bird behind the wire

birds that can fly are not stopped by barbed wire

international folk festival cleveland

Tamil dance

 Aztec dance

 Mongolian dance

Rusyn dance

window sticker

too poor to vote republican

painted pony

One of fifty-eight carousel horses from the Philadelphia Toboggan Co. 1910 made for Euclid Beach Park, Ohio; now at Western Reserve Historical Museum.

pig roast

Medusa

At one time there was a cement company on Sandusky Bay, with Cleveland offices, for a time, they had offices in Cleveland Heights. In 1999, they were absorbed by an Houston company. A stone gorgon sculpted by William McVey was on the front of the Cleve. Hts. building. Sometime thereafter, the sculpture came to the Cleveland Botanical Gardens.

Portland cement is powdered limestone, and other rock that with water added turns hard and solid, like stone. When men looked on the Gorgon sister, Medusa, with snakes in her scalp, they turned to stone.

parade the circle #24

eight balloon arches divided the marchers into sections

The first Parade the Circle was held in 1990 to celebrate the Cleveland Museum of Art 75th anniversary. They have held one every year since, and other people and organisations have tagged on. It is similar to a carnival parade prior to Lent, but this particular one celebrates the beginning of summer. Cleveland's founder, Robin Van Lear, was the artistic director for Santa Barbara California's Summer Solstice Parade. She, and her husband, have run this parade. Many musicians, including Caribbean metal drums, masqueraded people, dancers, and giant puppets star in the production.

other festival activity:  lining up on 'Steggie' in front of the Natural History Museum

 peace soldier,  Lou Pumphery

The parade best was Moon Water Spirit, larger than life size puppet was animated by Anne Cubberly, and two friends.

The remaining permanent art exhibit left to be opened is the Japanese/Korean. The parade had a reminder.

 here be dragons

climb my back

superman fence struck

Yesterday, this face of the fence was run over. It is the second time. Two years ago, the center section was hit; this year, the left half.

don't thieve here

on Superman's street, Glenville Cleveland