Dave’s Photo Blog

Now I must tell you in all fairness that I absolutely love the snow. I really do. Even though it’s a pain to shovel it. You know you are having a good snow year when it starts to get hard to figure out where to put it when you do shovel.

All things considered, it wasn’t that spectaular a sunset tonight. But I did manage to catch that one special building as it reflected the sunlight direct back at me.

The MCAS results are particularly prone to misinterpretation. My advice for those parents that are concerned over declines like these is to stay calm, look deeply at the underlying data and remember that the comparisons made in both scoring and ranking are complex relationships.

Both the school’s condition and performance are cause for great concern. For now, I’m going to stick to the facts. But I can’t promise that this issue won’t lead to activism on my part because I see some disturbing trends in what I have learned to date.

These are much scarier in black and white than in color, but I’ve put a color nightscape in at the end so you can get a feel for what that looks like too.

What is Question 1?  Simply put, it’s the elimination of the Massachusetts State Income Tax. Does that sound like a good idea? Do you know how you’ll vote? This photo, taken in Arlington, is not intended to be an endorsement of my position – it’s rare that I advocate a political position. However, I have [...]

Yeah, that’s pretty much how I felt too, and it was only the start of a very long night. Arlington’s Town Day celebration is a big deal and Friday night there is a big party in the field behind the Arlington Boys and Girls Club. They had pony rides, train rides, a dog show, jumping [...]

I had a few minutes to spare and not knowing when I would ever get the chance, I took a walk over and spent a little time working the subject, as they say. The sun was coming down at quite an angle, but I still like this shot that says car and very strange detailing at the same time.

  I was watching for a certain location as I rode the bus south down Mass Ave. earlier this week. I had seen a bizarre thing on the ride up to the mechanic and I was willing to hop off a few stops early and take some photos if it was still there.  

I have to admit, the coffee puts it over the top for me.