Edit: The pictures are not top quality, but they were all taken with my cell phone camera. I cannot sleep right now, and I have pictures that I have been meaning to upload for a while. So I have decided to create a blog post.

The first set of pictures will be from Saturday, 10/8/11. This was Regina's birthday, so we went to the Harpoon Brewery to celebrate. Notice in the first picture the big crucifix on the brick wall. To beer fans, they make a pretty potent IPA. I happen to dislike IPA's, but I know many people like them.

Included in the price of the tour ($5) was a small beer glass and semi-unlimited samples (in 20 minutes). This picture shows the taps at our sample bar. From right to left: UFO (UnFiltered Offering) Hefeweizen, UFO White (similar to Blue Moon/Shocktop), UFO Raspberry Wheat (pours pink), UFO Pumpkin (only available at the brewery, excellent brew), Harpoon Cider, Harpoon Belgian Pale Ale (I think), Harpoon Dark (I think), Leviathan Imperial IPA, Leviathan Triticus, Harpoon Octoberfest, Harpoon IPA. We walked home.

This is a Dove with a damage wing. I found itfoundering in the street on St. Francis' feast day, so I picked it up and set it on a tree branch.

This next set of pictures is of Boston College. First is St. Mary's chapel/Jesuit residence on campus. They have three daily Masses, 8, 11, and 12 (sorry Dad, none early enough for your tastes). I usually go to the 8 before Greek, or the one of the two afterwards. I try to remember to pray for all of you, especially my nephews, nieces, and God-children every day. I have more pictures on Regina's camera, which I will post later. However, you should still be able to see that it is a beautiful chapel.

This is Gasson Hall. It is a beautiful building and it makes me happy to be at BC each time I walk by. Most people pronounce it similar to the word "Gas Can," without the hard "C" and replacing the "a" for an "o." I prefer a more French pronunciation with the stress on the second syllable.

This is from the front. There is a functional bell tower, and a gold covered eagle in front. The "eagle" is a gift from someone is Japan, either the government or someone else who could afford a large gold eagle and marble pillar gift. I used quotes on eagle because it is actually a statue of a hawk. Our mascot is an eagle (we call him Baldwin), but someone in Japan must not have understood the difference.

This is a bad picture of the inside of Gasson. I am on the second floor looking down into the center, under the bell tower. There is a state of St. Michael the AA, surrounded by four statues of Jesuit saints, who in turn are backed by frescoes of more Jesuit saints (martyrs I think).

This is the road that leads to the front of Gasson. It is lined with very large, beautiful oaks, and I have been taking pictures every week or so. Once the leaves are done changing colors, I plan to post all of the pictures to show the transition.

Here are some cute photos of Severus that I took back in Florida. I wanted to emphasize his smallness by placing him in small receptacles.

This is of a turtle that crawled under Regina's car. Over the summer, when we were staying with Mom and Dad, I saw a turtle on Lake Mills Rd while driving home one day. I decided to stop and move it so that it didn't get killed. I pulled over adjacent to the turtle, and it promptly crawled under my car and got stuck. Because the shoulder was lower than the road surface, the uni-frame of the car sloped down towards the edge of the road. This gave the turtle less clearance on the passenger side of the car, and it wedged itself in between the road and the car. I don't even remember how it managed to get it unstuck, but I do remember that I eventually decided to drive away because it would not come out and I could not reach it. (I must add that I probably entertained the idea of bringing it home for soup at some point during this ordeal).

Two more, and then I will try sleep again. If these need an explanation, please let me know.