First Lock? 2011-05-12 This is one of the abandoned locks in the 'side cut canal' that connected the Erie Canal with the Maumee River between 1842 and 1850 (slightly reconstructed of course). As a child I went to summer day camps in the park here. Now I am an enthusiastic narrowboater along the English canals. Is there a connection? Perhaps.
Tree Swallow 2011-05-11 The tree swallow is the first swallow to return to Ohio every spring. This one posed for me. Their feathers look blue when the light is on them. Many thanks for the comments on my shot of the stained glass windows.
The Sower 2011-05-10 One of the four Tiffany stained glass windows at the Old Stone Church in Cleveland, Ohio. Best viewed in X3