Photos

Faneuil Hall Marketplace notes somebody made sure Red Auerbach was ready for today's opening Bruins/Rangers playoff game.

Based on their clothes, you can probably tell about when this photo was taken. But where? See it larger. From the Boston City Archives (only click that link if you want to see the answer).

They were towing cars off Copenger Street on Mission Hill today, apparently for getting in the way of street sweepers. Only problem, AMO notes, is that the signs declare "No Parking" for the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month and today is the third Wednesday.

Cherie L. King spotted this crochet memorial in Copley Square today. Meanwhile, the memorial itself continues to grow.

After close to three years in a dry dock for repairs, the USS Cassin Young moved back into the harbor today to rejoin Old Ironsides as part of the Navy Yard historical park. Doris was among those who watched.

Richard C. Lynds forwarded this photo of a deer, taken by Barbie Gambale Puopolo tonight in the Ohabei Shalom Cemetery, between Wordsworth and Byron in East Boston.

When and where was this waterfront photo taken? From the Boston City Archives, of course. See it larger.

Truck Stop Tea Party came across this domestic scene in Cambridge yesterday.

Copyright Truck Stop Tea Party. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.

At Edward Everett Square in Dorchester.

Brad Kelly photographs a pink explosion in Somerville.

Copyright Brad Kelly. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.

Look at the traffic on North Street.

Shortly before 9 a.m., firefighters and police responded to 16 North St., which houses the UBurger across from Faneuil Hall Marketplace, on a report of a guy on the roof, just sitting there, dangling his feet off the edge of the building.

Erin B. snapped the resulting traffic jam on North Street, which ended not long after firefighters made their way to the roof and determined the guy was just a maintenance worker doing some maintenance, as maintenance workers are wont to do.

I was photographing the scene at Heartbreak Hill for Running Times and later moved downtown. I photographed runners a half mile from the finish line for the last 25 minutes before the explosions went off. I decided to put them into a video as a tribute to all of them. (Pretty good song, too). If you know anyone who was at or close to the finish line at 2:50 share it with them.

Rev. Laura Everett photographed the Cathedral Church of St. Paul on Tremont Street after it turned on its new nautilus pediment for the first time tonight.

More on the project.

Alison Rush spotted this plump possum on the steps of her apartment building this evening.

Amy Wong was strolling through the Back Bay today when she spotted a lady walking her tortoise. Slowly. Very slowly.

Also see:
The tortoise in the South End.

Ed Hatfield came upon this scene downtown.

Copyright Ed Hatfield. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.

Last night, Jed Hresko followed a chalk line on Mass. Ave. near the Orange Line stop:

Patty Neal captured the view from State Street this morning.

UPDATE: Late this afternoon, Best Bees worked with city animal control to relocate the bees someplace better for them - and people.

You can't see the license plate of this car at Stoughton and Sumner streets because IT'S COVERED IN BEES. Live bees. Bees that are probably looking for a more permanent place to live. Like your attic. Photo by OffTheDot, who says:

Definitely live and buzzing! Seemed more into swarming than attacking. Stood on edge of swarm without incident (and no sudden movements).

When workers on the Hole restoration project took down the Christo wrapping on the old Burnham building last week, they revealed this plaintive message, still up there after all these years.

Meanwhile, on the back side of the remains of the Burnham buidling, you can see the engineers working on the project to build a 50+ story building on the site have no shortage of fire extinguishers:

ItalianInBoston watched the sun go down tonight.

The BPL has posted more train photos by Leslie Jones, including this one of a steam engine pulling out of South Station in 1937, and another one of a train leaving North Station sometime in the 1940s:

Chris Walton shows the Cathedral Church of St. Paul has installed its new pediment, the one designed by Donald Lipski.

The folks at the Boston City Archives have posted this photo of kids playing ball in 1978 Boston and wonder where. No, really, this time, they have no idea and are seeking suggestions.

When and where was this photo taken? From the Boston City Archives, natch. See it larger.