DATE: 07/26/2010 04:24:52 / MOOD:

THIS wonderful bird's eye view of the Clyde lets us look into the long-vanished Kingston Dock on the south side of the river.

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The highest dock on the Clyde, it was opened in 1867 and later allowed smaller vessels to tie up right outside the Co-operative Wholesale building in Morrison Street.

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The dock hit the headlines in 1914 when a careless workman caused a fire which destroyed not only four schooners in the dock but thousands of barrels of seal oil, the dock cranes and warehouses and the very dock itself as the undermined quay walls fell into ChristianDior Watch the river.

The fire was so devastating that it was reported in the New York Times, which estimated the damage at pound(s)800,000, a fortune in those far off days.

Rebuilt, the dock operated until the early 1960s. It closed in 1966 and was infilled to make way for the Kingston Bridge. Today there are red-brick flats on the site.

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DATE: 07/26/2010 04:24:47 / MOOD:

Byline: Nancy Sheehan

Beautiful orchids blooming everywhere. Let's just take a sniff, shall we? Deep breath, now... Yikes. Peee yewww.

Guess we picked the wrong orchid.

Of the thousands of orchids that ReplicaDKNY Watches will be on display at the Orchid Show at Tower Hill Botanic Garden over the weekend, most will have a delightfully sweet scent or no perceptible perfume at all. We just happened to pick one of the few that could be described as having a scent reminiscent of rotten meat - unless you're a pollinator, that is. To a bee, that rank ripeness smells like Chanel No. 5.

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Scent can play such an important role in the life of an orchid, in fact, that a fragrance category has been added to the judging at this year's show. Joanna Eckstrom, a member of the Massachusetts Orchid Society, which is presenting the show, explains: "Orchid scents range from delightfully sweet to sickeningly fetid. Orchid scents `turn on' at different times of day to attract their pollinators."

If you decide to make a beeline to the show, hours are 1 to 5 p.m. tomorrow and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Tower Hill, 11 French Drive, Boylston (Exit 24 off Route 290). Orchid vendors from across the country will offer a wide variety of plants, orchid supplies and even some Clipon charms orchid-inspired jewelry. There will be informational displays and lots of orchid enthusiasts and experts eager to share their knowledge.

The show and its associated programs are free with garden admission, which is $10 for adults; $7 seniors; $5 youths ages 6 to 18; and free for children younger than 6. Also, artist Tom Kellner, a participant in the current sculpture show at Tower Hill, will do a Halloween mask-making program for kids from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at no additional charge. For further information, call (508) 869-6111 or log on to .

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