Photos: Bostonians head outside during record warm weekend
Boston had never seen a January weekend like it, and local residents took full advantage.
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Short sleeves in January? Two days in a row? While climate change activists would probably tell you the underlying cause behind the record-breaking temperatures we saw in Boston this past weekend might be cause for concern, that didn’t stop people from pulling out their T-shirts and shorts from winter storage, and heading for the city’s streets and parks on both Saturday and Sunday.
Terry Goguen and AnnaClare Smith enjoy the view from a dock on the Charles River Esplanade Saturday morning.
Kite surfers took advantage of the record-breaking warm weather and strong winds as they surfed the waters of Pleasure Bay next to Castle Island Saturday afternoon.
Joggers and walkers make their way along the Charles River Esplanade on Saturday.
People enjoyed the warm sunshine Saturday afternoon along the swan boat dock in the Boston Public Garden lagoon.
The footbridge over the Boston Public Garden lagoon was packed with people walking Saturday afternoon.
Northeastern University students Maya Crawford, Stephanie Mollor, Grant Tebeau, and Genevieve Hulshof enjoy the sun and warmth Saturday afternoon on the grass at the Boston Public Garden lagoon.
A woman and dog run together Saturday morning along Pleasure Bay in South Boston.
A cyclist makes her way along a path at the Charles River Esplanade Sunday.
People walk along a path at the Charles River Esplanade park Sunday.
A runner makes her way along a path near the Charles River Sunday.
Andrew Holmes, of Boston, walks his 8-year-old cockapoo, Franklin, in Boston Common Sunday.
People sit on docks in the Charles River Esplanade park Sunday.
Phil Taneyhill, center right, and his wife, Elisa, both of Boston, sit on a dock in the Charles River Esplanade park Sunday.
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