2023 Miscellany #14 — October

a griffin on St. Ignatius of Antioch's campanile

Waiting for the blessing of the animals on St. Francis' Day (October 4), a passel of dogs and two geckos, St. Ignatius of Antioch on Lorain. People drive by, some recognise and smile; others think weird Catholics.

Woollybear caterpillar (Pyrrharctia isabella, the Isabella tiger moth, whose larval form is the banded woolly bear) on carpet by the Solstice Steps Lakewood.  Many of us were introduced to them by Dick Goddard the weatherman. The lore of folk weather casting revolves the width of the orange middle band, the wider it is the milder the winter.

Star Baking Company's building was sold to Hough Bakery in 1941. It has been vacant since 1992. There are two tall chimneys with a star each side. It is not easy to see from most angles, i first noticed them from drone aerial fotos. I did notice the stars on the buildings front [click]. For those who watch the Great British Bake Off, there is a star baker at the end of each episode. I wonder whether it is an old term.

If i knew a little earlier, this foto would have been on the late public art. Irishtown was the area on the west bank of the flats of the Cuyahoga, below St. Malachi's. This old postcard style mural joins the nearby Cleveland and Tremont ones.

on a walk about the flats

Fall foliage, green becomes red.