A revolutionary idea,

Industrial that is...After visiting the butterfly place I figured I'd swing into Lowell and check out the Lowell National Historic Park since I was in the neighborhood. I really wanted to tour the Boot Cotton Mills Museum. The musuem offered an excellent glimpse into working life during the industrial revolution in one of the larger cotton mills in the north east. It was fascinating to see the looms weave the yarn into long yards of quality fabric that we still use today. The inovativeness and technological advances really were amazing for their time. And to think it all started almost 200 years ago.

butterfly

April showers bring May flowers...
True to the ol' phrase, Saturday was all about rain, so I headed indoors to the Butterfly Place to walk amidst the hundreds of butterflies fluttering around the beautiful plants and flowers. It was fun to see all the little kids fascinated with the butterflies. It was also good to refresh my memory on the different stages of life of a butterfly: from egg to caterpiller to the pupa inside the crysalis and finally a butterfly.
And did you know that the silkworm, well actually a caterpillar, only eats mulberry leaves.
It proved a challenge photographing the butterflies, but I did manage to get a few good shots.
Think sun!

as they say...

Spring is in the air.
Not to get too poetic, but the birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming, the sidewalk cafes are bustling with people, the swan boats are on the pond, and the weather is finally warm enough to walk outside without a jacket... all the signs of springtime in the city. I love it!
I made the most of the long weekend and had a great Patriot's day weekend. Played golf a couple times (Sat. and Mon.), coming about 6 inches from a hole in one on saturday. Went on my first mountain bike ride of the season and enjoyed the Red Sox game Sunday, and celebrated Svetlana's birthday too. Happy Birthday Sveta!
Another highlight of the weekend, dusting off the ol' grill for the first time this year and grillin some tasty steak!!!
All in all a great weekend! Can't wait for the rest of spring and summer.
Hope everyone is enjoying a lovely spring.

fever

Fresh off a big home-opening win against the Yankees today, along with the unveiling of their world championship rings and banner, the town is alive with Red Sox fever. So fittingly enough, the movie Fever Pitch came out this past weekend. Joining the craze, I saw it Saturday night. I gotta say it was a good movie. Jimmy Fallon played a great Red Sox fanatic, and Drew Barrymore was a fitting love interest. I liked the gratuitous shots of Boston with local spots highlighted, like Newbury St. and of course Fenway park. I knew I recognized Drew's supposed appartment building in the Back bay, so at lunch today I walked down the street and confirmed my thoughts that the building is at the corner of Marlborough and Clarendon.
Who knows if they'll be able to repeat as champs, but one this is for sure, baseball is back in Boston and Red Sox fever is alive!

Karol Józef Wojtyła

I've walked through the Common and Public Garden hundreds of times, and yet I had never noticed the little statue commemorating Pope John Paul II's 1979 visit to Boston. That is until a co-worker clued my in on the fact that the statue exists. I'm sure I've seen it before, but I had never stopped to check it out. So Friday I made it a point to go view the statue-turned-memorial to the Pope. It was touching to see the tribute to the Pope and remember all that he has done in the world.

Play Ball

The Major League Baseball season has begun (as of last night). And I was fortunate enough to witness it first hand at Yankee Stadium. My roommate, Will had an extra ticket, since his sister didn't go, and lucky for me, he asked if I wanted to go. So we drove down yesterday afternoon and got there just in time for the 8pm start. It was my first time in Yankee stadium. Its a big stadium, especially compared to Fenway. Our seats were directly behind home plate, up on the 3rd level, about 7 rows from the top of the stadium, but we had a good view of the whole field, so the seats were pretty decent actually. The only downside of the whole night was that the Red Sox lost. But it's only game 1 of a 162 game season, so there's plenty of time for redemption.
Go RED SOX!

Wedding pictures

I've added the pictures from Amit's wedding to the gallery. No captions yet, but most of them are of the same people from the previous albums, just with different dress for the wedding.
Enjoy.