Boston Light

At the entrance to Boston Harbor is Boston Light. It's the oldest lighthouse location in North America. It would also be the oldest lighthouse if the British hadn't blown it up on their way back to England in 1776!

I've flown over Boston Light many times and I've cruised by it on boats, but I've never been on the island to check it out up close.

Today, Polly and I took the Hurricane, a Coast Guard boat, over to Little Brewster Island for a guided tour. I had gotten the tour at an auction for the Boston Harbor Society.

What a great day for a boat ride! Winds were light, the sky was blue, and the temperature out on the sea was about 70. We got to explore the island for about half an hour, checking out some tide pools, the boathouse, the cistern, the generator. Then we climbed to the top of the lighthouse to the signal room- what a view! It's amazing how great of shape the lighthouse is in. A lot of people must work a lot of hours keeping everything so clean and in working order.

A Day in Jamaica Plain

Today was a beautiful September day in Boston, so we took a drive out to Jamaica Plain (JP). We wanted to go to the Arnold Arboretum, but, of course, we got a little "turned around" on the way and almost went to the Zoo. But we missed the turn for the Zoo and just kept going. Then we saw a pretty cemetery and drove in to check it out. It turned out it was the Forest Hills cemetery, a grand old cemetery dating back to the early 1600's. We read a poem from a book of poetry left near ee cummings' grave.

The Forest Hills Trust

The Taylor House - Jamaica Plain
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NFL Season Kicks Off in New England

Finally! NFL Kickoff starts tonight at Foxboro Stadium. Mark and Sue Scroggins' daughter Erin is in the pre-game show. She will be holding a banner in front of Michelle Branch. The Patriots are playing the Raiders (can't remember if they are from Oakland or LA this year!) Polly is going the unpopular route of rooting against the Patriots. This is because, in her words, "The Patriots are always winning everything and should stop."

I like a lot of NFL teams, but the Raiders aren't one of them. Go Pats!

My NFL teams:
Patriots- I live in Boston
Packers- I've lived in Wisconsin
Giants - I've lived in NY
Buffalo- "
Kansas City- Polly was born there and my sister Linda lived there for awhile
Titans - Yeah, I'm from Tennessee!
Jets? - Sorry, I don't think I'm up for the challenge!