Today’s Photo: Cleveland Skyline from the Viaduct
Today’s Cleveland photo was taken from the old Superior Rd. Viaduct near the Stonebridge Waterfront Apartments. I really love the way the city looks from this vantage point.
Today’s Quote: It’s really kind of hard to be a suburb of nothing. If you don’t have a downtown, you really don’t have anything. It’s hard to build a community around parking lots and subdivisions – Ed McMahon
Today’s Photo: Standing Alone
Today’s photo was taken at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. I thought everyone could use a little bit of spring on a day like this. It’s only a few months away!
Today’s Quote: You laugh at me because I’m different; I laugh at you because you’re all the same – Jonathan Davis
Today’s Photo: Cleveland’s Frozen Lighthouse
Today’s photo of the West Pier Lighthouse that’s encased in ice was taken last winter from Whiskey Island. It reminds me of something out of a Dr. Seuss book. Constructed in 1911, the lighthouse was automated in 1965 and still flashes its beacon to alert ships every five seconds. The original Fresnel lens in now on exhibit at the nearby Great Lakes Science Center.
For more info: http://cleveland.about.com/od/clevelandattractions/ss/lighthouses_7.htm
Today’s Quote: Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while all the others were making ships.- Charles Simic
Today’s Photo: Merry Christmas Cleveland
Given that this is my last blog post of the week I wanted to take this opportunity to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and happy holiday season. This is one of my favorite photos of downtown at night so I thought I would share it with you.
Today’s Quote:
Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home! – Charles Dickens
Today’s Photo: Tower City Christmas
Today’s Photo is of the large Christmas tree located in Tower City Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
Today’s Quote: Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart – Washington Irving
Today’s Photo: The Scary Monkey
Today’s Photo is of a rather scary looking monkey at the Cleveland Zoo. Although it looks like this monkey is ready to attack it is really only yawning.
Today’s Quote:
Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.- H. L. Mencken
Today’s Photo: Enter the tower
Today’s photo is of the entrance doors of the Terminal Tower. You can see the reflection of the key tower in the glass.
Today’s quote: “It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste” – Henry Ford
Today’s Photo: Edgewater Park
Edgewater Park is located on Cleveland’s west side and has beautiful views of the city. This park is divided into upper and lower areas that are connected by a paved bicycle path and fitness course.
For more info on this park:
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/clevelkf/tabid/721/Default.aspx
Today’s Quote:
“There is no black-and-white situation. It’s all part of life. Highs, lows, middles” -Van Morrison
Today’s Photo: The Haserot Angel
One of Lake View Cemetery’s most famous piece of graveside sculpture has to be the Haserot Angel. The Angel sits over Francis Haserot and his family. The angel is holding a snuffed out torch upside down and because of weathering it appears to be crying. For more information on the Haserot Angel and The Haserot family click here:
http://www.forgottenoh.com/LakeView/haserot.html
Today’s Quote:
“If we do not help a man in trouble, it is as if we caused the trouble.” Nachman of Bratslav
Today’s Photo: A Leopard
This photo of a Persian leopard was taken this summer at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. This is a pretty cool cat. Here is some more information from the zoo website:
“Persian leopards are more densely haired, with finer hair, and are more cold-tolerant than Panthera pardus of Africa and India. The hind-limbs are larger than the forelimbs to facilitate jumping. Forward-looking eyes allow for depth perception and the ability to isolate and capture prey. The forepaws are equipped with long, retractile claws to grab and hold prey. The rough tongue is designed to peel the skin of the prey animal away from the flesh, and the flesh from the bone. This is a solitary animal, seeking a mate only during the breeding season. They are nocturnal, doing their hunting at night, and rest during the day. Leopards are considered the best stalkers among the big cats. They close in silently, attack swiftly, then usually drag their catch into a tree for safekeeping. They are strong swimmers, but are not as fond of water as the tiger. Their eyesight is keen, and their sense of smell is better developed than that of the tiger. They are territorial, marking primarily with urine or calls. Their roar sounds like a saw rasping on coarse wood. They are good climbers”.
For more info:
http://www.clemetzoo.com/animals/index.asp?action=details&camefrom=alpha&animals_id=1062&strQuery=
Today’s Quote: “A leopard does not change his spots, or change his feeling that spots are rather a credit”. – Ivy Compton-Burnett