Public Garden

Picture in picture

adamg — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:50:37 -0400

Members of the Boston Photography Center gathered around the George Washington statute in the Public Garden today to create a "living gallery" and show off photos they've taken over the past year in the Public Garden.

Lagoon at night

adamg — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:57:56 -0400

Greg MacKay takes a long exposure of the Public Garden lagoon.

Maybe he's friends with Peter Rabbit

adamg — Thu, 22 May 2008 09:16:16 -0400

Alyssa Boehm photographs Hoggy the Groundhog, who thinks her backyard garden is a take-out joint:

He's kind of cute, but he's also a bit destructive. I opted not to plant any tomatoes this year (one if his favorites to take a single bite from) and focus on my peppers. Undaunted, he's been burrowing around in my veggie patch.

And I think he's been snacking on my hostas. ...

In more positive animal news, Alyssa also photographs cute little baby duckies at the Public Garden (and here are some cute little baby goslings in the Fenway).

Officer Mike needs your help

adamg — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:58:49 -0400

He's been helping the ducklings get to the Public Garden for decades now, and now he could use a bit of help.

If you took any photos of Officer Mike at Beacon and Charles streets in 2005 or 2007, let me know. The actual Boston officer who played Officer Mike those years would love photos of himself in action. He was wearing his father's uniforms from back in the day - his father was also a Boston officer - and he'd love to have a picture or two or three:

... I have had hundreds of photos taken with the ducklings but with all those times I do not have one myself. ...

Why a duck?

adamg — Sun, 11 May 2008 20:53:50 -0400

Probably just my imagination, but this chihuahua didn't seem exactly thrilled to be dressed up as a duck at the annual "Make Way for Ducklings" parade through Beacon Hill today. This kid more than made up for the pooch's demeanor, though:

Pork Chop set to simmer

adamg — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:03:03 -0400

Kevin "Pork Chop" Bridgeman, 40, was sentenced to 3-5 years in prison this week after pleading guilty in Suffolk Superior Court to selling crack to an undercover police officer in the Public Garden last summer, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office says.

Prosecutors say that on the evening of July 26, an undercover Boston officer trying to root out dealers asked a couple of guys on the Common where he could buy some crack. They told him to wait for Pork Chop because "he had the good stuff." Bridgeman, a Cambridge resident, arrived and made possibly the wurst decision of his life - he decided to believe the guy was kosher after he produced a tube used to smoke crack. But first, prosecutors say, Bridgeman had to change locations:

Bridgeman insisted that they move from the Common because it was "too hot."

"I'm not doing anything in here," Bridgeman said. "I'm not getting locked up. We'll do this in the Public Garden."

Once across Charles Street, the undercover officer presented Bridgeman with $40 in marked bills, for which Bridgeman gave him two rocks of crack cocaine from a plastic bag. The undercover left the scene and uniformed officers moved in.

Upon taking him into custody, the officers recovered the $40 in marked bills, an additional $122, and 10 individually packaged rocks of crack cocaine in a rubber glove Bridgeman kept in his underwear.

Looks like the Parks Department will have to put up signs against diving into the Lagoon

adamg — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:47:21 -0400

Boston Police report arresting a soggy Lawrence man after he reportedly dove headfirst into the Public Garden Lagoon last night to try to escape officers chasing him for a robbery at Chestnut and Spruce streets on Beacon Hill:

Officers quickly formed a perimeter and surrounded the suspect. Seeing no viable way to escape capture, the suspect, standing in waist deep water, exited the pond and surrendered to police.

The golden bough

adamg — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:29:34 -0500

A tree in the Public Garden at sunset.

Oh, for the good old days

adamg — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:57:58 -0500

Like, say, Sept. 16 in the Public Garden.

Beautiful rose

adamg — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 08:37:31 -0400

Rose in the Public Garden.