“Paint Factory” Art Rock Found 04/17/2016

Hi Paul,
I’ve been trying to find one of your Art Rocks forever, but some other lucky person always found it first. Today was my lucky day! I read the GMG post at 8:30, raced over to the Fish Pier and drove right up to it. What a thrill!  It’s beautiful! Love the shape and feel of it. My husband loves it too, and we’ll display it proudly and happily on our living room mantle in Riverdale.

Many thanks for providing the fun of the treasure hunt and for the treasure!
Best Regards,
Aileen and Doug Kern

“Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not.”

Thomas Huxley (1825-1895)

A self-taught anatomist and comparative biologist, Huxley served as ship’s surgeon on a very early voyage to New Guinea and Australia and was the first to describe several species. He was a vociferous champion of Darwin and invented the word “agnostic” (from the Greek for “I don’t know”) to describe his own thoughts about a supreme being. It was Huxley who first theorized that birds evolved from dinosaurs and who was the primary proponent of scientific education in 19^th century Britain. A lifelong humanist and prolific essayist, Huxley’s grandsons include Sir Julian Huxley, first director of UNESCO, and Aldous Huxley, author of Doors of Perception and Brave New World.

In honor of Marathon Monday, a night shot of Boston from Fan Pier.   Good luck to all the runners today!!

The boys always get a kick out of these fellas on what they refer to as Pirate’s Way in Rockport…keeping an eye on everyone near Front Beach at the Peg Leg Inn and Captain’s Bounty.

@RickYMCA: Cape Ann Y Teens having AMTRAK Brekkie on way to volunteer in New Orleans #caynola2016 @NorthShoreY @NS_UnitedWay

Cape Ann Y Teens having AMTRAK Brekkie on way to volunteer in New Orleans #caynola2016 @NorthShoreY @NS_UnitedWay https://t.co/Vf0lmhCkER—
Rick Doucette (@RickYMCA) April 17, 2016