The belvedere atop the Addison Hill House (c. 1850) on Paul Revere Road. September 19, 2011.
Belvedere
Category Summer
Trvst
One of four seals decorating the façade of Arlington’s Town Hall. August 9, 2010.
In Contrast
The Turkey Hill water tower as seen from Gray Street. September 19, 2011.
Charcoal
A charcoal barbecue grill in the side yard of a Summer Street home. August 9, 2010.
Pond and Path
A view of Hills Pond and a path in Menotomy Rocks Park. August 9, 2010.
Overgrown Garage
A long unused driveway along Overlook Road. July 21, 2010.
Vine
A vine crawls through the fence keeping the children of Stratton Elementary School out of Pheasant Avenue during recess. July 21, 2010.
Stratton Campus
The M. Norcross Stratton Elementary school and its blacktop, playing field, and playground under a foreboding sky. July 21, 2010.
Riparian Pathway
A path winds through trees along the banks of the Mystic river. August 1, 2011.
Closed at 9
A weather-worn sign on the side of the Stratton Elementary school. June 24, 2010.
Morning Silhouette
Boston silhouetted against an early morning sky as seen from Robbins Farm Park. August 2, 2011.
Still Image
The worn floor of the entry/exit and bottle deposit area of Johnnie’s Foodmaster as seen on the closed circuit security monitor mounted on the ceiling. July 10, 2011.
Moonsight
The moon peeks through the clouds over an unusual view for Arlington, a sightline mostly unimpeded by trees and homes, at Lillian Lane. July 14, 2011.
Uprooted Asphalt
A pile of rubble that used to be a tennis court in front of the Arlington High School climbing wall in Wellington Park. June 24, 2011.
Cylindrical
Brick tubes dug up during the renovation of the Grove Street tennis courts. June 24, 2011.
Infinity
A detail of colonial mile marker 8. Eight miles from Boston by road and about seven and a half as the crow flies. August 30, 2011.
Spy Boating
Children from the Boys and Girls Club of Arlington enjoy a summer day on Spy Pond. July 25, 2011.
Memorial Island
The memorial to Lt. John P. Connors on an island between Warren Street and Broadway. September 19, 2011.
“Brigham Square”
What once was, where now is the Brigham Square Apartments.
August 9, 2010.
Booths
The seating area at the defunct Brigham’s Restaurant behind the Mill Street company’s headquarters.
August 9, 2010.
Organic Matter
The shadow of plant matter on the placid surface of the Arlington Reservoir.
June 29, 2010.
School Garden
Welcome to the 5th grade,
September 13, 2015. SC
Birdie Bench
A bird enjoying a bench in the Town Hall garden.
July 05, 2013.
Practice Row
An Arlington-Belmont Crew boat out for practice on Spy Pond.
September 12, 2013.
Spooky House
A spooky looking house on Lewis Avenue.
August 29, 2015.
Movie Vechicles
A retro news van, and other cars likely destined for the big screen, in the lot of Anderson Automotive on Broadway.
August 29, 2015.
Siding
Different patterns of siding on a house along Lewis Avenue.
August 29, 2015.
To Points West
A sign in Arlington Center directing people to various westerly routes.
August 29, 2015.
Symmes History
One of a few stone posts in Hattie Symmes Park with (very sharp) metal plates affixed that chronicle the history of the Symmes site.
August 29, 2015.
Arlington High From Higher
Arlington High School as seen from a hill to the north.
August 29, 2015.
Brick House
A residence on River Street in East Arlington.
August 29, 2015
Beyond Tufts
Smokestacks and the Tobin bridge on the horizon behind the Tufts campus in Medford. As seen from Hattie Symmes Park.
August 29, 2015.
Yellow House
A bright yellow house on the hill in Arlington Heights.
August 29, 2015
Vanagon
A VW Vanagon taking a turn onto Summer Street.
August 29, 2015.
Victorian Tower
The feature of a home on Lewis Avenue.
August 29, 2015.
Patio Furniture
A shady spot to enjoy a summer afternoon on Franklin Street.
August 29, 2015.
Hattie Symmes Park
A woman enjoys the view of the Boston skyline and surrounding towns from Hattie Symmes Park.
August 29, 2015.
Side of the Parking Lot
Homes along the border of the Arlington Center Walgreens’ parking lot.
August 29, 2015.
Warm Welcome
A sign of welcome along Pleasant Street.
September 13, 2015. S.A. Craig
Luminous During Construction
One of a series of signs promoting local businesses during the Massachusetts Avenue corridor project.
August 29, 2015.
A Walk on the Wall
A toddler walks on a stone wall alongside his parents down Pleasant Street.
August 29, 2015.
Town Day, September 12th
An advanced reminder in Arlington Center that Town Day will be held on September 12th.
August 29, 2015.
Shadow of the City
Arlington buildings poke through the trees in the foreground as the Boston skyline looms large past Cambridge and Somerville.
August 29, 2015.
Two with a View
Two chairs facing a sweeping view of Arlington, Boston, and other points South and East at Arlington 360.
August 29, 2015.
New Delivery
A large truck backs up in the Stop & Shop parking lot on Massachusetts Avenue.
August 29, 2015.
Above the Treetops
The Park Avenue water tower as seen over Fresh Pond in Cambridge.
August 29, 2015.
Ottoson on the Hill
The Ottoson Middle School nestled into the trees, awaiting students’ arrivals for the new school year.
August 29, 2015.
Land Trust
A granite pylon marks land protected by the Town of Arlington and Arlington Land Trust along Summer Street.
August 29, 2015.
Elks
The Arlington Lodge of Elks on the shores of Spy Pond.
June 07, 2015.
Window to the City
The buildings of Boston can be seen through a gap in the trees on Coolidge Road.
August 05, 2015.
Ray of Light
Sunlight and darkness at a bend of the Mystic Valley Parkway along the Lower Mystic Lake.
August 05, 2015.
Spring Sale
The annual spring clearance sale stretching into the dog days of summer.
August 05, 2015.
Summer Camp Pickup
A bus sits outside the Bishop Elementary School on Columbia Road after dropping off kids from a day at summer camp.
August 05, 2015.
Walk This Way
A police officer aids a pedestrian in crossing Massachusetts Avenue near a road work site.
August 05, 2015.
Not Right
No right turns onto Mountain Avenue during school drop off times.
August 05, 2015.
Twisted Up
Topiaries flank the entrance of a Dickson Avenue residence.
August 05, 2015.
Ordinary
An “ordinary” bicycle decoration on the front porch of a Pine Ridge Road home.
Financed By…
A house on the Concord Turnpike sporting new windows and a banner showing how they came about.
August 05, 2015.
Up a Flight
The front steps of a Coolidge Road home.
August 05, 2015.
Sun on Eastern
A family heads toward the van after some play time at Robbins Farm Park.
August 05, 2015.
Private Property
Private, yet apparently uninhabited, property on Coolidge Road.
August 05, 2015.
Rock Face
Just below frame, cars whiz through what was once solid rock, but is now a canyon-like section of Route 2. Above it all, Arlington homes along an exit ramp.
August 05, 2015.
Stevens Terrace
Spring Avenue leading to the tucked away Stevens Terrace.
August 05, 2015.
Heading East
Signs for East Arlington on the Concord Turnpike.
August 05, 2015.
Thirteen Stars, Thirteen Stripes
A colonial American flag (also known as the Betsy Ross flag) hangs from a Pine Ridge Road home.
August 05, 2015.
Linking Colors
Colorful artwork on a utility box on the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Brattle Street.
August 05, 2015.
Beware of the Dog
A home on Hawthorne Avenue.
August 05, 2015.
Brick Tudor Style
A home, complete with flagpole and American flag, along Mystic Street.
August 05, 2015.
You’re So Vane…
…You probably think this post is about you. A weathervane atop a West Upland Road garage.
August 05, 2015.
Field Stone Feature
A stone feature in the front yard of a Pine Ridge Road home.
August 05, 2015.
Go USA
Fans along West Upland Road display a homemade sign supporting the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team after they won the 2015 World Cup.
August 05, 2015.
Someone’s Unprotected
A bicycle helmet sits, unclaimed, on the the post of a Bishop Elementary School fence.
August 05, 2015.
Toys in the Yard
Playthings in the front yard of a Summer Street home.
August 05, 2015.
Soft Top
A Jeep, covered from the elements (in this case the sun,) on a newly paved Upland Road.
August 05, 2015.
A View East
A view east past a home on Richfield Road.
September 11, 2013.
Richfield
A view down Richfield Road to its intersection with Rockmont Road and Orlando Avenue.
September 11, 2013.
Main Street
Businesses line Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington Center.
August 14, 2013.
Hoop
An adjustable height basketball goal on Woodside Lane.
September 11, 2013.
Optometrist
The seemingly fortified storefront of a Massachusetts Avenue optometrist.
August 14, 2013.
Tree of Clothes
Clothes hang in a bush situated between the Minuteman Bikeway and the campus of Arlington High School.
September 11, 2013.
Garage
A garage and side yard of a Washington Street home.
September 11, 2013.
Wayside Inn
Not known as the Wayside Inn until the 20th Century, this house built circa 1750 was used as a stagecoach stop.
August 14, 2013.
Dealership
A Mirak Hyundai dealership on Massachusetts Avenue.
August 14, 2013.
Shoulders Above
Doing the safe thing and not riding his bike across the intersection, a child rides his father’s shoulders instead.
July 11, 2015. SC
Balconies
Balconies of the Mystic Tower Condominiums on Mystic Street.
July 11, 2015.
Window to the Mystic
The trees of Window on the Mystic Park along U.S. Route 3.
July 11, 2015. SC
Be Chairful Out There!
An art exhibition (Chairful Where You Sit) in Whittemore Park, the front lawn of the Jefferson Cutter House that houses the Cyrus E. Dallin Art Museum.
July 11, 2015.
Eyebrow Dormer
A home on Kimball Road.
July 11, 2015. SC
Ceded
After asserting its position, then dropping the only seed it grabbed, a bird is forced to take wing after being knocked of the feeder perch.
July 11, 2015.
Dropped
Once about to get eaten, a seed falls from the beak of a bird who turns its attention toward a challenger for the perch.
July 11, 2015.
Dropped
One in the Beak
After asserting its turn to eat, a bird grabs a seed from the feeder as others flutter around waiting for an open perch.
July 11, 2015.
“My Turn”
A bird asserts its position at the feeder.
July 11, 2015.
A Bloom of Purple
Flowers in the yard of a Kensington Park home.
July 11, 2015. SC
Survey
Surveyors surveying on Wildwood Avenue.
July 11, 2015. SC
Orange and Yellow
Flowers in a yard along Norfolk Road.
July 11, 2015.
Fishscale Shingle Siding
An example of fish scale shingle siding on a Jason Street home.
July 11, 2015. SC
Chestnut Manor
A sign for Chestnut Manor on Medford Street.
July 11, 2015.
Mansard
A red mansard roof of Warren Street.
July 11, 2015.
Repurposed
A sign that once notified of a school zone now warns drivers of children playing on Kensington Park.
July 11, 2015.
Big Orange Truck
A large tractor-trailer rumbling down Pleasant Street.
July 11, 2015.
