Ridiculously beautiful day for March - warm and sunny - that demanded a stroll around Horn Pond. There are quite a few old trees along its banks, but today I want to bring this lovely beech tree to your attention.

#ThickTrunkTuesday #WoburnMA

https://goodtroubleliveson.org/

More than a dozen events / demonstrations happening in #Massachusetts tomorrow, Thursday July 17, in honor of John Lewis. Co-sponsored by local unions, the ACLU, Indivisible, and many others.

Check the link to find one near you. Some require RSVP to see exact location.

#Bostonma #cambridgema #woburnma
#maldenma #arlingtonma #burlingtonma
#billericama #fitchburgma #amherstma

And many more!

#resist #goodtrouble #50501movement #indivisible #aclu

Good Trouble Lives On

On July 17, five years since the passing of Congressman John Lewis, communities across the country will take to the streets, courthouses, and community spaces to carry forward his fight for justice, voting rights, and dignity for all.

Good Trouble Lives On
Woburn Greek Festival

Woburn Greek Festival
Drove into town for dinner and stopped in my tracks when I saw this building. Had to go back for this shot. #WoburnMA
started a #wikipedia article on biochemist Lawreen Connors (1954-2024), director of the Amyloidosis Center at Boston University: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawreen_Connors @wikiwomeninred #WomeninSTEM #BostonUniversity @bostoncollege @tuftsuniversity #WoburnMA #OgdensburgNY #amyloid #amyloidosis #Diedin2024
Lawreen Connors - Wikipedia

The addition meant they now had room for new and wonderful stuff: gadgets, from luggage scales to sewing machines to ukuleles to USB external floppy drives etc., that you can borrow, a dedicated "teen" space, and a maker space, including 3D printers. The last two are in rooms off the wall to the right in the pictures here.
Yes, we can have nice things, and we deserve them.
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#architecture #WoburnMA #libraries

A few years ago, they added a brand new fancy addition, that was very tastefully integrated, and allowed them to restore the interior to the original design. (The reference librarian's "office" used to be inside one of the massive fireplaces in the room just before the main hall. It was very cramped LOL.)
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#architecture #WoburnMA #libraries

I went to my local public library and was reminded again what a stunning building it is. It was designed by H. H. Richardson and built in 1879.
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#architecture #WoburnMA #libraries

A Great Blue Heron showing its nictitating membrane/eyelid early this afternoon at Horn Pond in Woburn, Mass.
#birds #birdphotography #NaturePhotography #herons #HornPond #WoburnMA #BirdsOfMastodon