Photo a Day: Rain in Jamaica Plain

Photo a Day: Rain in Jamaica Plain

I’m not in JP as often as I’d like, but every once in a while I make it down there. This time I was there filming performances by some local bands. It was pretty cold out that night. . .a little nicer than the 90-degree weather we’re having right now.

Photo a Day: Charles River

Photo a Day: Charles River

I ought to stop titling these posts Photo a Day, since I’m certainly not taking at least one photo per day right now. Oh well. here’s a picture I took on a bike ride back from my ‘winternship’ at WBUR this past January. After a few frustrating days commuting with public transportation and rideshares and…

Photo a Day: Baking at Lilli’s

Photo a Day: Baking at Lilli’s

Did we have a great time baking at Lilli’s? Yes. Did I get a single picture of Lilli that I can put on the public, front-facing Internet? No, of course not.

Photo a Day: Dream Cake

Photo a Day: Dream Cake

This post isn’t called “dream cake” because it’s my favorite cake — it’s called that because I had a dream in which I ate almond-pistachio cake and I was so intrigued by it that I made up a recipe for it and tried to replicate it in real life. I thought it was a little…

Photo a Day: Laundry Mat

Photo a Day: Laundry Mat

The woman who runs this laundromat recognizes everyone who comes in. We don’t know each other at all, but she pays so much attention that she gave me a sock I accidentally left here over a month ago.

Photo a Day: Border Cafe

Photo a Day: Border Cafe

This picture requires no explanation. If you enjoy Tex-Mex, want to eat large amounts of cheese, and are going to be in the Cambridge, MA area, please go to Border Cafe in Harvard Square and order a burro. Not sponsored, I just love this burro that much.

Photo a Day: Neighborhood

Photo a Day: Neighborhood

Some neighbors a little down the street from us have an enormous collection of inflatable lawn decorations. Every Sunday during football season, they inflate this Patriots player, but the rest of the week he just kind of. . .hangs around.