Millennium Park

Snow man

adamg — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 19:13:51 +0000

I wasn't the only person to go up to Millennium Park as the storm started; there was a guy walking around one of the lower soccer fields, around 1 p.m., along with a couple of kids with a sled.

Cell moves in

adamg — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:46:19 +0000

At Millennium Park, around 5 p.m. Just as the cell was getting going, a soccer team showed up, at what is the highest point around, and began practicing. I suggested to one of the adults that might not be the smartest thing - lightning was already starting. But only a downpour got them off, apparently they were more concerned about getting wet than becoming human lightning rods. And as soon as they left, some dog walkers showed up - and began walking their pets. Sheesh!

More storm photos:
Seaport
Newton
Brigham and Women's
Allston

Storm coming in

adamg — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 21:33:49 +0000

Looking northwest at Millennium Park around 4:30 p.m., just as the thunder and rain started.

The Great Smokies

adamg — Mon, 31 May 2010 19:29:55 +0000

The view toward Cutler Park on the Needham/Dedham line from the top of Millennium Park in West Roxbury this afternoon. Thanks, Quebec.

Snowjogalypse

adamg — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:54:57 +0000

Millennium Park wasn't exactly packed this morning as the snow started, but I was far from the only person there - dog walkers, strollers and joggers weren't going to let a little snow and brisk winds keep them from their appointed rounds.

Load 'em up, but beware of the turning spinner

adamg — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:34:24 +0000

Picking up a load of salt this morning at the Boston DPW sand/salt shed by Millennium Park in West Roxbury. And remember: Beware the turning spinner!

It's a good thing Millennium Park has a bike rack

adamg — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:54:15 +0000

Because it's just such a pain to have to keep watch on your bike when you're busy going down the slide at the playground.

Moving Wall in West Roxbury

adamg — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:50:38 +0000

Laura Scannell photographed the Moving Wall Vietnam War memorial at Millennium Park in West Roxbury. It's there through today.

Copyright Laura Scannell. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.

I'm assuming its proper name is not Whatchamacallit Bird

adamg — Mon, 25 May 2009 14:56:29 +0000

As yesterday afternoon's storm wound down, I drove up to the top of Millennium Park in West Roxbury, figuring there might be a rainbow. There was! Split in two, with one end landing just left of the high school and the other end between the VA hospital and the Great Blue Hill. Alas, it was just a little too faint for my camera to do justice, so no photos, but I did take some shots of this twittering bird, which seemed to be enjoying the wet road. Anybody know what it is?

Arctic explorer at the top of the world

adamg — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:27:32 +0000

A little kid navigating the path at the top of Millennium Park today.

Lizkdc meditates on Millennium Park:

... Here people come and fly kites, run laps, stroll babies and dogs. Ducks paddle, a heron stalks, and red-winged blackbirds were calling to one another today, defying the still melting snow and half frozen stream.

It's a good place to focus on one's awareness, because there's nothing here, and everything.

What a day to fly a kite

adamg — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:55:59 +0000

I went down to Millennium Park today to take pictures of stuff like the frozen Charles (except it wasn't frozen) and barren trees set against dismal clouds (like the ones below), but as I was driving up from the canoe launch, I saw this huge kite above the soccer fields.

A man and his windmill

adamg — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:38:51 +0000

Chuck Donaldson is the man who wants to build a windmill right at the top of Millennium Park in West Roxbury. When I first read about his proposal, I wrote NO!!! Donaldson invited me up to the park to try to convince me to support the idea.

And many goooools were scored

adamg — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:41:08 +0000

It was fun watching a pair of local Brazilian teams play soccer at Millennium Park yesterday (I think the complex behind them is the apartments by the Chestnut Hill Mall).

Keep a wind turbine out of Millennium Park

adamg — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:42:28 +0000

The Transcript reports some retired engineer in West Roxbury wants to put a wind turbine right at the top of Millennium Park. He also wants to replace a wildflower field with solar panels.

At the risk of sounding like an environmental hypocrite (I drive a Prius and stuff): NO!!!

The park is a wonderful, rare commodity in Boston: A wide open expanse with gorgeous views (plus plenty of room for recreation). Now this guy wants to stick a big pole in the middle of this view - a 100-foot high, 16-foot diameter pole at the end of the park - where there are now two sheltered benches for looking out over the countryside. Why not investigate putting windmills on top of downtown buildings or the Pru and Hancock? Or up on Bellevue Hill at the other end of West Roxbury - where there are already two MWRA water towers? I bet there's a lot of wind there, too.

Also, he wants to create a West Roxbury advisory group for the project. Given that this is a citywide resource, why limit it to them, as opposed to opening it to people who actually use the park (raises hand). It's not like the park is in the middle of the neighborhood.

Kite festival called on account of none of the participants being Ben Franklin

adamg — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:14:28 +0000

I got to Millennium Park today about 10 minutes before the first bolt of lightning flashed in the distance and the announcer at the annual kite festival told everybody it was time to call it a day.

Even as most people reeled in their kites, some still looked skyward, hopefully: