Dave posts photos of birds on the Mystic Lakes:

Yes, that is, in fact, a bald eagle here in Medford/Winchester. It is wintering on the lower Mystic Lake. If you've never seen an eagle up close before, well, it's a very large bird. They are around 3 feet in height with a wingspan of six feet or so. ...

Eliot, a psychiatrist, reads a New York Times article by a California man with a son addicted to speed. He discusses how the article makes him feel:

... As someone who treats detoxing substance users on my psychiatric hospital unit, it is useful for me to have a window into the experience at least some of their loved ones might have. When my ability to be compassionate to one of my patients is frayed, one of the mantras I use to get back to where I want to be in caring for them is to remind myself that this is someone's son or daughter, that this patient was once a babe in arms cuddled and loved by some mother or father. But it also makes me desperate to go and hug my sleeping children, still too young to have been exposed to drugs, and never let go.

Washington Street at the West Roxbury Parkway tonight.

You may recall Adams' role in the Massacre aftermath - he defended some of the British soldiers. The BPL in Copley Square has an exhibit on that unusual bit of history, which Lis highly recommends:

Loads of primary source documents about the Boston Massacre and trial, including depositions by witnesses and pages from John Adams' diary during the trial. I'm incredibly glad that I had the opportunity to see these artifacts.

Open through March 5.