We ourselves had to hustle a little to get to the Boston Marathon as the new technology told us Erik was running faster than expected and might reach our viewing spot before we could get there. Fortunately, we arrived with a few minutes to spare.
Erik’s final time was a hair over three hours. The photo above is of runners near where we stood. It was a happy day, and although runners had to be vaccinated or show a recent test result, it had a welcome feeling of maybe-life-will-get-back-to-normal-sometime. And the sun was shining.
On a drizzly day, I went up to the Brush Gallery in Lowell to see Meredith‘s lovely exhibit. The artist herself came over from her studio in her rain gear, and I learned some interesting things about how she thinks about color and how she works. The first painting below was my favorite.
On another day, I took photos at Concord Art‘s juried show. The piece using corrugated cardboard was by David Covert. The wax art suggesting a dreamy ocean was Elvira Para’s. Nadya Volicer’s unusual sculpture was made from paper pulp and charcoal.
I couldn’t resist shooting an urban mural even though it wasn’t far enough along for me to understand what meaning flowers, a fish, a rooster, and a barefoot woman walking on chairs, might convey.
Meanwhile, nature has been making its own art, and there have been many beautiful days to enjoy it.
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Nice pictures! Nature is indeed a fine artist. Like the work of the human artists, too.
That wax painting was so unusual! I wonder if anyone gives classes in how to do that.
Thanks again for coming out for Boston marathon. I love the fall photos! It reminds me about article I read about an experiment related to the benefits of walking and ageing when taking in your surroundings. Participants that were given a task to take photos of things they like while doing their walk reported considerably higher happiness/ life satisfaction than a control group that just walked. The researchers hypothesized that it had to do with the benefits of experiencing “awe”. (I’ve thought about this many times since as I frequently have to stop and take in my surroundings.) Your photos reminded me of the beauty of this season.
I don’t think it’s “awe” for me exactly. It just makes the walk more interesting, and being interested is really important to me. Also, during the pandemic, I walked the same route every day, so focusing on what to photograph kept walks from getting monotonous. Plus I love nature!
Three hours is a wonderful time for the marathon. Congrats to him!
Yes, he was pleased. One rainy year he was a hair under three hours — he likes a chilly run. It’s not so much fun for spectators!
It was so good to see the marathon again. It’s been a pretty fall. This morning was a bit chilly.
Did you come down to watch the marathon? There was such an upbeat vibe that day!
I went to the finish line the day before. Many of the runners stopped by after getting their registration packet. It was a party-like atmosphere.
Can believe it!
Lovely photos, I really like the art shots! We have our big race in San Diego today, the Rock and Roll Marathon, it’s a big one!
Will you run? Or watch it in person?
Lovely selection of photos. I like the mural.
It has a lot of energy. Maybe it’s not important to know what it signifies.
So glad you posted some fall photos,your falls are so crisp looking… the south doesn’t have that look very much. Wonderful photos!
Thanks, Deb. There are always good colors in fall here, but I didn’t think they were as extravagant as usual this year. Too much rain? Too little? Who knows?
Lovely fall pictures and the video. Thanks for sharing them and the Boston marathon.
You remember the view of rowers on the Seekonk in fall. So lovely!