Lee Toma
@leetoma.bsky.social
Medical device engineer, cyclist, safe streets advocate, cookie monster. Boston / Dorchester / Westborough / formerly Milton, Massachusetts
Bikes on a train - even though the weather has been freezing (but dry) with strong winds, the usual bike commuters are still doing their multimodal commutes on the #MBTA here in MetroWest.
#BikesOnATrain
#BikesOnATrain
November 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Bikes on a train - even though the weather has been freezing (but dry) with strong winds, the usual bike commuters are still doing their multimodal commutes on the #MBTA here in MetroWest.
#BikesOnATrain
#BikesOnATrain
It’s still Halloween on Popes Hill in Dorchester!
November 17, 2025 at 2:14 AM
It’s still Halloween on Popes Hill in Dorchester!
For the 11 pm wave I was too cold and tired to travel far so I walked out to the local park. It’s pretty impressive to see the aurora even over the city lights! It flowed past us on its way to the south. I always expect it to be barely visible on the northern horizon.
#Aurora #NorthernLights #Boston
#Aurora #NorthernLights #Boston
November 12, 2025 at 5:17 AM
For the 11 pm wave I was too cold and tired to travel far so I walked out to the local park. It’s pretty impressive to see the aurora even over the city lights! It flowed past us on its way to the south. I always expect it to be barely visible on the northern horizon.
#Aurora #NorthernLights #Boston
#Aurora #NorthernLights #Boston
I signed up for the NOAA email alerts after the solar storm of May 2024, and when the K Index reaches 7 to 8 the aurora seems to be visible at our latitude or beyond.
November 12, 2025 at 5:10 AM
I signed up for the NOAA email alerts after the solar storm of May 2024, and when the K Index reaches 7 to 8 the aurora seems to be visible at our latitude or beyond.
If you’re in a place with clear, dark skies there’s a good chance you can see the northern lights tonight!
November 12, 2025 at 12:59 AM
If you’re in a place with clear, dark skies there’s a good chance you can see the northern lights tonight!
Maybe it was all just a bad dream?
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Maybe it was all just a bad dream?
Gonna be installed in the new East Wing
November 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Gonna be installed in the new East Wing
I think maybe The Hulk came by and smashed this portapotty at PJP2 Park?
November 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I think maybe The Hulk came by and smashed this portapotty at PJP2 Park?
The Cochituate Railtrail extension to Natick Center is still fenced off
November 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The Cochituate Railtrail extension to Natick Center is still fenced off
Well, sometime over the weekend the TIE fighter was destroyed and the Ewoks have broken down their camp and moved on. Coincidence? Hmmm…
#Halloween #StarWars
#Halloween #StarWars
November 4, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Well, sometime over the weekend the TIE fighter was destroyed and the Ewoks have broken down their camp and moved on. Coincidence? Hmmm…
#Halloween #StarWars
#Halloween #StarWars
It’s nice to have sunlight again on the way to work this morning!
November 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
It’s nice to have sunlight again on the way to work this morning!
My cat says okay it’s eight o’clock, where’s my dinner? And here I am trying to explain that we changed the clocks so it’s not time to eat yet.
The cat says this is stupid.
#StandardTime
The cat says this is stupid.
#StandardTime
November 3, 2025 at 12:11 AM
My cat says okay it’s eight o’clock, where’s my dinner? And here I am trying to explain that we changed the clocks so it’s not time to eat yet.
The cat says this is stupid.
#StandardTime
The cat says this is stupid.
#StandardTime
After some digging… here I was returning from a trip to a conference in Orlando back in 2003 when I crossed paths with the former Senator and astronaut on an airport shuttle.
November 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
After some digging… here I was returning from a trip to a conference in Orlando back in 2003 when I crossed paths with the former Senator and astronaut on an airport shuttle.
Oh. I don't have any connections to NASA, but I did shake hands with John Glenn at the airport in Orlando.
John Glenn
Wernher von Braun
Adolf Hitler
John Glenn
Wernher von Braun
Adolf Hitler
November 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Oh. I don't have any connections to NASA, but I did shake hands with John Glenn at the airport in Orlando.
John Glenn
Wernher von Braun
Adolf Hitler
John Glenn
Wernher von Braun
Adolf Hitler
Evening views of some Halloween decorations on the return #bikecommute - the lighting helps so much
October 31, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Evening views of some Halloween decorations on the return #bikecommute - the lighting helps so much
Happy Halloween !
Here are some of the #Halloween decorations I passed on this morning’s #bikecommute.
#HalloweenDecorations #StarWars
Here are some of the #Halloween decorations I passed on this morning’s #bikecommute.
#HalloweenDecorations #StarWars
October 31, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Happy Halloween !
Here are some of the #Halloween decorations I passed on this morning’s #bikecommute.
#HalloweenDecorations #StarWars
Here are some of the #Halloween decorations I passed on this morning’s #bikecommute.
#HalloweenDecorations #StarWars
This morning the John Hancock Building weather beacon reports “flashing blue, clouds due”
October 30, 2025 at 11:50 AM
This morning the John Hancock Building weather beacon reports “flashing blue, clouds due”
If you ride the trails in the Blue Hills Reservation be aware of the November hunting season schedule.
A permitted archery deer hunt will take place Nov 3–26 (Mon–Thurs only, excluding Thanksgiving) in designated areas.
Trails remain open — wear bright or blaze orange for safety. #mtnbike
A permitted archery deer hunt will take place Nov 3–26 (Mon–Thurs only, excluding Thanksgiving) in designated areas.
Trails remain open — wear bright or blaze orange for safety. #mtnbike
October 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
If you ride the trails in the Blue Hills Reservation be aware of the November hunting season schedule.
A permitted archery deer hunt will take place Nov 3–26 (Mon–Thurs only, excluding Thanksgiving) in designated areas.
Trails remain open — wear bright or blaze orange for safety. #mtnbike
A permitted archery deer hunt will take place Nov 3–26 (Mon–Thurs only, excluding Thanksgiving) in designated areas.
Trails remain open — wear bright or blaze orange for safety. #mtnbike
“Trump’s little remodel” by @christopherweyant1.bsky.social in @globeopinion.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
“Trump’s little remodel” by @christopherweyant1.bsky.social in @globeopinion.bsky.social
A work-related cartoon that made me laugh, by @ellisjrosen.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A work-related cartoon that made me laugh, by @ellisjrosen.bsky.social
Train window view:
Peak fall foliage beside Sudbury River Reservoir no. 2 in Ashland this morning!
Peak fall foliage beside Sudbury River Reservoir no. 2 in Ashland this morning!
October 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Train window view:
Peak fall foliage beside Sudbury River Reservoir no. 2 in Ashland this morning!
Peak fall foliage beside Sudbury River Reservoir no. 2 in Ashland this morning!
The Cochituate Railtrail extension looks nice but is still closed for ongoing construction work
October 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The Cochituate Railtrail extension looks nice but is still closed for ongoing construction work