Took a delightful 3 day trip to Acadia National Park with some business school buddies. Acadia is alllll the way up there in Maine but it is amazing. The views up there were awesome and the weather was perfect for a couple great hikes. Here are my favorite pics from the weekend, click ‘em for the full size: (full gallery here)

Gorham Mountain View

Ocean View Near Otter Creek

Scotch on the Rocks!

The Crew!

I like how these photos blend together…

The snake in the first 2 photos was about 4 feet in the air in a large bush – not sure how he got up there but seemed to be enjoying life, tree snakes are a  somewhat terrifying proposition for city dwellers who are afraid of serpents…

The cat is my fave neighborhood kitty, Leah – nearly every day on the way home from work I see this friendly feline, always down for a lil’ headscratchy & some sidewalk stretching…

Blue Jet, originally uploaded by nate_marsh.

There’s a neat spot in Boston where you can watch planes, like this puppy, as they land. They zip by right above you on their final approach to the runway – they are huge and loud at this point, pull out all the stops for the last 1/2 mile.
I really like the way this one turned out!

Just Ducky, originally uploaded by nate_marsh.

Look at this little fellow!

X – Detail, originally uploaded by nate_marsh.

My parents made a fantastic book of ABCs for my cousin in 1975. He was about 6 at the time, but the book is unafraid to venture into more advanced topics. like the xerophytes above.

When I visited my aunt & uncle for Easter they brought out the “book” which is in remarkably good shape, suggesting it was kept safely out of reach from my cousin.

I was able to take some pictures of each page, the detail and humor is a testament to the creativity of my folks and perhaps a splash of Yuengling. I love it.

Here is a link to the whole set or watch the lil’ show below!

Getting Twiggy With It!, originally uploaded by nate_marsh.

We have a bunch of friendly neighborhood cats around my new digs.

This one was spotted on a recent walk, after some brief attempts to be friendly it started munching on some twigs. Looked like a nice way to spend a Saturday!

turkeysz, originally uploaded by nate_marsh.

For many, Valentine’s Day is a special occasion to spend with your loved ones or robot pals. For me it’s always been about the turkeys, which made this day extra special for me.

While walking with my special lady around Brookline, we came across a group of 20+ wild turkeys! We are not talking about the uber-fancy sprawling-estate section of Brookline, it was still very residential, right next to the D line – right here actually:

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It was pretty cool to see all the birds, not particularly attractive animals but scraggly and resourceful critters.It was hard to take very good photos because of where they were standing but you are not missing too much, trust me.

After a few minutes, a common housecat wandered into the scene. As this photo shows the cat was initially pretty mellow – he had obviously dealt with birds before. For a minute I thought they would turn out to be great friends – then he tried to start a little trouble. They backed off for a second but eventually realized through their collective pea-sized brain that the odds were in their favor and chased the fellow off. Not much else happened after that, they are probably still there, pecking at stuff.

More pictures here…

macro13, originally uploaded by nate_marsh.

My gf gets the cheap clementines, not the fancy expensive ones ;(. This means that you never know what you are going to get when you unpeel one of them: tasty fleshy orange treat or horrible green flesh-eating monster?

Luckily I was able to catch this little guy before he got me good, but buyer beware!

spot of coffee, originally uploaded by nate_marsh.

I am a sucker for fancy coffee drinks – but this is ridiculous!

The Insignificant Adventures of Penny Man!, originally uploaded by nate_marsh.

Beware of his tiny wrath!