Color All Around

Four years ago we attended a performance in the Fox Theatre in Detroit. It was built in the 1920s and is the largest remaining of the old movie palaces of that time period. The architect was C. Howard Crane. The theatre renovation was completed in 1988. It now is the venue for all sorts of performances. The environment overwhelms the senses with colors, textures, and images typical of the style.

Here are a few of the photos from that day.

The entrance:



The lobby:





One of two carved cats with ruby colored eyes:





The performance auditorium:






Ornate details cover the walls:




And figures fill niches around the auditorium:



The organ is a work of art!






Even the smaller details are fun to see.



...and the lights!!!









The light fixture and dome over the auditorium:

Searching for Signs of Spring

Photos from April 14, 2009.

A walk in the rain one early spring day. Seamus would need a raincoat this time because it was still pretty cold. The field grasses hadn't grown tall yet, as they would do when the summer months arrived. He could stand or sit far away from me and I could still see him plainly.

He and I wandered around. Down to see the horses. Down to the creek. Looking for signs of spring. He and I are spring lovers, not built for the cold weather months that linger for so long in the midwest. We need to smell the growing things and see the green come up magically from the ground after being buried for months under snow. We like to run in the fields and hear the wind rush past our ears.

Though the snow had passed for now, we were on a mission to find some early signs that things were going to start growing soon.

The creek flowed briskly by,



Signs of squirrels feasting on Hickory nuts...

Remembering a Fall Drive through southeastern Michigan

October 20, 2008. A quiet and peaceful afternoon spent driving through southeastern Michigan to enjoy the fall colors. I was rewarded with some beautiful scenery.





















and then the more subtle tones that draw ones thoughts inward...

Transformed

Shortly after the New Year, we had some snow. It provided opportunities for shoveling, and many scenic views. The rural midwest is familiar and comforting to me. It's charm speaks of hard work and character, old-fashioned qualities that never go out of style. This farm was dressed in snow.