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Additional photos of mine can be viewed on Fototime. No registration. No charge. No advertising. Erica and Michael's wedding San Francisco Bay area Campground in Pennsylvania Canon Powershot G3 sample photos The Zakim Bridge walk More Big Dig photos November snow in Boston Aerial photos of the Grand Canyon and nearby areas Palm Springs wind turbines AIDS LifeCycle 2002 Boston Marathon 2003 Along the Charles River in Boston Joshua Tree National Park Outriders Boston-Provincetown Ride 2003 Panorama stiches Grand Central Station GNI Gathering 2003 Chrysler Building Christian Science Center Getty Museum New York City Also, there's a collection of small photos at Fotolog.net My photo album at my new weblog Graves and Memorials

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	Self portrait, January 2002
	A 48 star flag on Beacon Hill, March 2002
	Window of a general store in upstate New York, 1991
	My little yellow buddy keeps an eye on the plants, November 2001
	A highly informative warning sign spotted on Long Island, August 2000
	A warning sign posted near the door of one of San Francisco's more enjoyable SOM bars, July 2002
	Rhu A. Bigay, July 2002
	Art painted on the door of a garage on Brainerd Road in Allston, December 2001
	John Lennon's portrait painted on the security shutter of a music store in Allston, October 2002
	A refreshingly unambiguous sign seen in Allston, June 2002
	179 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, August 2002 and April 2003
	No spell check, July 2002
	Remains of a meal at Bangkok City, August 2002
	Nude sculpture at MGH, April 2002
	Sculpture at DeCordova Museum, April 2002
	A corridor in the Museum of Fine Arts, 2002
	Mural of Seiji Ozawa and the BSO near Symphony Hall
	Looking down a stairwell
	View into an open window featuring a bass(?) case and a Budweiser bottle, 1980s
	Yellow tulips casting shadow
	Bull circus elephant, October 2002
	Circus elephants, October 2002
	More circus elephants, October 2002
	Trainer with circus elephant, October 2002
	Man seen playing chess in Espresso Royale, January 2003.
	A young man on the Green Line becomes a victim of my Minolta, 2002
	Placid passenger on the Green Line, late '80s
	Butch with his shy boyfriend at breakfast al fresco in St. Petersburg, January 2002
	It's Ralph himself, January 2002
	Darrell and Ralph unloading in Florida, January 2002
	The lawn ornament beside Darrell and Ralph's pool, January 2002
	Steve and Jeff having Mexican, late '80s
	David Z, December 2002
	Cactus bloom forming
	A surprise cactus flower, August 2002
	The jade in my window, December 2002
	Beech tree on a snowy morning, November 2002
	A snow phallus in Cambridge.
	Full moon in the Maine woods, late 1980s
	George in Gloucester, January 2002
	George at the Massachusetts Avenue station on the Orange Line, April 2002
	Me in Gloucester, January 2002
	A couple of photos of Bill C., November 2002
	Richard in his kitchen next to the Jimi Hendrix poster, February 2002
	Two boys in NYC, feeling very sweet on each other, late 1980s
	A typical tourist trap on highway 50 in Missouri, October 2000. This place had no apples, cider or antiques.
	The New England Building in Kansas City, October 2000
	Downtown Kansas City street with the former Kansas City Power & Light building rising above all, October 2000
	In the Missouri river bottoms industrial area of Kansas City, Missouri, October 2000
	Structure on the parking garage in Allis Plaza, downtown Kansas City, Missouri
	Light in the ceiling of the lobby of City Hall in Kansas City, Missouri
	Grill on the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri
	"Cohocton Hotel Legal Beverages" somewhere in far western New York state, 1991
	Traffic on the Triboro Bridge as I climb the slope up from Queens toward the main span, May 2000
	Easternmost tower of the Triboro Bridge, May 2000
	The same tower viewed from a little further away, May 2000
	Looking west from midspan on the Triboro, May 2000
	View of the Amtrak bridge from the Queens span of the Triboro bridge, August 2000
	Manhattan as viewed from the Queens span of the Triboro Bridge, August 2000
	Looking back at Queens from the Triboro Bridge, August 2000
	The Flamingo, May 2001
>	Caesar's Palace, May 2001
	The Strip in front of Caesar's Palace, May 2001
	Part of a Las Vegas casino, May 2001
	Fountain in a Las Vegas mall along the strip, May 2001
	Night shot of the Venetian in Las Vegas, May 2001
	Night shot of a bridge at the Venetian in Las Vegas, May 2001
	Night shot along the strip in Las Vegas, May 2001
	The Mirage hotel in Las Vegas, May 2001
	"Ride The Bull" sign on the Las Vegas Strip, May 2001
	Canopy (at the bus entrance?) to Circus Circus, May 2001
	Part of a fountain inside a mall in Las Vegas, May 2001
	Backyard cactus in Las Vegas, May 2001
	More cactus in the same Las Vegas backyard, May 2001
	Damage on a saguaro cactus. Taken with Kodachrome in the then Saguaro National Monument in Arizona. Late 80s.
	Large (408 Kb) panorama photo of a saguaro at the Living Desert in Palm Desert, California, May 2001
	A collection of cactuses at the Living Desert in Palm Desert, California, May 2001
	Desert birds at the Living Desert, May 2001
	A desert plant near Palm Springs, May 2001
	The Bacchanal guest house in Palm Springs, May 2001
	Bacchanal pool, May 2001
	Bacchanal pool, May 2001
	Bacchanal pool at night, May 2001
	Windmills outside Palm Springs, California, May 2001
	A marine with Patricia Nell Warren (and others) at the dedication of the first memorial for gay and lesbian veterans to be placed in a veterans cemetery.
	Me at a vista point in Joshua Tree National Park overlooking Coachella valley, December 2002.
	Me at the Lost Horse Mine in Joshua Tree National Park, December 2002
	Panorama of the San Jacinto mountains at Palm Springs, as viewed from East Palm Canyon near The Biltmore, December 2002
	My Palm Springs hosts David Z. and Michael S. during our hike in and around Palm Canyon, December 2002
	Chairs on the deck at Michael and David's in Palm Springs, December 2002
	Me at the Hoover Dam, May 2001. Photo by DZ.
	DZ at Hoover Dam, May 2001. Photo by me.
	Sculptures at Hoover Dam commemorating those who died during construction, May 2001
	Another part of the memorial at Hoover Dam, May 2001
	Power on the Nevada side at the Hoover Dam, May 2001
	Water intakes on the Nevada side at the Hoover Dam, May 2001
	An insulator on the Nevada side at Hoover Dam, May 2001
	The view from atop Hoover Dam, looking downstream. May 2001
	Snapshot of me posing at the "Snacketeria" at the Hoover Dam, May 2001
	Can anyone give me an idea what this is? I saw it from the plane as we were flying to LAX (December 2002). We had passed just south of the Grand Canyon shortly before I saw this in the desert. Military and/or research is my vague guess. Looks way too complex for mere irrigation patterns. At first I thought it might be the Very Large Array of radio telescopes, but that's clear back in New Mexico.
	A San Francisco rooftop apartment, May 2002
	A San Francisco sunrise, May 2002
	Beck's Motor Lodge, Market Street, San Francisco, July 2002
	360 degree panorama of San Francisco on a clear day, July 2002 (673 kb)
	View of San Francisco Bay from the Grizzly Peak lookout point in the east of the bay, July 2002 (714 kb)
	Millbrae (I think) station on BART, July 2002
	John in Provincetown, June 2002
	Jay in Provincetown, June 2002
	The Pied in Provincetown on a damp morning, June 2002
	The Pilgrim Monument, June 2002
	MacMillan Wharf in Provincetown, June 2002
	Boats along MacMillan Wharf, Provincetown, June 2002
	Boats tied up at MacMillan Wharf in Provincetown, June 2002
	The Provincetown Pilgrim Monument on a cloudy night, June 2002
	Panorama in the mall of the new Provincetown Theater (426 kb), June 2002
	The Lobster Pot in Provincetown, September 1991 (413 kb)
	Weber style photo on display at Hoover Dam
	The Longfellow House on Brattle Street in Cambridge, December 2002
	The steeple of the Christ Church in Cambrdge, December 2002
	The Minuteman statue at North Bridge in Concord, March 2002
	The Minuteman Statue in Lexington Green, March 2002
	Memorial in Lexington Green, March 2002 (332 Kb)
	The World War II memorial at the intersection of Chetnut Hill Avenue, Winship Street, and Union Street, April 2003
	A house along Union Street in Brighton, April 2003
	Shrine on Union Street, April 2003
	The new veterans monument in Provincetown, June 2002
	The old World War I veterans monument in Provincetown, June 2002
	Infrared photo of Patton statue at Hatch Shell, February 2003
	The Hatch Memorial Shell just before July 4 festivities. After many years of neglect, they finally repaired the memorial there. June 2002
	The Fiedler Footbridge across Storrow Drive at the Hatch Shell (infrared), February 2003
	Nighttime runners on the Esplanade passing in front of the boathouse behind the Hatch Shell, November 2002
	A mini-Hooverville beside North Washington Street at the base of the bridge leading to Charlestown, late 2002
	The Paramount facade on Washington Street, 2002
	Grave stone of Mrs Ann Barbara Bender in the Granary Burial Ground, 1794
	The grave stone of Captain Sampson Waters in the Dorchester North cemetery, 1693 (364 kb)
	Thankfull Lutwyche, deceased May 6, 1734, photo October 2002
	Mary Puillin in the Copp's Hill burial ground, deceased "1712/13," photo October 2002
	George Wilde Field, deceased July 30, 1864 in the Civil War, photo April 2002
	Sarah Stevens, deceased November 30, 1723, photo October 2002
	Sarah Swaen, deceased February "1710/11," photo October 2002
	Sullivan Dorr Ames in Providence, Rhode Island, photo April 2002
	William Greenough, deceased August 6, 1693, photo October 2002
	The Air Glide on a Massachusetts country road near Purgatory Chasm. You may be able to make out a little tit on the horizon, which is Mt. Wachusett, many miles away. April 2002
	Panorama of the Central Artery, April 2002 (267 kb). If you'd like the 580 Kb version, click here.
	Panorama of the Mystic River looking downstream from the Route 99 bridge, March 2003
	Admiral's Hill and Tobin Bridge, March 2003
	Panorama of Aquarium and Long Wharf, April 2002 (242 kb)
	After the Boston Marathon, April 2002
	"Reverse The Curse" graffiti on Storrow Drive, June 2002
	Construction of the new seats above the Green Monster is moving right along, February 2003
	"Ellis The Rim Man" in February 2002
	This is what has become of the former "Ellis The Rim Man." The Media And Technology Charter High school, or MATCH. October 2002
	A panoramic closer look at the front of the Media And Technology Charter High school; October 2002
	Is it Christ with broken legs? It's on the facade of the Children's Hospital.
	The courtyard of the Boston Public Library, January 2002
	Another photo of the BPL courtyard, January 2002
	The main stairs at the Museum of Fine Arts, August 2002
	Copp's Hill burial ground, December 2001
	Panorama in Granary Burial Ground, March 2002
	Quincy Market just before Thanksgiving 2001
	Quincy Market, November 2001
	Faneuil Hall in infrared, February 2003
	Faneuil Hall at night, March 2003
	The Massachusetts State House, September 2001
	State House, March 2002
	Hooker and his horse off their pedestal in front of the Massachusetts State House, October 2002
	A Beacon Hill alley, March 2002
	View from the Boston Hotel whenever that construction was going on … late '80s?
	Summer Street viewed from Washington Street, 1980s
	The Prudential viewed from inside the new wing of the mall, November 2001
	Clouds behind the Pru after an evening thundershower, July 2002
	The 111 Huntington Building newly opened, November 2001
	A pan of the neighborhood behind Symphony Hall, September 2001
	Pan of Huntington Avenue near Symphony Hall
	The fountain at the Christian Science Center, November 2001
	The Christian Science Mother Church at night
	The doors of the Christian Science Publishing Society at night, August 2002
	The new building next door to Back Bay station, December 2002
	Panorama in BU campus in front of Marsh Chapel, including Martin Luther King memorial, May 2002, (430 kb)
	The Boston waterfront, September 2001
	Boston waterfront at night, viewed from Fan Pier, September 2001
	Boston Harbor viewed from Long Wharf, June 2002 (564 kb)
	Art at the New England Aquarium, early 1980s
	The Cambridge Hyatt along the Charles River, September 2001
	Panorama of the Charles River behind the Watertown Arsenal at dusk, November 2002
	A spillway on the Charles River in Newton, November 2002
	Panorama of Jamaica Pond, March 2003
	Boats on frozen Jamaica Pond, March 2003
	The boathouse at Jamaica Pond, March 2003
	On the Boston College campus, April 2002
	New public library in Allston, May 2002
	A residential street in Allston, autumn 2002
	"Eat Me Jimmy"
	City View park at the top of Summit Avenue in Brookline, March 2003
	Bread and Circus in the rain, June 2002
	St. Mary of the Assumption in Brookline, March 2003
	Silver Line bus, July 22, 2002
	The World Trade Center station on the Silver Line, July 2002
	A view from the World Trade Center towards the downtown skyline, with some Big Dig action, too, July 2002
	Construction of the vent along Atlantic Avenue, summer 2002
	A close view of a vent on the Big Dig in South Boston, July 2002
	An even closer view of a vent on the Big Dig in South Boston, July 2002
	Panoramic view from the rebuilt Summer Street of the convention center, a vent for the Big Dig, and the hotels in South Boston, July 2002 (207 kb)
	Panorama of the new convention center and some of the Big Dig construction in the area, July 2002 (336 kb)
	A closer panorama of the convention center, July 2002
	An even closer view of the convention center, July 2002
	Machinery at Pleasure Bay, South Boston, late '80s
	The Route 39 bus turnaround at Forest Hills MBTA station, March 2003
	The new Green Line tunnel going under the Fleet Center, viewed from Causeway, March 2003
	Panorama of the platform of the Green Line North Station, March 2002
	Destination sign at North Station on the Green Line, March 2002
	Old Boston Orange Line car, now in San Francisco, July 2002
	Green Line construction near Science Park, April 2002 (421 kb)
	Another view of the same Green Line construction area, April 2002
	Science Park stop on the Green Line, October 2001 (225 Kb)
	Interior of a nearly empty Breda car, looking from on end towards the middle, March 2003
	The firehouse on Boylston at Hereford, May 2002
	The Muddy River in the Back Bay Fens, an Olmstead park, May 2002 (734 kb)
	Panorama along the Muddy River near Longwood, spring 2002
	A tree overhanging Jamaica Pond, March 2003
	Jamaica Pond in distorted colors, March 2003
	Conifer in the Arnold Arboretum, March 2003
	Cork tree in Arnold Arboretum, March 2003
	A tree in Arnold Arboretum, March 2003
	Another tree in Arnold Arboretum, March 2003
	A scene in the Arnold Arboretum, March 2003
	Spring comes to City Hall Plaza, March 2002
	Former Mayor John Collins' portrait on Boston City Hall (infrared), 2003
	Here is the Charles Ski Park (formerly known as a "River") February 20, 2003. Please note the panoramic effect on that Red Line train.
	A tree on the Esplanade, October 2001
	Boston Common 360°, March 2002 (768 Kb)
	South Station in 1982
	Panorama of the back side of South Station showing Atlantic Avenue, August 2002
	Infrared photo of the skaters on the Frog Pond, February 2003
	Dusk settles on the Frog Pond in the Common - buildings along Tremont in the background, October 2001
	The Vendome on Commonwealth Ave, November 2002
	Palm tree in Boston's Public Garden, May 2001
	Atlantic Avenue alongside South Station during the Big Dig, May 2002
	Welder in the Big Dig near Causeway Street, July 2001
	Reinforcing the walls of the tunnel on the approach to the Zakim Bridge, 2001
	The tunnel near the Zakim Bridge appears complete, just waiting to be buried, late 2001
	This is where traffic will flow from the Big Dig tunnel to the tunnel to airport (Callahan I think it is), September 2002
	Construction near the Callahan tunnel, September 2002
	Infrared photo on the Esplanade in the snow, with the Zakim bridge in the background, February 2003
	A tighter look at the Zakim, also infrared, February 2003
	Another photo of Zakim at night, November 2002
	The Zakim in the background, lighted in blue. In the foreground is construction on the new Green Line tunnel between North Station and Spaulding Rehab, November 2002.
	The Zakim Bridge at night, November 2002
	The official marker for the Zakim Bridge, October 2002 (Many more of my photos of the Zakim Bridge can be seen here)
	On the Zakim Bridge, October 2002 (Many more of my photos of the Zakim Bridge can be seen here)
	Panorama of the Zakim Bridge, September 2002 (643 kb) (Many more of my photos of the Zakim Bridge can be seen here)
	View from the dam underneath the Zakim Bridge, May 2002 (Many more of my photos of the Zakim Bridge can be seen here)
	A support beam under the roadways behind the Fleet Center, autumn 2002
	Panorama of the Zakim Bridge viewed from Washington Street bridge, old bridge in the foreground, April 2002 (Many more of my photos of the Zakim Bridge can be seen here)
	Looking toward Paul Revere Park in Charlestown from the dam on the Charles River, on the left you see the old bridge which will be replaced by the Zakim, summer 2002
	Zakim Bridge viewed from near the Cambridge Power plant, April 2002 (Many more of my photos of the Zakim Bridge can be seen here)
	Zakim Bridge tower viewed under the MBTA bridge, autumn 2001 (Many more of my photos of the Zakim Bridge can be seen here)
	Zakim Bridge tower, June 2001 (Many more of my photos of the Zakim Bridge can be seen here)
	Suffolk County Courthouse on Beacon Hill, April 2002
	The backside of the Edward Brooke Courthouse, the new Suffolk County courthouse, November 2002
	A runner behind the Brooke Courthouse, November 2002
	MGH buildings catching the late afternoon light, March 2002
	Panorama of the Charles River Basin from the middle of the Harvard Bridge, May 2002 (285 kb)
	Panorama along the Charles River from the BU Bridge to Harvard Bridge, viewed from the Boston side, June 2002 (249 kb)
	The BU Bridge at night, 2001
	The Lechmere Canal as it passes under Land Boulevard, May 2002
	Panorama of the Cambridge side of the Charles from the Longfellow to the Museum of Science, October 2002
	Longfellow Bridge at night, Autumn 2001
	Silhouette of a tower on the Longellow Bridge, autumn 2002
	A panorama of nearly the full length of the Longfellow from Cambridge to the Red Line station at Charles, January 2003
	View from near the base of the Longfellow Bridge (infrared), February 2003
	Infrared view of Longfellow Bridge over a frozen Charles, February 2003
	Night shot of Longfellow over a liquid Charles, 2002
	Grainy night shot of the Longfellow Bridge and buildings around Kendall Square, 2002
	Daytime view towards Kendall over a frozen Charles, February 2003
	One of the main spans of the Longfellow Bridge showing towers being cleaned, summer 2002
	Heavily Photoshopped photo of a span of the Longfellow, summer 2002
	Two towers of the Longfellow under unusual lighting, summer 2002
	Panorama from a point on Longfellow Bridge, looking across the Red Line to the towers on the opposite side, one of which is undergoing cleaning, summer 2002
	The graffiti returns to the Longfellow just a few months after all that cleaning, March 2003
	A Longfellow tower with the Zakim Bridge in the background, March 2003
	Infrared panorama of the Longfellow Bridge, February 2003
	Panorama of Boston viewed from Longfellow Bridge, Beacon Hill to John Hancock building, September 2001
	A newer view of Beacon Hill and Backbay from the Longfellow Bridge, March 2003
	Panoramic view downstream from the Longfellow bridge. That is, towards the Science Museum. January 2002
	Karmenn Ghia crossing the Longfellow Bridge, February 2002
	Loew's Theater Boston Common, August 2002
	Buildings at the corner of Boylston and Tremont, August 2002
	South Boston waterfront panorama, spring 2001
	Downtown Boston viewed from Fort Point Channel, March 2002
	Children's Museum viewed across Fort Point Channel, April 2002
	New Northern Avenue bridge over Fort Point Channel, June 2002
	Three aerial photos of Spectacle Island, May 2002
	Flowering tree in a Harvard Square alley, 1980s
	The Gulf station formerly in Harvard Square, late 1980s
	Spillway on the Charles River in Watertown, March 2002
	Harvard Stadium, April 2003
	An interior shot at the Arlington water tower, April 2002
	Public swimming pool in Watertown, March 2002
	Belmont town hall, April 2002
	Panorama of Walden Pond in early spring, 2002
	Downtown Springfield, Massachusetts, skyline on a rainy Sunday, April 2002
	A big (365 kb) panorama of an Acela sitting at South Station, March 2002
	Two Acela at South Station, May 2002
	Private car ("Cannon Ball") and Acela at South Station, June 2002
	View of lower Manhattan from the Staten Island ferry, January 2003
	Lower Manhattan in a wide angle view from atop the Empire State Building, 1994 (451 Kb)
	Panorama of the crowds around the World Trade Center site, January 2003
	Empire State Building viewed from Eighth Avenue, March 2003
	View west from the observation deck of the Empire State Building, including Macy's, 1994 (835 Kb)
	View towards the Met Life building and Triboro Bridge from the Empire State Building, 1994 (449 Kb)
	New Jersey viewed from Battery Park City, mid-1980s
	Gray's Papaya on Eighth Avenue, March 2003
	A McDonalds in Manhattan, July 2001
	2(X)ist ad on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, July 2001
	Empire State Building, July 2001
	Oversized Nike ad near Madison Square Garden, July 2001
	Interior of the entrance of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (I think), 1980s
	U.S. Capitol Building, January 2003
	Ben's Chili Bowl on U Street in Washington, January 2003
	My friend Greg prepares to order at Ben's Chili Bowl, January 2003
	360° Panorama from the center of Dupont Circle, 2002 (207 Kb)
	Statue of Gandhi in DC, near the Indian Embassy, July 2001
	Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Washington
	Statue of Washington in Memorial Hall at "The George Washington Masonic National Memorial", January 2003
	Panorama from the observation deck atop "The George Washington Masonic National Memorial" in Alexandria, Virginia, January 2003
	Denver airport, May 2001
	One of the Kum & Go stores in Iowa, May 1991
	Wrigley Building, Chicago, September 1999
	Wrigley Building, Chicago, September 1999
	A good photo of downtown LA and beyond that I shot from the Palm Springs puddle-jumper as we were approaching LAX, January 2003 (194 Kb)
	'57 T-bird double-parked on Charles Street in Boston, September 2001
	Red Ford Falcon(?) in Charlestown, November 2001
	Plymouth Cambridge in Provincetown, June 2002
	Another shot of that Plymouth Cambridge in Provincetown, June 2002
	1962 Dodge, three photos, May 2003
	Men on a gay pride float in Boston, June 2001
	ACLU representatives at the gay pride parade, June 2001
	Me with a couple of friends at a picnic, July 2002
	A Segway being demonstrated by a Museum of Science employee. In the background are employees of Segway. February 2002.
	An exhibit at the Museum of Science, February 2002
	Frank at Google, July 2002
	Emrys and Bill in twin stitched photos; my hosts in Concord, California; July 2002
	Volunteer at Pit Stop 2 on the 2002 LifeCycle Ride, May 2002
	Charles Busch and me on the streets of New York, January 2003
	Tom shows off his customized hat, June 2002
	Tom on what was his Schwinn Varsity, autumn 2000
	My Cannondale T600 on the California AIDS Ride, June 1997
	Another satisfied Crate & Barrel shopper.
	Old bike seen in Cambridge, December 2002
	Duane and his Ford truck in Wisconsin, November 2001
	Wisconsin dawn, November 2001
	Pennsylvania lake, August 2002 (365 kb)
	Erica arriving at Logan, December 2002
	My niece Erica, October 2001
	Michael and Erica, October 2001
	Erica and Michael dancing at Hydro Grill in Calistoga the night of their wedding, July 5, 2002
s	Tom on an early spring ride in Vermont, sometime in the late 1980s
	Tom Boll (yet another Tom), college boyfriend, died in 1991, pictured here in San Francisco, 1989
	Friends on their way to The Rocky Horror Picture Show via the Orange Line, February 2002
	Kawika, who lives in JP, March 2003
	Reindeer may safely graze, in Allston at least; December 2002
	A shrine in north Allston, 2002
	Christ figure appearing on Tremont Street, March 2002

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