A Great Day to Be a Turtle

A nice day for turtles on #jamaicapond @02130News @universalhub pic.twitter.com/nB1TJdJY79— D R (@8doug8) April 19, 2015

It seemed that everyone was enjoying the Pond on Sunday, including these two fellows photographed by Twitter user D R.

Each weekday we post a “Photo of the Day” from around the neighborhood. If you have a photo that screams (or even whispers) "Jamaica Plain," here are four ways to nominate it:

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Gimme a J! Gimme a P!

Throwback Thursday Photo of the Day: Cheerleaders of the Jamaica Plain High School in 1956 were, from left to right: Barbara Spinney, Catherine Gotovitch, Mary Parlon, Claire Boyce, Lorraine Dustin, Ann Kearns, Ann Litch, Beatrice Canny, Betty Ann Fetler, Joyce Mutlow, Gwenneth Edwards, Mary Jo McLaughlin, and Marilyn Guiva (kneeling in the center). Photograph courtesy of the Boston Public Library. For our Throwback Thursday Photo of the Day, here's an image of old JP from the online archives of the Jamaica Plain Historical Society. The Historical Society's photo archive is a neighborhood treasure. Please visit it!

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Sock-Footed Reading Party at the Loring-Greenough House

JP Reads recently sponsored a "Silent(ish) Reading Party" at the Loring-Greenough House. Here's just one of the photos JP Reads uploaded to the Jamaica Plain News Photo Pool. Read more about the event in this blog post by Debka Colson. This year's selection for JP Reads is "Song of Achilles," a retelling of the Illiad focusing on the love story between Achilles and Patroclus. There's a full slate of discussion groups and kids activities planned.

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Live at the Dogwood

Photo of the Day: Live music at The Dogwood Cafe, courtesy of Sonyahf at Red Door Hospitality. Photo of the Day: Live music adds to the warm neighborhood vibe at The Dogwood Cafe, courtesy of Sonyahf at Red Door Hospitality. Each weekday we post a “Photo of the Day” from around the neighborhood. If you have a photo that screams (or even whispers) "Jamaica Plain," here are four ways to nominate it:

Email me at chris@jamaicaplainnews
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Blessed Sacrament Sky

This mornings sky in #myhood #jamaicaplain #jp #latinquarter #realestate #archtecture #architexture #architecturelovers #archidaily #blackandwhite #bnw #landmark #bw_lover #noir #simply_perfection #lookingup_architecture #clouds #monochrome #nothingisordinary #justgoshoot #niftyfifty #love
A photo posted by juan murray (@juanrealestate) on Mar 16, 2015 at 3:12pm PDT

Juan Murray captured this moody sky above the former Blessed Sacrament Church by his real estate office. Each weekday we post a “Photo of the Day” from around the neighborhood. If you have a photo that screams (or even whispers) "Jamaica Plain," here are four ways to nominate it:

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Meet Your New Favorite Instagram Feed: Dog.Spotting

This shaggy dude was hanging outside of @cityfeedandsupply. His bootie game is on point. A photo posted by Dog Spotting (@dog.spotting) on Feb 5, 2015 at 5:31pm PST

Your new favorite Instagram feed is dog.spotting. The roving "dogumentarian" says of this pooch outside the Boylston Street City Feed: "His bootie game is on point." Each weekday we post a “Photo of the Day” from around the neighborhood.

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Parked Pooch

Parked bikes--and a poor parked pooch outside City Feed and Supply. Credit: Fotosqrrl via the Jamaica Plain News Photo Pool on Flickr

Here's another bit of great street photography from Photosqrrl, who added this image to the Jamaica Plain News Photo Poolon Flickr. Each weekday we post a “Photo of the Day” from around the neighborhood. If you have a photo that screams (or even whispers) "Jamaica Plain," here are four ways to nominate it:

Email me at chris@jamaicaplainnews

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Remember Snow-Free Hyde Square?

A woman and her guitar bike through the heart of Hyde Square in JP. June 2014. Credit: Photosqrrl via the Jamaica Plain News Photo Pool. Remember a snow-free Hyde Square? With spring around the corner, it really isn't far away.

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Stony Brook T Sunrise

Good Morning, #JamaicaPlain! #DevotionToADream #Phish no more promises that no one could keep/ no more lies to keep us from sleep/ no more phone calls when you don't say what you mean/ I've got faith in a fairytale, devotion to a dream/ it's today the vows are broken/ it's today the charade is over/ it's today the curtain's coming down/ now the battle-lines are chosen/ it's today my eyes are open/ it's today the time to turn around/ no more knowing glances or places we can hide/ no more chances to keep this thing alive/ the two of us together it wasn't in the grand scheme/ all it was was a fairytale and devotion to a dream/ devotion to a dream/ no more promises no more keeping score/ no more wondering what I stay here for/ we broke the awkward silence with polite and practiced lies/ while images occupied our minds/ an uneventful voyage that stranded us upstream/ all it was was a fairytale and devotion to a dream/ devotion to a dream/ yesterday my path was chosen/ yesterday my smile was frozen/ yesterday my doors were closing down/ tomorrow I can cross the border/ it's today a new world-order/ yesterday my will was broken down/ I'll ignore where this is leading/ tomorrow glaciers are receding/ now I'm mending things I broke inside/ A photo posted by Edward Byrne (@setbreakstagram) on Feb 12, 2015 at 3:55am PST

Edward Byrne caught this epic sunrise at Stony Brook Station. He Instagrams as Setbreakstagram. Each weekday we post a “Photo of the Day” from around the neighborhood. If you have a photo that screams (or even whispers) "Jamaica Plain," here are four ways to nominate it:

Email me at chris@jamaicaplainnews

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Forest Hills Reflections

Puddle 'grammin at The Hills | #thepuddlegames #flipit A photo posted by Hope (@hopelandry) on Feb 22, 2015 at 12:53pm PST

Can you spot the trick photographer Hope Landry used to create this image of reflections around Forest Hills Station? Each weekday we post a “Photo of the Day” from around the neighborhood. If you have a photo that screams (or even whispers) "Jamaica Plain," here are four ways to nominate it:

Email me at chris@jamaicaplainnews

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