University Heights Parade

a Euclid Beach Rocket Car [1973 Oldsmobile Toronado]

Before the 11 am start, some fog still hung.  It was a comfortable day to stand and watch, and to be a parade walker. Temperature around 60°F, and light grey sky.  Fatigue, sweat, sunburn were not a worry. Of course that is counter the teevee weather people who bray 80s and full sun, as they babble in air conditioning.

Batman cruising the Heights.

Sponge Bob Square Pants

League of Women Voters defends democracy.

Dr. U.R. Awesome supplied the bubbles.

Bruce

Well, Bruce had a concert, Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour, last night in Cleveland.  Did not see much of any coverage [free advertising] on teevee 'news'.  Way too often, much bally-hoo is given to 'country' music people, who i am not familiar with*.  Now, i did read in the plejn djilar a couple good articles on Bruce.  Bruce is an artist, a musician, poet, Christian, and patriot.  A lot of the other mentioned performers like to be billed as such.  Here is the double standard.  The powers that be object to talented people having certain publicly announced thoughts that point to inequities, and wrongs, and want a better society.  Their media pressure, and spokesmen criticise these folk as if they transgressed bounds by exercising free speech, but these hypocrites lionise reagan & *rump, who were not top talent, and came to power to push the agenda of economic royalists.  Springsteen does good for America by speaking up.  By contrast, Michael Jordan is accepted; supposedly he was asked why doesn't he speak up?  His answer was "Republicans buy shoes too".  What is the lesson mandated?  Empathy, integrity, solidarity, democracy — bad; unfettered capitalism, selfish behaviour — good. 

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*Had to look up Morgan Wallen.  He is a drunk racist.  Did not look up Kenny Chesney.  Jason Aldean, a faux hillbilly and trumpster, who did not care that scores of people were shot to death at one of his concerts. 

Spring in Birdtown

Stopped in a saloon yesterday, the last time [click] i was inside the building it was a church.   Look at the street signs, it explains the new name.  This portion of Lakewood had many churches of several nationalities.  This short residential street had three, and the dome and steeple of two others are easy to see.

They did an extensive remodel.   The religious items, and art were not part of the sale.  Whiskey and stained glass.  The pub looks a little Irish like.  There was a Latin-rite church in the Pittsburgh lands that became a brewery, and there may be others.

There is a self portrait of the painter, i was told. The brew kettles are in the old sanctuary.

 Birdtown bus shelter

It was a sunny day, but not many people would dress their goose daily. 

tall irises on a narrow tree lawn

Peter, Paul & Perun 

2026 Miscellany #7

another view of  William McVey. Gree-Deep. 1972. Chagrin Falls O.

Live dogs inspecting metal dogs, Chagrin Falls O.

A display of some civil courage, Parma O.

Saw this on a trailer on a driveway, '49 Fleetline Deluxe Chevy maybe.

Park police horse, Edgewater Beach Cleveland.

Walking on the shore of Lake Erie.

Sandstorm on said beach.

Helios Project

Larry & Francine Johns gifted educational models and informative signs on the universe to Medina Ohio. The Helios Project opened to the public mid August 2023. It begins with a chrome like (possibly polished stainless steel sphere) covered sun, with twelve culture graphics of the sun around it. I've been told not to look at the sun, this one was safe to be photographed.

Aztec

Saturn, the planets are scaled in size to the sun. The terrestrial planets are near marble sized, and Pluto is included. Some deterioration has occurred, Mercury's bead is gone, and a few stickers were added on some signs, and removed, leaving behind bits of strips, the Milky Way spiral is gone.

The path is about Champion Creek, and part of it is like a clean alley.  Some of it comes up to railway tracks, some of it is between new apartment buildings, some of it passes electrical installations.  Some streets, and bridges are crossed.  It was a very pleasant midday walk with the hounds through the universe.

A frisbee golf course intersects.

creek

Several cardinals were seen.

Wonder what this cage on the hydrant does.

Deer were visible throughout the walk.

The path for walking with or without doggy companions, and a path for the iron horse.

bluebird atop Roscoe Ewing Park sign

The path empties out to a residential street where a tin man monitors traffic.

USS Cleveland

Littoral Combat Ship USS Cleveland (LCS 31) as seen from Solstice Steps Lakewood.

Adam & Julia Wells brought a Don't Give Up the Ship flag.

The other flags were all the current national flag. If sailors had binoculars, they would be to distant to be seen, unless they were the real long, and heavy ones.

People wanted pictures, and some had good equipment.

For many it was another good reason to go to the park. I hazard to guess how many were there. The ship was scheduled for 10.30.  Before 10 the parking lots were filled, and people had already began to park at nearby city streets.  Some continued into the lots, not minding the number of cars leaving. So for some time, throngs of people marched across the park to glimpse the lake, and wait. When the ship did come it was near the horizon.

 

Difference between presidencies

Chagrin Falls Main Street, where the pumpkins roll.  This retaining wall was built by the WPA in 1938, eighty-years ago.  I have come across so much that was created during Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, and much of it still stands.  On this it is not signed Franklin Roosevelt.  Orange Caligula is putting his name on everything he can think of, often enough garishly, and certainly undeservedly.  His monuments will not last so long.

Roosevelt's work left, bottom right not Roosevelt's.