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By Popular Request
This week has pretty much been a long slog workwise and lifewise -- never at my best after a weekend trip, though I'm doing OK with the sleep thing, pretty much.
Since I did get a tiny request for some more pictures, and, basically, I'm easy, here are a couple more. At least![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
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First up, Chumley's paws are of particular interest, even if only as a conversation piece. He's polydactyl, as are so many Down East cats -- with five toes on his rear paws (all perfectly formed -- they really look like perfectly normal feet until you start counting) and six on his front.
Here is a shot from the front, with my thumb holding up the paw from behind, so that you can see how the extra toes attach. I had to move quick when Chumley was all sleepy to get him to hold still while I held the paw in one hand and aimed the Zire with the other....
Behind, you can see how he normally holds the other paw, so that it folds over a little. Makes it frustrating to try to get a shot.
Okay, and here's where I'm holding the paw from the underside, so that you can see how it hooks up from underneath. You can't see the toe pad leather too well, but look just above the main paw "palm" and you will see that there's a little secondary "palm" -- that's his double paw. Two toes and a palm. When I say that he has double paws, I really mean it.
Next on the "Bore My Entire Friends ListMy Boston and Welcome To It" tour of my life, some shots from last night's commute home.
First, just after sunset, at ground level on Boylston Street, just outside of my office building. You can see the Pru (the Prudential skyscraper all square and blocky) just off-center left.
Next, from the corner and turned slight to the left, the Trinity Church and behind it the glass curtain of the John Hancock Tower, which eclipsed the Pru as Boston's highest building. (Note that when I'm not pointing the camera directly at the bright part of the sky, the camera handles the light level much better.)
Going half a block down into the Square itself, and shooting SW across it, you can see the Boston Public Library to the right and the Westin Copley Hotel to the left, and the main body of the Trinity to the farthest left. The Trinity is a wonderful wonderful faux-Gothic Episcopal church built by high-minded Boston Brahmins. Eventually I'll get around to taking some pictures of it by daylight so you can see some of the amazing detail.
And finally, further into the square, more of the church facade. Behind it is my office building.
Finally, and just 'cause, here's a quick picture from my commute this morning -- on the Red Line headed towards work, I got lucky enough (because I was late -- there are benefits to procrastination) to have a half-empty subway car. Note the number of people reading. I love that so many public transit commuters read, and not just newspapers either.
There... hope that amused. At least it did me.
Since I did get a tiny request for some more pictures, and, basically, I'm easy, here are a couple more. At least
makaidiver will be happy.First up, Chumley's paws are of particular interest, even if only as a conversation piece. He's polydactyl, as are so many Down East cats -- with five toes on his rear paws (all perfectly formed -- they really look like perfectly normal feet until you start counting) and six on his front.
Here is a shot from the front, with my thumb holding up the paw from behind, so that you can see how the extra toes attach. I had to move quick when Chumley was all sleepy to get him to hold still while I held the paw in one hand and aimed the Zire with the other....
Behind, you can see how he normally holds the other paw, so that it folds over a little. Makes it frustrating to try to get a shot.
Okay, and here's where I'm holding the paw from the underside, so that you can see how it hooks up from underneath. You can't see the toe pad leather too well, but look just above the main paw "palm" and you will see that there's a little secondary "palm" -- that's his double paw. Two toes and a palm. When I say that he has double paws, I really mean it.
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First, just after sunset, at ground level on Boylston Street, just outside of my office building. You can see the Pru (the Prudential skyscraper all square and blocky) just off-center left.
Next, from the corner and turned slight to the left, the Trinity Church and behind it the glass curtain of the John Hancock Tower, which eclipsed the Pru as Boston's highest building. (Note that when I'm not pointing the camera directly at the bright part of the sky, the camera handles the light level much better.)
Going half a block down into the Square itself, and shooting SW across it, you can see the Boston Public Library to the right and the Westin Copley Hotel to the left, and the main body of the Trinity to the farthest left. The Trinity is a wonderful wonderful faux-Gothic Episcopal church built by high-minded Boston Brahmins. Eventually I'll get around to taking some pictures of it by daylight so you can see some of the amazing detail.
And finally, further into the square, more of the church facade. Behind it is my office building.
Finally, and just 'cause, here's a quick picture from my commute this morning -- on the Red Line headed towards work, I got lucky enough (because I was late -- there are benefits to procrastination) to have a half-empty subway car. Note the number of people reading. I love that so many public transit commuters read, and not just newspapers either.
There... hope that amused. At least it did me.
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The cat at the bar has big ol' catcher's mitts, too. She has seven digits on each front paw with a similar doubled-up paw shape. (I'm not sure about her back feet.)
Anyway, cool pix!
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Trinity Church - suelac has a print of it at her house - that was the first I'd seen it; yours is the first photo I've seen of it.
What's the name of the square?
Your commuters all face each other! How very odd! our BART has fabric cushioned seats, two seats on either side of an aisle. Half the seats face front/the other back, since the cars go back and forth.