Instagram Quitter

I have a lot of mixed feelings about the fact that Facebook bought Instagram.  I use Facebook a lot... it's a brilliant way to keep in touch with my family, friends, classmates and students- especially since many of the people I know and like live nowhere near me.  

But, this post isn't about that.  They added a new feature where you can add an Instragram feed on your fan page, so I decided to try it out.  I now have a new excitement for Instagram, which I had actually deleted from my phone.  Now it's back, and I'm ready to get back to taking pretentious fake vintage photographs with my phone.  I'm no longer an Instagram quitter, but I'm not going to be an addict again either.

Here's the link if you want to check it out.

 

And, here are some of my old Instagram favourites.

 

 

All the Boats in Boston

Almost every major city (that I have visited, anyways) seems to be based around a river or a lake.  This makes sense, of course, since waterways were once, and to a degree still are, a main form of travel and commerce, as well as a source of that all- important resource, you know, water.  Water is kind of necessary for human life.  Well, most animal life, actually.  Plant life too.  Life.

For some reason, however, I'm consistently surprised by the presence of these bodies-of-H2O. Every city has cool bridges, and neat scenes of bridges and boats.  And every time, I become excited.  I like waterfront scenes very much.  There's something wonderfully serene about rippling water, and the vessels floating upon it.  My shoulders immediately descend a few inches away from my ears, and my breath becomes deeper, slower.  Classical music starts swirling around my brain. I suppose this is why those relaxation tapes with sounds of waves are sold as often as they are.  We, us human peoples, tend togravitate towards the calming essence of water.  It makes cities a little bit more manageable and pleasant.  I know that a highlight of my day is always the bridge portion of my subway ride on the way to work.  The way home from work is in the summertime, but right now, it is very, very dark by the time I'm on my way back to our apartment.  

I like water.  I like boats.  I took some photos of them.  I hope you like them too.

Room with a Vieux

Ah, some more photographs of Boston.  Many of these were taken on a pleasant, early morning jaunt past little stores and cafes.  Others were captured whilst waiting for the T- Boston's subway system.  Some of them were taken around, and in the courtyard of the Boston Library.  They are from all over town!  It was a relaxing day, spent with family- a calm weekend vacation in a nice city.

I have a few more days worth of Boston articles, then I'll be on to my photographs from the holidays in Austin, Texas!  I've also taken a bunch more photos of New York lately, so expect fewer words, and more images in the coming days. They will be very picture-heavy.

Thanks, all!  Enjoy.

 

Boston, Massachusetts, USA