And today...

[rhu]

We hooked up with sethg_prime and his kids at 10am for the nature walk through the Alewife Brook Reservation that was part of the annual Cambridge Science Festival. (And, I mean, how cool is that? A city-wide week-long festival celebrating science!!!!) It was fun and informative; the kids seemed to enjoy it; I learned what phragmites is and how to pronounce it --- apparently it's not just the username of an LJ-friend-in-law.

Afterwards we went to Fresh Pond Reservoir with our picnic lunch and bikes. Passed by one of my former co-workers from Bitstream who was walking her dog; we exchanged only the briefest of pleasantries before Alissa rode off, compelling me to follow. After one lap of the pond, Tani wanted to go around a second time, and I agreed to go with him. It was a great day for it.

Then we went to JPLicks to, um, rehydrate, yeah, that's it :-) and then home for a well-deserved period of lying down and recovering.

Items on to-do list accomplished: zero. Day: completely well spent.

Comments

[bookishfellow.livejournal.com]

/is amused
/notes that phragmites' school-age nickname was pronounced "marsh reed"

[jedusor.livejournal.com]

I was about to leave a "dude, Boston is so much more awesome than Worcester" comment, but then remembered that I spent yesterday at the armory museum. So instead I'll say, "dude, Massachusetts is so much cooler than Missouri."

[sethg]

Thanks for the hook-up! My kids enjoyed the walk, too, and I wouldn't have been able to wrangle all three of them without another adult.

[introverte.livejournal.com]

I loooove the Armory. And the Ecotarium.

[jedusor.livejournal.com]

I haven't been to the Ecotarium. Would it be very unpleasant for someone who dislikes zoos, or are there extensive enough non-caged-animal areas that it would be worth a trip?

[introverte.livejournal.com]

There are some live-animal exhibits, but the main hall is hands-on science & nature stuff. It's intended for kids, but I've always enjoyed it myself. There are walking trails, too.

If you like nature there are some nice Audubon sites near Worcester.

[jedusor.livejournal.com]

I do like nature, but that sort of thing usually requires better transportation than I have (shoes, bus, and bike if there's no broken glass in my way).