David Parsons took in the Back Bay as the New Year arrived.

Leslee captured the Public Garden bridge on First Night: Read more.

First Night organizers have called off the 7 p.m. fireworks over the Common, and the 6 p.m. parade that was to precede them because it'll be just too damn cold. The midnight fireworks over Boston Harbor, however, are still on, because presumably the totally sober adults who would watch them outside will be smart enough to dress appropriately.

Also cancelled: Read more.

Dave Parsons shows you couldn't forget what year it is in the Back Bay.

He also watched the fireworks. As did Nicole Woon and Jocelyn.

Copyright Dave Parsons. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.

RoadTrip New England watched the L Street Brownies get ready for a bracing run through 27-degree air into Dorchester Bay this morning.

Matt Conti posts some video of the New Year's fireworks over Boston Harbor.

Gloucester residents experienced shrinkage, too. So did people in Fairhaven.

And Jpic1 is there this morning to take photos.

An anaconda at the New England Aquarium in Boston gave birth to 14 New Year's babies just after midnight.

Above: One of the Seven Dwarves at Copley Square during First Night (although every single kid who saw the sculpture went "Look! Santa!"). Below: This bride at the Four Seasons stood in the window, watching the crowds below at the end of the Grand Procession. As they stopped, noticed her and waved, she waved back, slowly, like royalty (who knows, maybe she was?):

The "family" fireworks over the Common:

Some daytime ice-sculpture photos.