barely visible moon against the bright blue sky in the color version.

Here is a photo I took last weekend of the John Hancock Tower in Boston, MA. According to Wikipedia The John Hancock Tower is the tallest building in Boston and in fact the tallest building in all of New England.

I went to South Boston last weekend and was able to get a few photos. Here is a shot of the St. Brigid Parish in South Boston MA.

Here is a view from my seat of the other fans around me. You can also see one of the scoreboards and the famous Fenway Left Field wall known as  ” The Green Monster”.

Here is a view of Fenway Park from the bleachers during the warmups.

I went to a Red Sox game last night at Fenway Park in Boston MA. It was a perfect night for baseball, not a cloud in the sky and 77 degrees. I was sitting in the Bleacher seats behind the bullpen and here is one of my favorite shots of the night. It is of Mike Timlin from the Red Sox having a chat and watching the game with one of the police officers at the game. Anyways it was a fun time and even more so because the Red Sox won 9-2! I will post a couple of more photos from the game in the coming days so stay tuned.

This very impressive memorial for the holocaust is in Boston near Faneuil Hall on the famous Boston Freedom Trail. I highly recommend you check it out if you are ever in Boston. To learn more about The New England Holocaust Memorial check out the official website.

Here is an old alleyway in Boston, MA. I thought it was interesting that it was an entirely brick alleyway with both the ground and the walls made of brick. The graffiti and the dirty ground gave the alley a gritty look that I liked.

I took this photo in Boston last year. This very colorful guy making balloon animals was attracting alot of attention. Notice even the women who are walking away from him in the background cant help but peak over their shoulders without even watching where they are going!

Here is a photo I took of the famous Union Oyster House in Boston. For those that don’t know it is the oldest restaurant in Boston and the oldest restaurant in continuous service in the United States (its been open since 1826). Since this is one of the oldest streets in the country I felt this picture would look more timeless once converted to black and white. Overall I am pretty happy with the results. The cobblestone streets and the old restaurants take you back in time even though the illusion is broken since you can see some people with modern items like plastic bags.

I took this photo on a trip to Boston. Both the horse and the carriage driver are looking very bored as they wait for customers to arrive. Hopefully the wait was not to long (but judging by the empty streets it may have been!)