The Lincoln Squirrel

News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.

Lincoln through the lens

Worship en plein air (Lincoln Through the Lens)

Father Mark Mahoney of St. Julia Parish in Weston and Lincoln celebrates outdoor Mass in Pierce Park on Sunday, Aug. 3. About 50 families attended the church’s first service in Lincoln since the pandemic lockdown. Indoor Mass with congregants resumed (with advance reservations and safety protocols) at St. Julia church in Weston on May 30.

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Signs of the times (Lincoln Through the Lens)

Parks & Recreation Director Dan Pereira (with his dog Walter) along with Emma Coates and Stacy Carter of the Conservation Department get ready on Wednesday morning to place new sandwich boards on trails to alert the public to wear face masks, and to be aware of ticks bearing Lyme disease. (Photo by Susan Taylor)

Winter at the farm (Lincoln Through the Lens)

The white barns of Codman Community Farms match their snowy surroundings earlier this winter. See this CCF blog post for a description of what goes on during the quieter winter months.

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Winter wonderland (Lincoln Through the Lens)

An early winter snowfall blankets trees in Minute Man National Historic Park. (Photo by Ron Boisseau)

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Monopod waterfowl (Lincoln Through the Lens)

A group of Canada geese huddle from the cold — but one leg stays exposed. (Photo by Harold McAleer)

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Dress rehearsal (Lincoln Through the Lens)

Children and teachers from Magic Garden’s Sunshine Room were all dressed up and ready to go for Halloween last week. Back row, left to right: Sue Church, Alyssa Salguero, and Alia Tawfik.

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Striking a blow for the planet (Lincoln Through the Lens)

Dozens of Lincolnites gathered on September 20 at the commuter train station before heading into Boston for the Climate Strike. There were individuals and members of groups including the First Parish in Lincoln, St. Anne’s-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church, Mothers Out Front, Indivisible, the Lincoln Meditation Group, the Lincoln Democratic Town Committee, and 350MA. Boston.com has a collection of some of the best signs. (Photos by Joan Kimball)

Appealing bark (Lincoln Through the Lens)

Morning sun backlights a Japanese paper bark maple on Beaver Pond Road. (Photo by Allen Vander Meulen)

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