3rd August 2014 Canton, MA
![New York Times, Sunday 3rd August 2014](http://christophertipping.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-03-10.36.00-v1-1024x768.jpg)
Walked up to Blue Hill Observatory & Science Center, Milton, MA. Conceived and built by Abbot Lawrence Rotch in 1885. Amazing 360 degree views as far as Boston some 10 miles distant are to be had from the top of Great Blue Hill, which is the highest point in Norfolk County, MA
![Blue Hill Observatory & Science Center](http://christophertipping.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-03-13.44.56-768x1024.jpg)
![2014-08-03 13.29.37](http://christophertipping.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-03-13.29.37-1024x768.jpg)
![View north to Boston](http://christophertipping.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-03-13.08.56-1024x768.jpg)
![View south to Houghton's Pond](http://christophertipping.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-03-13.17.09-1024x768.jpg)
Saw a Common Garter Snake.
![Blue Hill Observatory](http://christophertipping.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-03-13.45.41-768x1024.jpg)
![2014-08-03 13.43.13](http://christophertipping.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-03-13.43.13-768x1024.jpg)
![Common Garter Snake, Blue Hills Reservation, MA](http://christophertipping.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-03-14.16.53-1024x768.jpg)
![Common Garter Snake, Blue Hills Reservation, MA](http://christophertipping.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-03-14.16.12-1024x768.jpg)
![Eastern Chipmunk, Great Blue Hill, Milton, MA](http://christophertipping.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-03-14.35.57-v1-1024x754.jpg)
![2014-08-03 14.22.44](http://christophertipping.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-03-14.22.44-768x1024.jpg)
![2014-08-03 14.19.51](http://christophertipping.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-03-14.19.51-1024x768.jpg)
![Blue Hills Reservation - moss & boulders on the forest floor.](http://christophertipping.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-03-14.21.031-1024x768.jpg)
Went for dinner to the Legal Seafood Restaurant at Legacy Place, Dedham, MA. I had New England Clam Chowder and Wood Fired Shrimp Animals on the list today include:
Northern Cardinal
Eastern Chipmunk
Otter (Captive)
Bald Eagle (Captive)
Common Garter Snake