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The Aquarium had a jellyfish exhibit.

Jellyfish floating against a bright blue background in the aquarium exhibit

Young couple posing in front of a blue jellyfish tank at the aquarium

And then there were the many standard exhibits. The aquarium has a large multi-floor tank in the middle, and then smaller tanks around the outside. We took a number of pictures, most of which didn't come out very well due to lighting, but I'll share a few of particular interest. This is a 'Leafy Seadragon' - look carefully in the center of the picture. Here is Paul and Anne looking at the center tank. And here is an example of a New England shore ("Eastport Harbor")

Leafy seadragon camouflaged among seaweed and rocks in an aquarium tank

Man and woman looking into the large central aquarium tank through a viewing window

Aquarium exhibit showing fish, sea stars, and anemones among rocks

Sea stars spread across the bottom of a shallow aquarium tank

Woman sitting on a bench beside a small bronze penguin statue at the aquarium

Dan inside The New England Aquarium

After the Aquarium kicked us out due to closing time, we wandered over to Quincy Market. There was a fellow there dressed as a Spartan warrior. He looked very much like a statue. For a dollar, he would give you a fortune on a slip of paper. I'd like to have seen his commute into the office. He did an excellent job and deserved every dollar he made.

Street performer dressed as a Spartan warrior standing motionless at Quincy Market

Street performer dressed as a Spartan warrior seated beside a column collecting tips at Quincy Market

Street performer dressed as a Spartan warrior gesturing while seated at Quincy Market

Three people walking along the cobblestone street near Quincy Market in the evening

Here is a map that we saw on our way back from Quincy Market to Back Bay. I've marked on it (in blue) the approximate route that we walked.

Boston street map marked with a blue line showing the approximate walking route

We had supper at Paul and Anne's favorite restaurant: Bombay Cafe. Min, the waiter, took our picture. And we took pictures of ourselves. You can see the food in the group picture. Yum.

Four people seated around a table with Indian food at Bombay Cafe

Man and woman seated together at a restaurant table with Indian food

Young couple seated together inside Bombay Cafe

Bombay Cafe sign advertising fine Indian cuisine and a lunch buffet

On Sunday we took Scout out for some grass. It's one of his favorite activities, besides eating carrots and watermelon rinds.

Young couple standing beside a horse near a barn and grassy yard

Woman standing beside a horse in a sunny grassy yard

Man leading a horse across a grassy yard beside outdoor stairs

And we went over and saw the Reardon's (our neighbors) llamas, Chappy, Noah, and Ackley.

Woman standing beside a llama while a man pets it in a sunny yard

Man leaning on a wooden fence beside two llamas while another llama stands behind

Young man standing in a yard with two llamas facing him

On another topic: sewing. Something that I've been wanting to do for a year is make a custom dressform, based specifically on my figure. So we finally started the process. It is actually a body form, a combined dress and pants form. For your entertainment, here I am in plaster. (The process involved making a 'mold' of your body, which you then cut off. Obviously this involved two people. I now have to reassemble the mold, and then fill it with some expanding foam. I will put a hanging post in it when I pour the form. Once it dried, I remove the form, smooth out the surface, and cover it with a knit cover. It is a My Twin dress form.)
P.S. It didn't come out well.

Woman standing in a basement wrapped in plaster for a custom dress form project

Updated March 2026