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Tulips Enjoying Spring in the Back Bay

Yesterday these tulips were happy peaking out of a fence on Marlborough Street. Who knows what they'll think about the change in temperature today!

"In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours." Mark Twain

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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
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Penelope Jencks Sculpture in Boston and Provincetown

We have recently returned from a trip to Provincetown where I realized that my morning walks in both that town, at the tip of Cape Cod, and Boston pass by a sculpture by Penelope Jencks.

In Ptown, I pass Dune Woman relaxing on the front lawn of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM.)

In Boston it's her bronze & granite sculpture of Samuel Eliot Morison that attracts my camera (especially in the fall) as I walk the Commonwealth Avenue Mall. 

If you like one piece by a certain artist, do some research and see what else they've done and where it's located. You might find that you can fit a visit with another piece of their art into an upcoming summer trip.

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Fog Can Be a Great Editor. Sometimes We Need the Fog....

Yesterday the morning fog edited out the "high spine" of the Back Bay and reminded us of a former view from the Public Garden. 

Sometimes we need the fog to remind ourselves that all of life is not black and white.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

About Photo Tales & Quotes: We keep hearing that people miss our cover photos that ran for years in the Back Bay Sun. That assignment was to provide a photo that showed what the week was like in the neighborhood. Often the photos illustrated favorite quotations. Photo Tales & Quotes is an occasional offering to our BostonZest readers featuring photos along the same theme but taken wherever we happen to be.

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Getting Ready for the Swan Boats, the Cleanup Before the Storm

Yesterday the Parks Department crew were spring cleaning the Boston Public Garden lagoon before refilling it to welcome the Swan Boats on April 15th. The expected precipitation may help with the filling up process.

"Many drops make a bucket, many buckets make a pond, many ponds make a lake, and many lakes make an ocean." Percy Ross

About Photo Tales & Quotes: We keep hearing that people miss our cover photos that ran for years in the Back Bay Sun. That assignment was to provide a photo that showed what the week was like in the neighborhood. Often the photos illustrated favorite quotations. Photo Tales & Quotes is an occasional offering to our BostonZest readers featuring photos along the same theme but taken wherever we happen to be.

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"Truth is the torch that gleams through the fog without dispelling it." Claude Adrien Helvétius

About Photo Tales & Quotes: We keep hearing that people miss our cover photos that ran for years in the Back Bay Sun. That assignment was to provide a photo that showed what the week was like in the neighborhood. Often the photos illustrated favorite quotations. Photo Tales & Quotes is an occasional offering to our BostonZest readers featuring photos along the same theme but taken wherever we happen to be.

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Keep Watch on Our Public Art – John Glover Sword Repair

Last week Penny noticed John Glover's sword moving in the wind. 

Using a camera to take a closer look, we could see that the sword was slipping from its hilt. We sent the photo to the person at the Friends of the Public Garden who could check it and arrange a repair if needed. (Here is the contact page.)

Of course, this contact only works for the three parks where the sculpture is in the care of this organization. For artwork in other parts of the city, you should report your concerns to Boston 311.

Thanks to the many people who have donated to the Henry Lee Conservation Fund through the Friends. The public art on the Boston Common, Boston Public Garden, and Commonwealth Avenue Mall have a very dedicated Collections Manager in Sara Hutt. 

She had the conservators from Daedalus, Inc. out working on a repair quickly. Here they were assessing the damage, photographing it, and checking in with other members of the team to decide how to approach the restoration.

And, here is the restored sword in its proper position.

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It's All Downhill From Here!

At least we hope this was winter's final gasp with a nice easy downhill run to Spring.

"No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn." Hal Borland

About Photo Tales & Quotes: We keep hearing that people miss our cover photos that ran for years in the Back Bay Sun. That assignment was to provide a photo that showed what the week was like in the neighborhood. Often the photos illustrated favorite quotations. Photo Tales & Quotes is an occasional offering to our BostonZest readers featuring photos along the same theme but taken wherever we happen to be.

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