Neighboring town photos for August - a few of the historic markers in Mendon. |
A new sidewalk for Hopedale Street - August 2. |
Outdoor activities program at the Bancroft Library - August 4. Click here to see more photos. |
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Fin and Feather Camp kayakers on Hopedale Pond. |
The Parklands near the railroad tracks by Freedom Street. |
Next door neighbor Manny's sunflowers looking over the fence at me. |
Fisherman's Island - Hopedale Pond. It's been cleaned and the picnic table is new. Eagle Scout project? I'll try to find out. My parents anniversary was the same as my aunt and uncle's - August 1. Every year we'd celebrate with a picnic in the Parklands. There would be about seven or eight adults and a dozen or so children. My father would pick different places for the picnic. I remember one being at Moroney's Grove, and one year my father borrowed a rowboat and we had our celebration at Fisherman's Island. Muriel (Henry) Tinkham, 2006 |
It's hydrant flushing week. |
The Charles River and the Mellen Street bridge. Coincidence - When I took these pictures on August 14, I had no idea that the bridge would be the subject of a Milford News story the next day. The gist of the article is, the bridge will stay as is - closed. |
The Hopedale Street sidewalk job - August 19. This picture was taken in front of the Griffin-Dennett Apartments. |
We had a brief, but very rainy, windy storm mid-afternoon, August 19. The tree in the road, shown with Highway Department workers clearing it away, is on Dutcher Street, near 200. It's a Bradford pear. Every time we have a storm like this, major parts of one or two Bradfords end up like this one. What would even a relatively mild hurrincane do to them? Click on either picture to see the trees being planted in 1981. |
The start of the second annual Larry Olsen Road Race on Hopedale Street - August 20. Click on the picture to see more photos of the race. |
As I've been walking through the Parklands recently, I've noticed rake marks pretty much throughout the length of the main road around the pond. Who would be raking more than two miles of road? I wondered. A few days ago I found out. Hopedale High cross country coach Joe Drugan has been doing it to keep it in good shape for his team. Now there's a dedicated coach. |
Hopedale Pond, August 26. Click on the picture to see what it looked like last August. |
I don't remember ever seeing as many mushrooms in the Parklands as I have in the last week or two. These were on the west side; the main road,,Saltbox Road and near the Lookout. |
Dutcher Street - damage caused by Hurricane Irene - August 28. Click on the picture for more. |
The calm after the storm - Hopedale Pond, August 29. |