Along the Riverwalk

Here are some scenes from along the Riverwalk in front of the Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit.

We are leaving today for a trip to Syracuse, NY for a Memorial Service for a friend who died of lung cancer. She never smoked. We will be gone through Monday and may or may not be able to get online while away.

Crime in the "Hood" (I walk by here nearly every day):

A reckless carjacking in broad daylight at a Mack Avenue business leads the news this week, when a 17-year-old Grosse Pointe Park girl had her 2010 Cadillac taken at knifepoint by a 17-year-old Detroit girl last Friday. It was a reminder that crime is never far away; you can find the details of this incident and others on our click-and-explore public safety map.



This crime occurred on the border between Detroit and Grosse Pointe Farms.

And speaking of crimes, here's a new drawing of mine called Self-portrait at 3 AM:

Renaissance Center from Tricentennial Hill

We climbed Tricentennial Hill to view the Renaissance Center.



While we were up there, a group of mountain bikers rode up the hill from one said and down the other. They swooped down the hill with great finesse, except one, who got off her bike and walked down.

We will be leaving tomorrow to travel to upstate NY for a Memorial Service. I may or may not be able to get online while we're away. I hope you have a good weekend.

Great Blue Heron at Belle Isle

We've been blessed lately getting some nice views of birds--all we need now are good equipment, skills and patience!!!

Snowy Egret at Cranbrook

I took these at Kingswood Lake at Cranbrook. The last one looks green because I was panning and the egret flew behind some leaves just as I pushed the shutter.

Green Heron at Cranbrook

This was at the Japanese Gardens at Cranbrook--I got really close, twice, but it flew--and I had to photograph it from a distance.

More Cranbrook

This duck was deep in the shade under a tree at the edge of a pond. I took it anyway, because I liked it.



This sign struck my funny bone because it was in the middle of a woods, was all overgrown, and there was no sign of a cross road or trail.

Three from Cranbrook

Art installation at Cranbrook.



Cranbrook Canoes.



Manmade Pond at Cranbrook, across from the art institute.

The satellite view below, from google maps, show the pond from above.

Fountain with Statue at Cranbrook

This fountain with sculpture is located at Cranbrook, near the Art institute Administration area not far from the art museum.





The fountain is located near the "A" in both maps.

Where is this?

Find out tomorrow. (If you want to venture a guess, leave a comment.) [It is NOT at the Renaissance Festival.]

Below is an art collaboration between Mike Kline and me.



My skulls are the paler ones at the bottom.

Wares for sale, Renaissance Festival

The entire Renaissance Festival was full of stuff for sale. Everywhere you look, clothes, food, drinks, art, jewelry, etc, all for sale. This is the tiniest tip of the iceberg.