Photos and Videos: Lake Williams, Hampton Beach, Jellyfish

Here are some photos and videos from a recent trip to Massachusetts.

Lake Williams in my hometown of Marlborough recently installed a walkway across the water, connecting one end the lake’s namesake trail to the other end. I didn’t know about the land-lubber part of the trail; I thought it was just a boardwalk, so we only prepared for just a boardwalk walk (boardwalkwalk? board walk walking?). I also didn’t know the loop was only 1.5 miles, which isn’t anything, so we could’ve walked it all, had I known.



Hampton Beach and the Atlantic Ocean. You can’t tell at all from the photos, but it was extremely crowded, but with some good timing and angles, I managed to make it look deserted.

The Great Boar’s Head promontory is in the distance there:

Facing away from the ocean, looking at the Sea Spray Hotel:

Later in the day, some clouds showed up:

In downtown Boston, with absolutely insane parking rates. Here is a fellow taking requests for . Most of them were anime opening and closing songs, and a few standards. Excellent business strategy, since it the selection is really for younger folks, and nearly all of them would have a dollar to spare. Since I’m a young Gen X guy, it felt safe to request “Tank!” from Cowboy Bebop, which came out smack dab during my undergraduate years, 1997/1998.

On State Street, looking south, down Broad Street:

At the Boston Aquarium, I made sure to video all of the jellyfish, because they’re my favorite. Devoid of brain, astronomical aesthetic, singular and otherworldly. All creation groans for the Creator:

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