The Bowen House on a Spring Morning

The Nathan Bowen house was built by William Waters in 1695 and is one of fifteen homes in Marblehead built before 1700. The house located on 1 Mugford Street has also been tied to H.P. Lovecraft and is believed to be the home mentioned in his short story 'The Festival'. I had noted that the house featured a beautiful flowering tree but had never managed to capture it in full bloom. On the morning of May 6 (and during the last of my three attempts to capture the scene of Abbot Hall and a flowering tree on Washington Street), I [...]

By Eyal Oren|2015-05-10T22:27:18-04:00May 13th, 2015|Categories: Spring|Tags: cherry blossoms, historic downtown, house, Mugford Street|1 Comment

Town Election is Today – Vote and Make Your Voice Heard

A public service reminder that polls are open and voting is taking place today for a number of seats in Town government as well as one override. This town election has been mired by one of the ugliest campaigns in recent history. I hope that all registered voters will make their voices heard loud and clear that Marblehead is too beautiful a town to be made ugly by a select few.

By Eyal Oren|2015-05-10T22:12:53-04:00May 12th, 2015|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

A Blanket of Snow over Marblehead

Yesterday I got my first sunburn of the season (a mild one thankfully) and also realized that the vivid memories of this past Winter's snow had started to fade. It's amazing what a few warm days will do to the human mind and psyche and likely explains why we all continue to live here year after year. As a former resident of Los Angeles (13 years), I can tell you I wouldn't have it any other way. With that being said, the warm days seemed to clear the way to share some images of snow that I had not had [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:06-05:00May 11th, 2015|Categories: Snow|Tags: Abbot Hall, Brown's island, Little Harbor, snow|0 Comments

Lighting Up the Cherry Blossoms and Abbot Hall

Today's image represents my third (and final) attempt to capture the cherry blossoms on Washington Street with Abbot Hall towering overhead. I mention in Monday's post that I first noted this scene on April 26 and captured it under interesting skies but lamented the cherry blossom had yet to bloom. I returned on Tuesday, May 5th at sunrise but the mostly cloudy skies blocked any sun - I ended up shooting the wider scene instead. When I woke on Wednesday, May 6th at 5:45am and saw the perfect sky outside, I quickly grabbed the camera bag and returned to this [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:06-05:00May 7th, 2015|Categories: Spring|Tags: Abbot Hall, cherry blossoms, sunrise, Washington Street|0 Comments

Through the Gate of the Jeremiah Lee Mansion

On Monday, I shared an image of Abbot Hall taken from the Jeremiah Lee Mansion and had mentioned that the cherry blossom tree had yet to bloom. I noted that the photo might be very different with that element. On Tuesday morning, I woke at sunrise and hoped to replicate the image (I scouted the tree the night before and was pleased to find it in full bloom). I set up the tripod and camera in the same spot as before and waited for the light. Unfortunately, the forecast for partially cloudy skies was wrong and much thicker clouds blocked [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:06-05:00May 6th, 2015|Categories: Old Town|Tags: Abbot Hall, cherry blossoms, Jeremiah Lee Mansion, Washington Street|0 Comments

Town Meeting and Origins of Democracy

Town Meeting took place at the Marblehead Veterans Middle School last night and I was reminded of the incredible power of democracy and the history of this town. First came word that we were short of a quorum and then the reverse 911 call went out to draw attendance. Once that was said and done, the process of putting all matters of town government before its citizens could begin. If you weren't able to make it last night, make sure you vote next Tuesday and make a point of attending at least one Town Meeting in Marblehead.

By Eyal Oren|2015-05-04T22:17:52-04:00May 5th, 2015|Categories: School|Tags: Veterans middle school|0 Comments

Pink Shutters and Abbot Hall

Since starting Wednesdays in Marblehead in 2010, Abbot Hall and its iconic tower have featured in well over 100 images shared on the site. And yet, until this past week, I had never tried to capture the facade of Abbot Hall tower from this angle. I was attending a closing reception at the Marblehead Arts Association and happened to have my camera bag in the car (having been too lazy to remove it the other day). As I looked up from my parking spot along Washington Street, I noted the simple composition of Abbot Hall towering over the houses below. [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:06-05:00May 4th, 2015|Categories: Old Town|Tags: Abbot Hall, dramatic sky, houses, lamp post|0 Comments

A Look Back at April

From shots of the Milky Way to a sunstar and Cherry Blossoms, April was an interesting month to photograph in Marblehead. Take a look back at April and all 21 images shared on my site last month. [KGVID poster="https://wednesdaysinmhd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/April-2015-web_thumb0.jpg" width="854" height="480"]https://wednesdaysinmhd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/April-2015-web.mp4[/KGVID]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:06-05:00May 1st, 2015|Categories: Video|Tags: slideshow, video|0 Comments

Night of the Carnival

It's here! The annual Devereux Beach carnival is this weekend and it looks like we'll finally have good weather for the entire duration of it. While the children of Marblehead will no doubt be thrilled to enjoy the carnival on what promises to be a rain-free weekend, I can't help but look back to images from last year when the weather was perfect for this photographer. We had rain and fog on this first weekend in May and the carnival was fairly empty at night due to the conditions. While others stayed home, I had the run of the small [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:06-05:00April 30th, 2015|Categories: Night|Tags: carnival, Devereux Beach, night, reflection|0 Comments

Spring Arrives in Marblehead

After a very long Winter and slow start to Spring, the view of cherry blossoms in bloom at the Harris Street cemetery was a very welcome sight to behold. Since living in Washington, DC, I've equated the start of Spring with the arrival of cherry blossoms. When I found this collection of cherry blossom trees in Marblehead several years ago, it became my go-to location for capturing the beautiful trees and signaling that Spring had arrived in Marblehead. I had made a few passes down Harris Street to check the progress of the trees this year and, on Tuesday night, [...]

By Eyal Oren|2016-11-06T12:04:06-05:00April 29th, 2015|Categories: Flowers|Tags: cherry blossoms, Harris Street Cemetery, Spring, sun star|0 Comments

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