A bench looks to the playground in Menotomy Rocks Park. More on this tomorrow. January 19, 2012.
Memorial Bench
Category Parks
Park Light
Light from an abutting home seeps into Robbins Farm Park. November 22, 2011.
OMG
The sign outside the Ottoson Middle School Garden. December 30, 2011.
Open Gate
A view through the gate onto the baseball and football fields behind Arlington High School. December 17, 2011.
Spy Pond Sunset
The sky at sunset over Spy Pond on December 12, 2011.
Boat Ramp
The rippled concrete of the Spy Pond boat ramp. December 12, 2011.
Soccer Field
Planes streak across the sky over Boston as Robbins Farm lies quiet and dark. November 22, 2011.
Say Uncle
Samuel Wilson stands tall out in the cold wind of November 23, 2011.
Jupiter
The planet Jupiter shines bright in the westerly sky over houses abutting Robbins Farm Park. November 26, 2011.
A Tree With a View
A tree at Skyline Park. November 22, 2011.
Haze
This vertical panorama, taken at Robbins Farm looking towards the Boston skyline, clearly shows the layer of haze from Canadian forest fires that had settled over the Greater Boston area. May 31, 2010.
Pink Sky
A colorful late afternoon sky over the Arlington High School basketball courts. September 4, 2010.
Gone Fishin’
A man casts a line whilst enjoying the sunset at the Arlington Reservoir. October 10, 2011.
Snow-ball
The shadow of a Stratton School basketball goal stands out against the October snow. October 30, 2011.
Off Season
Lifeguard towers stand empty at the Arlington Reservoir swimming area while families play on the playground structures in the background. October 10, 2011.
October Snow
Stratton School covered in snow on an unseasonable autumn night. October 30, 2011.
Mellow Yellow
The yellow "sea glass" section of border on the sign for McClennen Park. October 10, 2011.
Kind of Blue
A detail of the colorful blue "sea glass" border on the sign for McClennen Park. October 10, 2011. See a full view of the sign and its multicolored border at the Pictures of Arlington Facebook page.
Down the Winding Path
A woman walks down a winding path at McClennen Park. October 10, 2011.
Reservoir Panorama
The Arlington Reservoir swimming area at sunset. October 10, 2011.
Enjoying the View
A man and his son take a break to sit and enjoy the view of Boston and its surrounds at Skyline Park. September 19, 2011.
Under the Lights
Football practice under the lights of Pierce Field behind Arlington High School. September 27, 2011.
Town Day 2011, bonus
A young girl walks along the train tracks in Whittemore Park at Art on the Green during Town Day 2011. September 17, 2011.
A Path Divides
The retaining wall in the outfield at Summer Street Field split in twain by a new path to the playground. August 31, 2010..
Sunset at Thompson
The sun sets on the Thompson Elementary School. August 1, 2011.
Kite
A kite flying against the trees at Robbins Farm Park. April 22, 2011.
Divided By Four
A tree along the Mystic River. August 1, 2011.
Sunrise Swing
The chains of a Robbins Farm Playground swing silhouetted against the morning sky on August 1, 2011.
Mystic Reflections
A stone bridge joins Arlington and Medford over the Mystic River. August 1, 2011.
No Slides
Wooden stairs frame the bare dirt where once children slid down the long slides at Robbins Farm Playground. The slides are planned to be replaced after a fundraising effort. August 1, 2011.
See the broken slides, that have since been removed, in an earlier post.
Ottoson
In the foreground, the roof of the Veterans' Memorial Skating Rink, and in the background, the brick façade of the Ottoson Middle School. April 11, 2011.
Red and Blue
The mission-tiled roof of a Department of Public Works building on Grove Street. June 30, 2010.
Entryways 15
The colorful entrance to the International School of Boston on Irving Street. May 29, 2011.
“Entryways” is a series documenting some of the doors, gates, openings, portals, entrances and exits of Arlington.
And the Pitch…
Baseball action at the Summer Street baseball grounds on the evening of July 2, 2010.
Iron Bars
A curious construction of iron bars in the midst of the Mount Gilboa Reservation. May 12, 2011.
More Geese
A couple of geese doing the Charleston along the banks of Spy Pond. July 25, 2011.
Broken Limb
Picnic tables at Robbins Farm Park in the early morning sun. August 1, 2011.
Windows
The Thompson School trying to get a bit of air circulating on the pleasant evening of August 1, 2011.
Sailboats
Sailboats on Spy Pond. July 25, 2011.
Riverside
A dirt path winds through the trees in the greenway between the Mystic River and Mystic Valley Parkway. August 1, 2011.
Sun Up
The sun rises between the trees and behind the clouds at Skyline Park. August 1, 2011.
Duck, Duck…
Goose. July 25, 2011.
Moon over Stratton
The moon over Stratton School on January 3, 2007.
Boys and Girls Club
Children go ashore at the Boys and Girls Club after sailing and kayaking on Spy Pond. July 25, 2011.
Buzzell 2
The diamond and backstop of Buzzell 2 on Summer Street. July 22, 2010.
A Tangled Web
A silky web stretched under an overhanging rock in Menotomy Rocks Park. August 9, 2010.
Patriot Grave
The monument to the men of Menotomy--who fought for this country before it even existed--reaches towards the starry abyss from the middle of the Old Burying Ground on July 2, 2011.
Dispersal
The parents and their tired children head home after the conclusion of the Fourth of July activities at Robbins Farm Park. July 4, 2011.
Miles Away
Arlingtonians and friends watch in amazement as fireworks explode over the Charles River 6.1 miles away. July 4, 2011.
Frisbee
A man at Skyline Park throws a light up frisbee to pass the time before the start of the Boston fireworks show. July 4, 2011.
Finale
Revelers at Skyline Park silhouetted against the finale of the Boston fireworks. July 4, 2011.
Independence Day
The glow-stick'd crowd at Robbins Farm waits in the dark for the colors and lights of the Boston fireworks show, oblivious to the magnificent natural display of colors and lights behind them. July 4, 2010.
Buzzell
The plaque on the base of the flagpole commemorating Lt. Richard H. Buzzell, U.S.N. (killed in action, South Vietnam) after whom the Summer Street playing field is named. March 12, 2011.
Tennis, Anyone?
In the foreground, remnants of the old Grove Street tennis courts--and in the background, gravel which will be used to construct the new Grove Street tennis courts. June 24, 2011.
Green Community
A combination trash and recyclables receptacle at Menotomy Rocks Park. August 9, 2010.
Chasing the Sunset
A plane flies over Arlington High School at sunset on June 29, 2010.
Over Yonder
A view across the town line into Lexington from the Mount Gilboa Reservation. May 12, 2011.
Oculus
The oculus, divided by longitude and latitude to represent a globe, above the motto "dedicated to good citizenship" on the former Parmenter School, currently occupied by the International School of Boston and the Arlington Children's Center. May 29, 2011.
Fly Away
A helicopter flies towards Boston after passing over Robbins Farm and Skyline Park on April 22, 2011.
Tipi 2
The crown of a rude wood tipi on the Mount Gilboa Reservation. May 12, 2011.
Tipi 1
A tipi made of sticks on the Mount Gilboa Reservation. May 12, 2011.
Library Lights
The Robbins Library from the Town Garden on the night of December 28, 2010.
The Moon Over Mt. Gilboa
A half-moon shows through the trees on the Mount Gilboa Reservation. May 12, 2011.
N.O.L.D.A
A sign at Robbins Farm reminding dog owners that their dogs need to be leashed at all times. Town Meeting recently approved a measure that will fine owners who disregard the law on their first offense. Previously they would only be given a warning. April 22, 2011.
Slides
After many years as a favorite with the children of Arlington, the warped, broken slides at Robbins Farm Playground will be removed and eventually replaced. April 22, 2011.
U.S.
A U.S. Army tent set up as the base of operations for the "Moving Wall" Vietnam Memorial. Inside, displays were set up memorializing the Arlingtonians who gave their lives in service during the Vietnam War. April 15, 2011.
Inscription
The inscription at the confluence of the two wings that make up the half-sized replica of the Vietnam Memorial on display for Patriots' Day weekend. April 15, 2011.
POW*MIA
The National League of Families prisoner of war/missing in action flag flies below the American flag at the field upon which was displayed the "Moving Wall" Vietnam Memorial on April 15, 2011.
Vietnam Memorial
As school lets out, high-schoolers come to see the half-sized replica of the Vietnam Memorial that has been temporarily set up on their baseball field. April 15, 2011.
Moving Wall
A man reflects on the "Moving Wall" Vietnam Memorial temporarily set up on the Arlington High baseball field for Patriots' Day weekend. April 15, 2011.
Blackhawk
A Blackhawk helicopter takes off above the "Moving Wall" Vietnam Memorial at Arlington High School on April 15, 2011.
Farmhouse
The ghost of a farmhouse beyond the fence at Hurd Field during a thunderstorm. July 19, 2010.
BBs
Hundreds of plastic air gun BBs, along with a similar number of glass shards, litter the ground around a rock on Hill's Hill. March 12, 2011.
Toddlers in the Outfield
A new playground structure just past the outfield fence at Buck Field. March 12, 2011.
Charred
The burnt remans of trees pepper the landscape atop HIll's Hill, no doubt due to weekend teenage hijinks. March 12, 2011.
Bikeway Overpass
The Minuteman Bikeway passes by Spy Pond over an old railway bridge. November 5, 2010.
Bark
Pieces of bark lay scattered around the "signpost tree," a dead tree at the height of Menotomy Rocks Park. August 9, 2010.
North Union
North Union field, adjacent to the Thompson Elementary School, covered in snow on January 25, 2011.
Venus in the Sunset Over Robbins Farm
Venus in the twilight zone over Robbins Farm on July 1, 2007.
2 Hour Only
The foliage starting to change on the trees of Whittemore Park. October 13, 2010.
Bicentennial Park
The American flag flies in the setting sun over the stones of Bicentennial Park, located on the Arlington/Cambridge border. January 5, 2011.
Hill’s Pond Panorama
A view of Hill's Pond in Menotomy Rocks Park, August 9, 2010.
Right on Track
A reminder of the Minuteman Bikeway's locomotive past cutting across Whittemore Park. October 13, 2010.
Tie-Dyed
Ben Rudnick and Friends jam in the Town Garden during Town Day festivities. September 25, 2010.
Anticipation
Arlingtonians and friends at Skyline Park await the start of the Boston fireworks on Independence Day. July 4, 2010.
Mimi’s Place
The monument at the Mary Anne Greeley Playground at Stratton School surrounded by bricks with names and messages from donors who gave money to help fund the park. Mary Anne Greeley also has a scholarship named in her honor. July 21, 2010.
Set in Stone
The seal of Arlington on the stone marker in Arlington Bicentennial Park, January 5, 2011.
Mill Brook
Scattered blocks help direct Mill Brook in the right direction after it cascades from the tunnel at Cooke's Hollow. November 15, 2010.
A Drink of Ice Water
Cyrus E. Dallin's "Menotomy Indian Hunter" out braving the below-freezing temperatures on December 28, 2010.
Warren A. Peirce Field
A soccer game under the lights at Warren A. Pierce Field on August 10, 2006.
Report Any Unusual Activity
One sign covering another on the fence surrounding the Turkey Hill water tower on June 7, 2010.
What So Proudly We Hail…
An American flag displayed on the chimney of a garage abutting Robbins Farm on July 4, 2010.
The Beaten Path
A path through the brush in Arlington's Great Meadows on December 25, 2006.
Cooke’s Hollow
The plaque describing the conception of Cooke's Hollow, a narrow park situated behind the Community Safety Building. November 15, 2010.
Time Capsule
The Millennium Time Capsule, which was dedicated on Patriots' Day 2001 and is set to be opened on Patriots' Day 2101, nestled in the garden between the Robbins Library and Town Hall. August 9, 2010.
Scooter
A scooter, which is certainly far past its last scoot, left to rust in Mill Brook. November 15, 2010.
Robbins Memorial Flagstaff 3
A Pilgrim Mother, one of the four figures by Cyrus E. Dallin at the base of the Robbins Memorial Flagstaff. August 9, 2010.
The top of the flagstaff can be seen in an earlier post.
Robbins Memorial Flagstaff 2
Squaw Sachem, on of the four figures by Cyrus E. Dallin at the base of the Robbins Memorial Flagstaff. August 9, 2010.
The top of the flagstaff can be seen in an earlier post.
Robbins Memorial Flagstaff 1
Pictured are a Minuteman and a Puritan Devine, two of the four figures sitting at the base of the Robbins Memorial Flagstaff sculpted by Cyrus E. Dallin. August 9, 2010.
The top of the flagstaff can be seen in an earlier post.
Fall at the Cyrus E. Dallin Museum
The American flag atop Winslow Towers peeks over the Cyrus E. Dallin Museum on October 13, 2010.
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