Mother's Day continued...

On Mother's Day, we split our time between Harvard Sq. in Cambridge and The Public Garden in Boston...

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While walking around the streets of Cambridge I snapped this beautiful bouquet to share with you...


And this was the view from the 4th level of the parking garage ... a cute little outdoor cafe beneath a boutique...


...and beautiful row houses...



The girls had fun in front of this mirrored window....

And I had fun snapping them!

A foxy door knocker....

... and a marker in front of the John Hicks house...

... so beautiful... so New England!

We stopped for dessert and coffee in Cambridge... My iced mocha was 2-die-4!

And yes, I ate the whole thing.

After Cambridge it was time to visit The Public Garden. In my last post I shared the Make Way for Ducklings statues.

The swan boats were not running on Sunday...

Perhaps because it was soooo windy... Or maybe they don't run on Mother's Day? I'm not sure.

But we had fun strolling through the gardens, seeing all the beautiful sites...

...and stopping to listen to a street musician who was braving the chilly weather.

It was so much fun to be able to spend time together, and my girls spoiled me with heartfelt cards. Amanda even painted a portrait for me of my beautiful Casper, the great dane I adopted long before my girls came along...

It's supposed to be much warmer this weekend - and less windy - so hopefully we'll get a lot accomplished out in the backyard!

Donna

Make way for ducklings...

After Saturday's torrential downpours, Sunday was clear and dry, albeit windy and more than a bit chilly! But all things considered, it was a perfect day to head into Boston to spend Mother's Day with the girls!


One of our stops was the Boston Public Garden and, since it was Mother's Day, we thought it would be fun to stop and see Mrs. Mallard and all of her babies from Robert McCloskey's "Make Way for Ducklings."


You might remember that I recently shared this photo of the girls, taken 20 years ago, sitting on Mama Duck.


Well, the girls were kind enough to humor me with a reenactment of that delightful day!!

They may not be Kings of the World, but they are definitely Princesses of the Ducks!

A good time was had by all, even Mrs. Mallard....

And on our way out of the park, we spotted a real life Mrs. Mallard with her ducklings! I'm sure it was one of her ancestors who inspired this 1941 classic children's book!

I hope you all had a lovely Mother's Day! I'll share more photos of our Mother's Day in a future post.

Happy birthday and Mother's Day, Mom.. I love you and miss you!!

Donna

Boston ... a trip down memory lane

We were in Boston the other night to celebrate hubby's birthday with the girls, and just being in the city, in the spring, got me to reminiscing... So when we got home, I dug through some old photos taken over the course of a couple of springs/summers in the early nineties...


When the girls were little, we'd try to get into Boston at least once durng the summer to enjoy some leisure time at the Boston Public Garden (Boston's ultra-mini version of New York's Central Park!) Years ago, I snapped this photo of the girls walking along a path in the Garden, and last night converted it to a "watercolor" with my photo software. I like this version so much I might actually frame it!


Here's the actual photo taken oh-so-many years ago! I never imagined back then that both girls would eventually be living in the city with the Boston Public Garden just minutes from where they work or live... It's so much fun to just walk around the park, enjoy the weather, and feed the little critters...


Here are the girls sitting on the bronze "mama duck" from Robert McCloskey's beloved "Make Way for the Ducklings" book. The bronze baby duck statues are all lined up behind her. I may have to get the girls over to the garden and have them re-enact this photo for me! If I do, I'll be sure to share it with you!

And here we are on another visit, feeding the pigeons. The girls loved that the squirrels and pigeons would come right to you for food. They were animal lovers from the get go.

You can just plunk down anywhere to take in the beauty of the Boston Public Garden...

The ducks and swans are only too happy to put on a show for you.

And no trip to the Gardens would be complete without a ride on Boston's famous swan boats, which have been operating since 1877!

Another of my photos that I converted to a watercolor... If you ever get to Boston, I encourage you to spend some leisure time strolling around the Gardens! The swan boats started running last week and will be operating until September 19th... Enjoy!!

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Donna