What's This? Boston and Coastal Massachusetts

Ok, big hints in the title of this post!

Remember that texture and color in your designs can be inspired by sometimes looking closely, very closely.

Find the extraordinary in objects and nature.

Guess what the detail is from, and then scroll down for the answer. 

 Share your results in the comments - you're on your honor!

Also hoping you enjoy a bit of American history while we play.

#1

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Answer:

Mrs. Mallard in bronze on granite cobble stones
So Big, she's able to nearly hide a 2 year old girl.  

in Boston Garden

"Make Way For Ducklings"  by Robert McClosky (a video reading)

This was possibly the first book I memorized.

(Jack, Kack, Lack, Mack, Nack, Ouack, Pack and Quack)

and

The cutest young Mom with three under 4 !

#2

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Answer:

Don't you agree that the "soft focus" adds a painterly quality?  :-)

Decorative inlaid box
available from
Cynthia Driscoll Interiors

#3

           Yell  O O O O!                                         (hey, it's college football season!  GO Ducks!)

Answer:

A Sidewalk made from an

enormous slab of carved chiseled granite.
(not uncommon in Boston)


found directly opposite

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Bunker Hill
Charlestown, Boston

#4

Ok, you may be correct... but name the exact use/placement for 10 extra points!

Answer:

The Freedom Trail
Charlestown

#5

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Answer:

Monarch Butterfly (deceased washed-up)
Duxbury Beach Park

#6

Answer:

Horseshoe Crab Shell on granite
Duxbury, MA

#7

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Answer:

Faux-bois Ceramic Garden Stool $125
in Plymouth, MA

Notice the crushed shell ground cover AND the granite curb.

#8

Answer:

Bulls Eye glass panes found in the door of     Plymouth, MA's
Fresh Produce women's boutique.

A charming ancient architectural detail in a store that was likely originally a grocery store.
My guess, based on the vast interior square footage.

   More about Bulls Eye Glass HERE.

#9

Hey,  20 extra points if you know where this is taken!

Answer:

Brant Rock Tide Pool (quite sure, more granite)
Marshfield, MA

Brant Rock and connecting Jetty 

Looking (west-ish) towards Marshfield
The watch tower was built to protect us during WWII.

I was so happy that we had perfect weather in Boston.  A coolish, for me, 70 degrees and sunny.  Followed by an overcast day (shall we say granite gray) like the one pictured above, with late afternoon sun.

The colors of the houses and nature were so much more intense without bright sunshine.
LOVE it!

How did you SCORE?

Cheers!  Linda   :-)