Brendan went for a walk in Forest Hills Cemetery today.
Trees
Residents along the Arborway and the parkway part of Centre Street in Jamaica Plain have long had to watch the aftermath of motorists taking out street-light poles. One reports on the latest carnage this weekend, to go with the photos she took. Read more.
Live Boston reports Boston firefighters and EMTs were able to free a man pinned under a tree that gave way and fell outside 33 Kennebec St. in Mattapan around 5:45 p.m. yesterday. He was rushed to a local hospital for care.
Claudia Pouravelis reports what happened on Waltham Street in the South End around 6 p.m.
Scariest sound of my life. Crash outside 6pm playground full of children. Huge tree just fell over on Waltham in South End for no apparent reason. Cars damaged but no one hurt - thank God.
Mary Ellen watched the sun come up over the top of Millennium Park in West Roxbury this morning.
The East Boston Times-Free Press reports on a volunteer effort to plant 100 trees in East Boston this spring as part of an effort to increase the neighborhood's tree count closer to that in Boston's leafier neighborhoods.
Mary Ellen spotted a male bluebird checking out a possible nesting site in Millennium Park this morning.
Mary Ellen went for a walk along the Charles in Millennium Park in West Roxbury this morning before the storm hit.
A roving UHub photographer couldn't help but notice this car from New Hampshire that was just hit by a falling tree near the Honan-Allston BPL branch around noon. Read more.
A trio of trees at the top of Millennium Park in West Roxbury this afternoon.
The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved construction of a new triple-decker condo building at 5 Glenburne St. in Roxbury that will have just one off-street parking space. Read more.
Somebody filed a 311 report about this downed limb at Dungarven and Kenton roads in Jamaica Plain around 10 p.m. Read more.
Still a lot of green late into October, but large trees are beginning to turn.
The mayor's office today declared a war that could last several years against the invasive and voracious emerald ash borer. Residents will see the first major evidence of the battles to come this winter, when Boston arborists chop down several hundred "dead, dying, or significantly damaged" ash trees across the city. Read more.
Most of the trees are still green, but some of the youngsters have already started getting their leaves ready to drop.
Mary Ellen looked down into the water at Millennium Park in West Roxbury today for evidence that fall is here.
Turlach MacDonagh spotted a tree doctor's patient in Brookline, braced for whatever Henri might have brought.
T. Anderson captured the vibe during the storm at Forest Hills.
Elsewhere, Channel 7 reporters didn't have to even venture outside to get some news, lightning crashed and trees fell across the Boston area. Read more.