Archive for July, 2009
Close Encounter
19Jul09
of the Unbearably Cute Kind I was standing waist deep in water, about to go for a swim in the pond behind my house (Sluice Pond – Lynn, Massachusetts), when two tiny ducklings and their watchful mom swam up and approached me within an arms length. Obviously, since I was about to go for a […]
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Tags: bird, birds, duck, duckling, ducklings, ducks, fowl, Lynn, Lynn MA, Lynn Massachusetts, mallard, mallards, nature, pond, ponds, Sluice Pond, waterfowl, wildlife
Peace Loving Criminals
03Jul09
Vandals Deface World War II Monument in Wakefield, Massachusetts I considered ignoring the recent spate of vandalism that has seen the World War II Monument on the Common desecrated and the bandstand marred by graffiti. The pacifist criminals spray painted “War is not the answer,” and a peace symbol on the World War II monument. […]
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Tags: Daily Item, desecration, History, Item, Memorial Day, vandalism, vandals, Wakefield, Wakefield Daily Item, Wakefield Item, Wakefield MA, Wakefield Massachusetts, war veterans, World War II, World War II Monument
Mark Sardella 