Thursday, April 25

Flowers in Copley Square

Yesterday, while visiting family in Boston, we walked over to Copley Square to pay our respects to the victims of the Boston Marathon tragedy. On this beautiful spring day, when flowers were blooming all around the city, thousands stopped by to lay flowers, leave toys and sneakers, write messages, and pay their respects. Here are some images from the memorial in Boston.





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