Sunday at the Boston Public Garden

Though it was back in August when I took these pictures, they are still worth posting to better describe the oh-so-memorable time I spent in Boston. These photos were taken on the two Sunday afternoons I spent in the Boston Public Garden, reading C.S. Lewis's "Mere Christianity", writing postcards, and breathing in all the life transpiring around me. I was taken aback by the size of the countless willow trees surrounding the water.  I've never seen any so tall, and their curtains of branches contributed a quality of quiet and privacy to the park, in spite of the number of visitors.  As I sat on the grass near the water, relaxed and supremely pleased with my situation at the moment,  I read these words from Mr. Lewis: "If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world." It was a great reminder that  as much as I enjoy the people, places, experiences and all this world has to offer, they are but a shadow of the glorious eternity that we have in Christ!  I wish I maintained that perspective at all times, but that truth is an immense encouragement!  

 

 

  Outside the Public Library, this small group of musicians played "Moonlight Serenade" and "Rhapsody in Blue", both songs which always seems to transport me to a time gone by, when skirts were long and full and movie starts graced a silver screen. If time travel existed, I'd want to spend a week in that era.

 

 

The animals of the park were especially fun to photograph. Lots of action shots (or attempts at action shots) were taken of the many ducks that reside here during such fine weather. I wish I could have managed to get one from when they were being fed though! The moment a piece of bread hit the ground, every duck within a quarter-mile came soaring across the pond, making a grand splash as they each landed near the water's edge. I also loved snapping shots of the thieving squirrels who liked to snatch large bread bits before the ducks reached them. This one caught me watching!

 This was my favorite series of photos from the park, and the last of the series was my favorite picture.  Having a telephoto lense was a huge help in capturing this father's interaction with his little girl; guarding her from venturing to close to the water and I imagine, looking at the world for that moment as she would, through fresh eyes .