brilliant color neighbors Bob—used to be “Baby” but prefers being Bob. orange begonias Dos XX lager; in a Margarita glass Rose of Sharon a single Million Bell
Category: Photographs
Same point of view, two days later:
Same Yellow Tree….taken on Saturday, November 15. Same vantage point, view out the window of my office room. Then scroll down to see what three days and a brief, but mighty windstorm did to the neighborhood:


Taken Tuesday, November 17. The Tree, as I call it, is seen as actually at least two individual trees, as is obvious from the second photo. It took only two Ohio November days, a touch of thunder, rain and hail, and high wind to completely change the scenery. Nature at work. (Photos ©Sometimes, 2020.)
Lighting and Shadows in Cleveland
The first feature that fascinated me is the golden-hued appearance of the buildings in the background. Although born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and having worked in the city and knew my way around in the 1950s, new construction and infrastructure has changed the city appearance so much that I am not able to discuss many details. (The city’s iconic Terminal Tower is seen from a different perspective than is normally photographed. This striking golden-hue is a small part of the magnificent appearance of the entire Cleveland sky-line which obviously can only be appreciated at a given time of afternoon, with a bright Sun illuminating the buildings…and while heading East on the I-90/I-71 highway bridge. *Not to say that is the only vantage viewpoint.)
We were downtown for the purpose of attending 13-year-old great-granddaughter’s first formal photography class exhibit, a project of the Ohio Arts Council. The show was very well done, with names on the wall and five photos which each participant shot and developed from film. We arrived downtown about two hours early, and parked in a great spot on Detroit Avenue, so I took some photos of my own, which are included in this WordPress Post. (Please note that the Time Stamp on these photos is wrong, the actual date should be 12/09/2018, the time 16:43 is probably right.)

Looking East at sunlit Cleveland in the distance.. (©Sometimes 2019)



Toby…napping in the noonday sun…

A thing of beauty is a joy forever…John Keats
(all photos ©Sometimes, 2018)
Here’s the opossum, right on cue
serenity in a shallow brook?
No more kittens…but here’s a possibility
The latest kittens from next door. Â Barbara has been featured in this blog before…she is a rough and tumble lady that appeared from thin air long ago; she lived in the now defunct greenhouse across the road. Â Not sure where she lives now, she is very illusive.
[all photos ©Sometimes, 2018}
bringing down the trees: a study in accuracy & precision
I spent most of three days watching the clearing of a 1.8 acre lot which I sold recently.  The operation was both sad and fascinating.  The company that did this work was efficient, the crews worked magnificently together, and the huge trees fell precisely as intended…where they had stood for a hundred years.   (All photos are my own.)
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The Late Great MOBY
Moby was completely black in color, here in his advanced age (17 or so) he has some graying that shows up light in the sunlight.   These photos were taken in September 2017.   He died in January of 2018.  (©Sometimes, 2018)
A walk with Sister down back…
The closing date is near, and soon most of these blooming trees in the photos will be gone forever. Â Not all…the part being sold is about 1.7 acres, but the remaining six or so acres will remain family property. Â Here are a few of the phots I took the other day when Sister (my calico house cat) and I took a walk to the back, where the highway fence marks the edge of our land. Â Thanks for tagging along!
A Rose in the Rain
©Sometimes,2018