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It may be spring on the calendar but, not quite yet on the Boston Common.
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A general lack of hats, scarves, and gloves is a good indicator that winter is mostly over.
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Locals play a game of flag football on the Common with the steepled Park Street Church (founded in 1804) and the very tall Millennium Tower (opened in 2016) in the background.
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Pigeons and people out and about.
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This Boston Common walkway leads to million dollar residential properties along adjacent Beacon Street.
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The golden dome of the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Street.
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Strolling the pedestrian bridge in the Public Garden. No water in the lagoon yet.
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Built in the 1880's, the Church of the Advent is in the flat section of the mostly hilly Beacon Hill neighborhood. I had lunch nearby on Charles Street at a bustling cafe - lots of 20-somethings, few seniors.
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