It didn't last long, but a wind-heavy storm brought down trees and power lines in Hyde Park and Roslindale and turned Truman Parkway by the Hyde Park Stop & Shop into a lake.
But after it was all done, Pleasure Bay in South Boston got a double rainbow, as photographed by David Geller. Read more.
WBZ reports two brothers swam out into Pleasure Bay this afternoon and got into trouble. Only one was able to make it back to shore.
A couple weeks ago, we introduced you to Jacob Garcia, who likes to paint local landscapes, then leave his work where people can find it.
Today, he painted another scene along the water in South Boston ...
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Eileen Murphy spotted some people enjoying the beach off N Street in South Boston today.
Meanwhile, up on the Charles River, just upstream from the Arsenal Street bridge, some geese just couldn't be bothered to try out the water: Read more.
David Callahan watched the sun go down from Castle Island over Pleasure Bay and the Back Bay and downtown this evening.
Bringing the victim to shore. Photo by BFD.
The Boston Fire Department reports that around 9:40 a.m., its dive team rescued a 12-year-old dog who swam out too far in Pleasure Bay and then couldn't get back to shore. Read more.
Moooonchiiilldd was up early enough to catch the sunrise over Pleasure Bay in South Boston this morning.
TyrantII took in the view, such as it was, heading west around Pleasure Bay in South Boston.
Adam Liberatore wondered where the city went as he drove in from the north on I-93: Read more.
After the storm, Eileen Murphy walked out to the Sugar Bowl in South Boston (which currently features a bird statue).
SteveBikes took in the view across Pleasure Bay this morning.
It's a rare treat when Pleasure Bay is calm enough to mirror the skyline.
C. Carew watched the kite surfers on Pleasure Bay while also enjoying a lobster roll from Sullivan's yesterday.
Tyrantill was out at Castle Island as the 12:05 p.m. high tide rolled in - making the cupola on the Sugar Bowl unreachable for anybody without a kayak. The tide also came rushing in further along the South Boston shore: Read more.
A roving UHub photographer watched the sun go down from Castle Island on Tuesday.
Katia reports:
SO stoked to see a pair of loons at the Sugar Bowl in Southie this morning.
Her sighting comes a couple weeks after somebody spotted a loon at Jamaica Pond.
SteveBikes spotted something unusual this morning: A still Pleasure Bay:
Between the wind and the tides, it's fairly rare for Pleasure Bay to be still enough to be reflective.
Nick Cosky watched the strawberry moon over Spectacle Island and Pleasure Bay this evening.
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