Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA

The Boston, Massachusetts skyline as viewed through the rigging of the USS Constitution, the oldest floating commissioned naval vessel in the world, launched in 1797 and named by President George Washington. It is berthed in Charlestown, Massachusetts on the Freedom Trail.

Pioneer Valley, Massachusetts, USA

Pioneer Valley, in central Massachusetts along the Connecticut River, an area of quintessential New England towns, many colleges and universities - including the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where we just dropped our son off for his first year.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

The Stata Center on the Massachusetts Institute of Technogoly (MIT) campus in Cambridge, MA. Designed by world renowned architect Frank Gehry it serves as both classrooms and offices for the university.

Manomet, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

At the height of summer, the afternoon light at Bartlett Pond in Manomet continues to create a place of special beauty.

Bartlett Pond, Manomet, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

A summer sunrise on Bartlett Pond in southeastern Massachusetts. Fed by Beaver Dam Brook and freshwater springs, the pond empties into Cape Cod Bay on the horizon. Part of Amy's flower garden is in the foreground. The pond hosts a wide variety of wildlife including osprey, heron, swan, geese, hummingbird, and hundreds of other bird species, bass, sunfish, pike, snapping turtle, muskrat, bullfrog, chipmunk, not to mention the human wildlife.

Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Boardinghouse Park is the scene of a Summer Music Series. Summer of 2010 featured such greats as Taj Mahal Trio, Jimmy Cliff, Joan Armatrading, Indigo Girls, Herbie Hancock, Jonathan Edwards, B-52's, and many others. Notice the many graying heads of the audience. Just like mine.

Behind the stage is the still standing brick structure of the Boott Mills from the great textile era of the 19th and early 20th century industrial Massachusetts. The mill is reborn today as lofts/condos and apartments on the Merrimack River.

White Horse Beach, Massachusetts, USA

Although the water is New England cold even on a hot day, this undeveloped-no services-no restrooms-almost no parking beach is much as it's been for thousands of years - just plain beautiful.

Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Lowell, Massachusetts on the Merrimack River was "the" American industrial powerhouse during the 19th century. Today, it annually hosts the largest free Folk Festival in the United States each July. Otherwise throughout the Summer months, weekly concerts are held outdoors where folks bring there own chairs and enjoy music under the stars.

Washington DC, USA

Parks, statues and monuments abound in the downtown area of Washington, DC, the permanent capital of the United States. It is a federal district not a part of any state.

Corona del Mar, California, USA

Corona del Mar is a neighborhood of Newport Beach and features dense development, affluence, shops, restaurants, beaches, tidepools, and clifftop views of the Pacific Ocean.