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Burlington’s Cable Access TV did a nice story on our receiving the Volunteer of the Year award from The Trustees. They interviewed Board member Jon

Sachs, and here is that video.

In August the meadow at Flyer’s Field becomes a vast, deep, sea of wildflowers. Here is a 5 minute video tour of the meadow at its height.

A colorful family takes a walk on a cold, windy January day.

The winter issue of Special Places, the magazine of The Trustees, has just come out and includes an article about The Friends of Mary Cummings Park, with photos of our founders and current board members. The article also include a number of photos by Board member Jon Sachs – plus the cover photo.

Visits to Mary Cummings Park have increased enormously since The Trustees made it an official part of their portfolio. The park we all love is now giving peace of mind and enjoyment to more people than ever, and with The Trustees in place, the park’s future is safe from development.

You can download a PDF copy of this issue of Special Places here.

There are many cute little holes in trees that you might think of as homes for little gnomes…

When you wander in Mary Cummings Park and Whispering Hills you find all sorts of interesting things...

This one comes with three years of landscaping services.

Off the beaten path.

This property, on the market just today, goes for the unbelievable price of 40,000 acorns!

A duplex!

For the security minded Gnome.

Room for a family of 12.

This one would makes fantastic love nest for some young couple.

For Gnomes with decidedly avant-garde taste.

This one’s a definite fixer upper.

Druid angel. Go find her before she flies off.

Good visitors pick up the trash left behind by local party goers.

On Monday, November 16, 2020, Dave Cummings passed away, just a few days after Veterans Day. Dave was one of the founders of The Friends of Mary Cummings Park. He worked hard to re-establish the trails and would often take his chain saw out there to cut trees that had fallen over the trails.

Here is a link to the Della Russo Funeral Home from which you can find a link to Dave’s obituary.

Dave was very proud of his time in Vietnam with the Navy SeaBees, and usually wore a SeaBees hat.

His last years were spent at the Bedford VA, fighting off the effects of the Parkinson’s Disease that he suspected was caused by exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam.

Dave is a member of the greater Cummings family that included John and Mary Cummings. He is a descendent of a sibling of John Cummings.

(Dave’s brother Warren has been cutting the fields and mowing the landing strip for the model plane flyers for decades.)

Here is a video that we did with Dave at the Bedford VA when he was still in great shape and full of stories.

We were extremely pleased to be recognized by The Trustees as Volunteers of the Year at their recent (online) Annual Meeting.

Shown above are three of the founders of The Friends of Mary Cummings Park, the three people most responsible for saving this park: Steve Keleti, Cathy Moore, and Pat O’Reilly. Shown below the video are the current Board of Directors along with the founders.

The Trustees, who now manage Mary Cummings Park through a long-term agreement with The City of Boston, created a video for their annual meeting and the segment about our organization starts here at 20 minutes and 20 seconds in. (Supposed to start there automatically, but doesn’t always do that.)

Here, in a photo by The Trustees, are the founders and current Board members of The Friends of Mary Cummings Park, from left to right: Pat O’Reilly, Jane Morse, Steve O’Leary (President), Ed Loturco, Dave Webb, Jon Sachs (standing), Steve Keleti, and Cath Moore. (Not shown is Board member Betsey Hughes.)

Because of the work of The Trustees, the future of Mary Cummings Park is looking good, and the sign that hangs at the park entrance on Blanchard Road is a dream come true for so many of us.