Tag: boston

The Great Elephant Migration

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

We went down to Boston on Sunday to see the Great Elephant Migration.  They are amazing.  As you walk down Commonwealth Avenue, the size of these elephants can be seen from a block away.  There are 100 elephants of all sizes.  Even though it was a little rainy, there were lots of visitors admiring these elephants.

https://thegreatelephantmigration.org/pages/visit

Rafe’s Chasm

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

Rick and took a walk out to Rafe’s Chasm on Tuesday in between the rain drops.  You could see Boston was raining and it was making its way to Cape Ann.

Thursday’s sunset

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

Feel very grateful for where we live and for the sunset club.  To be able to appreciate this beautiful place we call home with friends makes it all the more special.  On Thursday, the temperature was 43 with no wind.  The sunset did not disappoint.

The sun setting had sun pillars, multiply colors, blue ocean and the city of Boston was visible.

Boston in the background

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

The other night of course, I went walking Shore Road.  Seeing Boston in the background, decided to check how many miles.  According to Google Maps, Magnolia Landing, Gloucester, MA to Boston is 29 miles.  It may not be totally accurate due to the fact, that Boston skyline from Magnolia, is the Prudential, John Hancock building and the financial district.   On clear evenings you can see the coastline of Quincy down to the South Shore.  So lucky to live here.

From Niles Beach, Boston and a Fata Morgana

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

 

Reblogged from Wikipedia

A Fata Morgana (Italian: [ˈfaːta morˈɡaːna]) is a complex form of superior mirage visible in a narrow band right above the horizon. The term Fata Morgana is the Italian translation of “Morgan the Fairy” (Morgan le Fay of Arthurian legend). These mirages are often seen in the Italian Strait of Messina, and were described as fairy castles in the air or false land conjured by her magic.

Fata Morgana mirages significantly distort the object or objects on which they are based, often such that the object is completely unrecognizable. A Fata Morgana may be seen on land or at sea, in polar regions, or in deserts. It may involve almost any kind of distant object, including boats, islands, and the coastline. Often, a Fata Morgana changes rapidly. The mirage comprises several inverted (upside down) and upright images stacked on top of one another. Fata Morgana mirages also show alternating compressed and stretched zones.[1]

The optical phenomenon occurs because rays of light bend when they pass through air layers of different temperatures in a steep thermal inversion where an atmospheric duct has formed.[1] In calm weather, a layer of significantly warmer air may rest over colder dense air, forming an atmospheric duct that acts like a refracting lens, producing a series of both inverted and erect images. A Fata Morgana requires a duct to be present; thermal inversion alone is not enough to produce this kind of mirage. While a thermal inversion often takes place without there being an atmospheric duct, an atmospheric duct cannot exist without there first being a thermal inv

Sunset on Magnolia Pier

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

This week has been rainy and windy.  On Thursday, the Sunset Group, was able to get some great shots of the sun setting.  Even though it was and cold and windy, watching the sunset and socializing with these great people, make it worth being a little cold.