A Day in the Life

Along Route 140 in Princeton lies a historic reservation known as Redemption Rock:
bq. Upon this rock May 2nd 1676
was made the agreement for the ransom
of Mrs Mary Rowlandson of Lancaster
between the Indians and John Hoar of Concord
King Philip was with the Indians but
refused his consent
The rock pictured here is a small shelf at the base [...]

This is another archive from about 6 years ago of what I now believe to be Doane’s Falls in Royalston, Massachusetts, though I had until just now called it Royalston Falls. Are there any locals available to clarify the name?

The few times that I travelled to New England as a child to visit my fraternal grandmother, we always made a stop at Old Sturbridge Village, a “re-created rural New England town of the 1830s.” I took this photo about 6 years ago.

I had microdiscectomy on my L5-S1 herniated disk yesterday, so I’ll be laying low for a couple of days at least. For this picture of the day, I had previsualized a (slightly) humorous picture of my wrist-banded hand holding the back of my surgical gown shut, with various medical equipment in the background, but they [...]

Is it a dead end or the potential for something more? I think it’s the potential for something more.
UPDATE: This is located just before turning into the Fed Ex compound near East Mounatin Street and Clark Street, a little past the Red Cross building.

An American flag is painted on the chain link fence along the frontage road leading to I-290. Draw your own political conclusions.

The engraving in front of the tower states:
bq. Bancroft Tower
This tower was built in 1900
to honor the memory of
George Bancroft
1800-1891
Born at the foot of this hill
he rose to the posts of
Secretary of the Navy
Founder of the U.S. Naval Academy,
Annapolis, Maryland
U.S. Minister to Great Britain
and Germany
This memorial was built by his
friend and admirer
Stephen Salisbury III
The gates [...]

Union Station in many ways feels like the centerpiece of the city. This feeling may become even stronger once the Worcester Common Outlet Mall gets torn down and the Harding Street Canal District starts to take further shape. The Station is especially emblematic of the city’s rebirth to me since it was the first restoration [...]

The long demise of the Worcester Common Outlets will be reaching its final conclusion when the mall will be razed this year to make way for a new development project that promises to revitalize the downtown area. Let’s hope that it’s for real this time and not just more hot air and money poorly spent.

It is always an honor to be entrusted with photographing a wedding. You may view proofs of Brian and Marilyn Salagaj’s wedding photos.