July 2021
Rain and more rain. This July Boston had the most rainy days ever, 24, dropping just over 10" for the month. In spite of the rain, I managed to get out a fair bit, walking and on the bike. July 2, running an errand, on my way back from Watertown, stopped at a traffic light, I noticed two nests tucked under the hoods over the lights. I had to pull over to get a photo (in the rain). As I did an adult robin flew onto the top nest to feed the babies: you can see its tail in the red light. So cool! July 4 on my morning walk with Maddie, saw an osprey fly right past me, along the shore of the pond, maybe 30' away. Really exciting to see it fly by so close up. But after a few seconds, I lost it, obscured by the trees. I thought that was it, it was gone, but when we got to the boathouse, I was surprised to see it perched atop the mast of one of the dinghies. Later on that morning, walking at Leverett Pond, saw one of the guys fishing pull a huge carp ou...