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Mystic Marsh

Mystic Marsh


Photos of the area where I grew up in the 1950's and 1960's around the Magical Mystic River Paradise, with a comment and note from writings of the nation's early years in harmony with nature.


Governor Winthrop, writing to his son, runs the parallel of the soil of the Mystick and its neighborhood and the soil of England, and says: "Here is as good land as I have seen there, though none so bad as there.  Here can be no want of any thing to those who bring means to raise out of the earth and sea."  Nov. 29, 1630, he writes to his wife, and says: "My dear wife, we are here in a paradise."


Mystic Lily Pads

Mystic Lily Pads



Mystic Pond Lily Pads

Mystic Pond Lily Pads



Mystic River, Wellington Beach

Mystic River, Wellington Beach



Mystic Pond View

Mystic Pond View



Mystic Pond Branches

Mystic Pond Branches



Mystic Field in Spring

Mystic Field in Spring



Mystic Reeds

Mystic Pond Reeds



Mystic River Inlet

Mystic River Inlet



Mystic Lakes Reeds in Fall

Mystic Lakes Reeds in Fall


Mystic Pond Branches

Mystic Pond Branches



Mystic Field in Snow

Mystic Field in the Snow



Mystic Branches in Winter

Mystic Branches in Winter

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and also some Malden Images...



Malden River Bank

Malden River Bank

The Malden River is actually a very small tributary of the Mystic River and thanks to Tufts university, it is currently coming back to life.



Pine Banks Pond Pond #1

Pine Banks Pond #1

Pine Banks is a small park in Malden that we used to visit as children.  It is still one of my favorite spots to wander and photograph.



Pine Banks Pond #2

Pine Banks Pond #2



Pine Banks Pond #3

Pine Banks Pond #3



Pine Banks Pond #4

Pine Banks Pond #4


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