Stan Grossfeld

The majestic bald eagle is thriving again, to the delight of Massachusetts birders and photographers alike

OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine — There are three things messing with your summer in Boston. 1. The Heat. It's already the hottest summer ever recorded at the Blue Hills Observatory.

E verybody talks about the deep greens of summer. I'm seeing red. Red puts out mixed messages. It means stop, it means anger, it means love and passion.

PROVINCETOWN — As Pan-Mass Challenge founder and executive director Billy Starr pedals across the finish line, he is immediately surrounded by family and other riders.

M ASHPEE — Wearing dive masks and bright-orange swim caps the Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage, (OLAUG) plunge into Johns Pond searching for a yucky, broken porcelain toilet bowl.

C ONCORD, N.H. — This is prime time for the Sunflower Seekers. They're not as well-known as the Leaf Peepers, who invade New England in fall, but they just might be happier.

B ROOKFIELD, Vt. — Amid the backdrop of the whining power drills is the soothing sound of young women singing hymns while they paint.

Badrizamn Zaman Khan of Pakistan and his family took a dip at Nantasket Beach after showers passed through the area and a rainbow appeared over the ocean.

W e all see things differently. Take this seagull that photo-bombed the setting Nantucket sun.

W hen some folks think about Mass. Ave. in Boston, the first image that comes to mind is the horror of drug addiction and homelessness of Mass and Cass.