Saturday, August 2, 2014
On our daily walks we would see this strange flower, and finally identified it.
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| Acanthus mollis/Bear Breeches |
We have a
Little Free Library in the neighborhood, at Lomond Boulevard and Townley Road.
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| Little Free Library |
Saturday, August 16, 2014
On a suggestion from our guest, Kirby, we had lunch at Slyman's Deli, opened in 1963 by immigrants from Lebanon, Joe & Mae Slyman. They are known for the biggest and best corned beef sandwiches in Northeast Ohio.
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| Corned beef sandwich from Slyman's |
The three of us split a corned beef sandwich and a Rueben, and that was plenty!
Next we headed to University Circle, to see the Peter B Lewis School of Management Building on the Case Western Reserve University campus.
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| Peter B Lewis Building (2002) |
Designed by Frank Gehry with his signature curves, and named for the philanthropist, libertarian, and CEO of Progressive Insurance, it is made of brick and stainless steel.
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| Stainless steel plates (taken 8/31/2014) |
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Trying to capture the curves including the windows
(taken 8//31/2014) |
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| CWRU "Twist" (1981) by Athena Tacha |
A stop at the Cleveland Art Museum.
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| "Untitled/Bridge of Harmony" (2012-2014) by Jim Hodges |
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"The Crucifixion of St Andrew" (1601-1607)
by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
with Conservator of Paintings Dean Yoder |
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Ames Family Atrium (2012) designed by architect Rafael Viñoly
with "The Age of Bronze (1875-1876) by Auguste Rodin |
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| "Water Lilies" (1915-1926) by Claude Monet |
Sunday, August 17, 2014
Kirby must have brought the sunshine for the weekend!
Today we visited Lakeview Cemetery.
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| Ardea herodias/Great Blue Heron |
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| Pond behind Wade Chapel |
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| Cat on the Nonneman-Kunes bench |
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| Garfield Monument closed-off stairs to the lower level |
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The Garfield Monument (1890), designed by architect
George Keller, combines Romanesque,
Gothic and Byzantine styles of architecture |
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| Kirby and Kent |
Monday, August 18, 2014
The Cleveland Botanical Garden was closed today.
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| Hidden gate to the Cleveland Botanical Garden |
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Kohl Gate (2004 of COR-TEN steel) by Albert Paley,
mirrors collections of plants native to Costa Rica, Madagascar, and Ohio |
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| Kohl Gate detail (taken 8/31/2014) |
Instead we went to the Rockefeller Park Greenhouse
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Rockefeller Park Greenhouse (1905) fronted by the Mall
with statues of the four seasons |
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Tropical Showhouse with a
Eriobotrya japonica/Loquat tree |
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Strelitzia reginae/Bird of Paradise |
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Platycerium sp/Staghorn Fern spreading out on the wall |
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| Fern Showhouse with a carpet of Hemianthus callitrichoides/Dwarf Baby Tears |
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Asparagus densiflorus/Foxtail Fern |
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| Tamiko in Cacti Showhouse |
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| Euphorbia lactea cristata |
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| Latin American Garden |
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| Atteva aurea/Ailanthus Webworm Moth larva |
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The Betty Ott Talking Garden
for the visually-challenged |
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| Acmella oleracea (Spilanthes oleracea)/Toothache Plant |
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| Japanese Garden |
Next to Coventry Road in Cleveland Heights, OH.
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| Tree guard by Brinsley Tyrrell |
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| Tree guard detail by Brinsley Tyrrell |
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| Tree guard detail by Brinsley Tyrrell |
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| Big Fun Toy Store at 1814 Coventry Road |
Taking a ride on the RTA (Regional Transit Authority) Rapid.
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| Kent, Kirby and others wait for the train |
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| RTA Breda LRV car |
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| View of the Terminal Tower past the RTA operator |
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