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Yarn Bomb!

Yarn bomb, Arnold Arboretum, May 15, 2014
Yarn bomb, Arnold Arboretum, May 15, 2014

Not that the Arboretum needs help looking pretty, but here’s a photo of a recent “yarn bombing” of the treasured outdoor tree museum. The photo is by Daisy B, via Flickr.

Out For a Row on Jamaica Pond

Today’s Photo of the Day comes courtesy of Sophia Pascual. Here’s Sophia, left, enjoying a row boat with Brendan Smith, who was visiting from New York and her roommate Giang Luc. Sarah Pascual took the photo.

The ‘Batman of Carpenters’ Promises New Little Library Soon

A temporary replacement for the Little Library, as of Wednesday, June 4, 2104.
A temporary replacement for the Little Library, as of Wednesday, June 4, 2104.

The mystery carpenter who is building a new Little Library atop the electrical box at Bardwell and South streets pleads for patience. Meanwhile, readers have taken the situation into their own hands by putting up a series of soon-to-get-soggy cardboard boxes at the give-a-book, take-a-book spot.

Loring-Greenough Garden

Each weekday we post a random image from around the neighborhood. Here is the garden at one of JP’s historical treasures, the Loring-Greenough House.