end of summer magic

Barberton Ohio has a bunch of signage, murals, and other stuff to show off its nickname, the Magic City. The high school is the Magics. O.C. Barber, match king, planned the town. Before 1890, there were farms. He had a railroad depot built, on what is now 4th & Rubber. The village was founded the next year. Immigration came. In 1893, an Akron reporter wrote that the place grew like magic.

Magic Man

The last weekend in summer is the Mum Fest at Lake Anna Park.

top of the floral arch

This year's theme is Paradise, which includes three flamingos, a parrot, a gull, and a beach ball.

Usually, this is a floral clock. The ball in the center is in flight.

While working on his sand castles, we talked about Antoni Gaudí and Barcelona.

Tom Morrison's completed castles