2025 Miscellany #4 — near Easter

Sometimes there is fun at Lake View Cemetery Cleveland. Karma is collared in a daffodil cut out.

Una alfombra de Semana Santa de la Parroquia Sagrada Familia Cleveland

window washer

Many of the plaques were taken for scrap in the Cultural Gardens in the 60s. Noticed five new non-metallic plaques on stones in the Hebrew Garden. Hope the trumpster regime doesn't see this one, the stone will be naked again. It is a quotation on the Statue of Liberty monument.

On April 15th, 2 new flamingos came to Parma. One to replace the original that was stolen, and a larger one, the unused Byzantine Cathedral is in the distance.

Na Zdrowie (Polish for 'to [your] health', said before a drink), saloons expect to be busy Easter Monday.

Barrel cactus in bloom at Rockefeller Greenhouse, Cleveland.

doggie in the window

Fr. Ben S.J. with Karma

2025 Miscellany #3—w/ Lakewood

These garden ornaments have different names including 'gazing spheres', this one has the striation pattern of  a celestial sphere like Jupiter, but it was once Dottie's bowling ball. Gazing balls were mediæval, hollow blown glass. The 1960s version they were sometimes paired up with pink flamingos, and as shiny as chrome. A little exaggeration, chrome was the favorite car color in the 1950s. Don't type chrome in a computer search engine, you get garbage. You want chromium. Some study from the 1920s asserted the United States was self-sufficient in all but three items: coffee, rubber, and chromium.

A Tuesday evening in early April, Wade Lagoon, University Circle, Cleveland Art Museum. I was not the only shutterbug to promenade a hound. There was sun.

Monday of Holy Week, Ascension Episcopal, Lakewood O.

Solstice Steps, Lakewood O., a man and his 6 year old husky enjoying a warm midday at Lakewood Park.

Grayson

Canadian Geese in formation over the lake, seen from the steps.

Girls from nearby Lakewood Catholic Academy (formerly St. Augustine) leave the starting line. 

2025 Miscellany #2 — signs of spring

zebra swallowtail 30 March Vinton Co.

Are you talking to me? [Tim Misny]

abandoned factory, classic lettering

A new guardian expanding his presence of humour.

Japanese cherry trees Brookside Park Cleveland

The morning sun melted off a little overnight snow.