Cleveland in HDR – The 6th City Collection

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: 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

Today’s Photo: Charles Brush Arc Lamp

Today’s Photo is of a replica Arc Lamp like Charles Brush used in an early application on Public Square in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 29, 1879. For more info on one of Cleveland’s most famous inventors please visit:

http://www.lafavre.us/brush/brushbio.htm

Today’s Quote: “Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

Today’s Photo: Peter B. Lewis Building at Case Western Reserve University

From the CWRU website:

“Dedicated in 2002, the Peter B. Lewis Building is home to the Weatherhead School of Management. Named in honor of lead donor Peter B. Lewis, chairman of the Progressive Corporation, and designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry, the building is the most advanced management school facility in the world and reflects Weatherhead’s international reputation for innovative management education.”

“The Weatherhead School of Management is different from other business schools. We are bold in our ideas, creative in our approach, and adaptive in our interactions within a changing business environment. We’ve enhanced traditional management education by integrating the fundamentals of business with ideas and practices that change individuals, organizations, and societies. Our graduates are ready to add immediate value to their organizations, their communities, and the world.

On Case Western Reserve University’s campus, located at the heart of University Circle, students find themselves in one of the densest concentrations of educational, scientific, medical and cultural institutions in the United States. Weatherhead’s neighbors include the Cleveland Orchestra, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Cleveland Botanical Garden, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, and University Hospitals.”

For more information please visit:

http://wiki.case.edu/Peter_B._Lewis_Building

Today’s Quote:

“Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking. There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions. Nothing pains some people more than having to think” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

Today’s Photo: Winter on Lake Erie

This photo was taken on Whiskey Island in Cleveland last winter. It was so cold that I couldn’t stand outside for more than few minutes at a time. In the background you can see a ship making its way towards the mouth of the Cuyahoga.

Today’s
Quote: Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude – Thomas Jefferson

Today’s Photo: Cleveland Metroparks

I thought that I would post this photo because I am already missing the leaves on the trees. One of the reasons I like living in Ohio is that I always have a new season to look forward to. I always am a little excited for the next season to start. In the winter I can take the kids tobogganing at the Chalet in Strongsville and ice skating in Wade Oval. Then I look forward to the spring because it’s no longer winter. I like winter but it gets old by mid February. Then comes the summer and there is obviously tons of stuff to do during the summer. Then back to fall. Fall is my favorite time of the year. I love the weather, all the colors and the holidays. Then it starts all over.

Today’s quote: Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again.-Sarah Ban Breathnach