Post-Blizzard Golden Hour

In what has been an incredibly snowy winter, this latest blizzard brought well over a foot and a half to the Boston area. Most people spent the day shoveling out... again. It was well below zero and the snow banks are more than 10 feet now. With all of that though, the sun came out this afternoon and threw some great colors and shadows on the wind-whipped drifts.

Boston Marathon 2014

The 2014 Boston Marathon proved that a city, state, and nation can come together after a tragedy stronger than ever. An amazing spring day greeted runners and viewers along the entire course. American Meb Keflezighi won the Men's division for the first time since 1983 and Dick and Rick (Team) Hoyt completed their 32nd and final marathon in a fitting conclusion to great event and year of recovery.

Boston Rainbow

This late afternoon, most faced a series of intense thunderstorms and flooding rain on the evening commute. However, immediately after, the sun came out and a fantastic double rainbow lingered for more than 30 minutes over the Boston area.

Bring Back Boylston

Nearly two weeks after the Boston Marathon tragedies, Boylston street and Copley Square reopened in Boston. On this beautiful day, thousands of people turned out to view the memorial site, pay their respects at the bombing sites, and patronize local businesses. Slowly, a sense of normalcy began to return to Boston.

The full set of pics can be found here on Flickr.

Boston Marathon 2013

Today was the 117th running of the Boston Marathon on Patriots' Day - one of the best days of the year in Massachusetts. Unfortunately, there were some terrible terrorist attacks at the finish line which cast a shadow on the day, killing at least 2 and injuring dozens.

Sharing some of my images from the day to prove that there is some happiness out there and to hopefully raise some spirits.

More pictures from the day on Flickr here.