It hasn't snowed in Boston for two weeks, but San Diego has had lots of rain. Give us back the weather! All of our snow is melting, but my friends assure me winter isn't over. I guess it's fairly common to have a spring teaser, then, ka-blam-o! Big snow again. I hope they're right. I'm not done with winter yet.
+ My friend Cynthia and her husband bought a house last month. To get there, I take the Worcester train. No, no, that's "Whoostah." + I've been seeing lots of wreaths still on people's windows and doors. They even have the red bows on them. In February! I guess they're "winter wreaths," but they look like Christmas wreaths to me. + Working back at the San Diego Natural History Museum, I was around many democrats. Boy, oh boy, is New England Blue. I love it. It feels so good to be around so many Obama lovers and liberal-minded folks.
+ The two main area codes in San Diego are 858 and 619. In Boston, they're 857 and 617. It was really confusing when I first moved here. + Even though the snow is melting, it was just a couple weeks ago I saw a lamp pole with snow caked on one side where the wind had blown it. I realized that flocking on Christmas trees imitates what happens naturally in snowy places. + Okay, enough of this snow melt and 50 degree days. Think Snow!
I found a slick curve of slippery ice, a track leftover from a snowmobile. Great for mini-ice skating.
Above, a barracuda swimming across the top of the main fish tank.
Everyone likes a little wine. Or is that a beer bottle?
I love the apparent personality of this hermit crab.
These schooling fish were too quick for my camera setting.
This isn't how kids watch the harbor seals in San Diego. And this day was 20-30 degrees warmer than it's been. 
There's still snow on the ground, and I was glad I had a scarf and hat.
It seems so long ago that I was wearing a tank top and flip-flops, and still sweating at 6pm.
Talk about your juxtaposition of old and new!
Boston Old State House and John Hancock Tower, above
Boston Firehouse, above
If you look closely (above), you may be able to see the sun reflecting off buildings and cars across the street. It was raining and sunny at the same time!
Okay, I admit it: it's stinkin' hot here, and muggy! At least it finally turns into a quenching, satisfying rain.
Snow Emergencies! I know I have a ways to wait, but I'm looking forward to Winter.
Commonwealth Avenue Mall, above
Brownstones with oxidized copper and a Dogwood Tree, above
Along the Charles River, above
The houses here (above) are enormous. Some of them may have been divided into separate units inside, or possibly have many roommates living there, but some of them are single family homes.
View from my apartment on Mass Ave (summer sublet)
Every Inn needs a sugar shack, right? They're big on their maple products in Vermont - maple syrup, maple candy, maple latte.
Icicles in the creek 
