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Soundboard Painting, Dulcken-style Harpsichord
Harpsichord Day in Ann Arbor. Ed Parmentier played for about 3 hours, his students gave concerts and free lessons at the same time. There was also a fretted clavicord to try. This instrument is based on an 18th Century Dulcken.
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Stained Glass at Woodlawn
Ancient Egyptian style mausoleums were quite popular in this area. The collection of artifacts at the nearby Toledo Museum of Art may have influenced that, along with a general interest in Egyptian Revival art . The stained glass doesn’t necessarily carry on the same theme.
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Keywell on Dulcken-style Harpsichord
Harpsichord Day in Ann Arbor. Ed Parmentier played for about 3 hours, his students gave concerts and free lessons at the same time. There was also a fretted clavicord to try. This instrument is based on an 18th Century Dulcken.
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Door Bluffs Headlands Park #029
In 2010 we took a trip to Wisconsin, and visited Door Bluff Headlands park. I don’t have any idea who arranged the rocks, but it was amazingly elaborate. It’s my guess that the whole thing would be destroyed by winter storms.
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Daffodils at Woodlawn
Daffodil bulbs give a splash of color.
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Ed Parmentier playing a Dulcken-Style Harpsichord
Harpsichord Day in Ann Arbor. Ed Parmentier played for about 3 hours, his students gave concerts and free lessons at the same time. There was also a fretted clavicord to try. This instrument is based on an 18th Century Dulcken.
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Beech at Woodlawn
Most of the beech trees at Woodlawn are huge, and the trunks look especially ancient.
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Door Bluffs Headlands Park #028
In 2010 we took a trip to Wisconsin, and visited Door Bluff Headlands park. I don’t have any idea who arranged the rocks, but it was amazingly elaborate. It’s my guess that the whole thing would be destroyed by winter storms.
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Edward Drummond Libbey Monument #006
Edward Drummond Libbey was a major industrialist in Toledo, founding several glass companies. He also founded the Toledo Museum of Art.
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Door Bluffs Headlands Park #027
In 2010 we took a trip to Wisconsin, and visited Door Bluff Headlands park. I don’t have any idea who arranged the rocks, but it was amazingly elaborate. It’s my guess that the whole thing would be destroyed by winter storms.
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Harpsichord Day 2012
Everyone gets to play!
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Trillium in the Woods
Trillium in the woods.
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I do believe in ferries! #015
In 2010, we took a Fall trip to Wisconsin. Instead of driving through Chicago and its suburbs, we decided to travel across lake Michigan on the historic ferry S.S. Badger. It’s the only coal-fired steamship in the Great Lakes. They used to transport railroad cars in the hold, and load a few autos on top. The spindly ramp…
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Old West End #010
The Old West End is a historic neighborhood in Toledo, Ohio. The neighborhood features a festival on the first weekend in June, and Tours de Noel, both with house tours. The Old West End is just to the North of the Toledo Museum of Art.
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Egyptian Revival Mausoleum at Woodlawn
Ancient Egyptian style mausoleums were quite popular in this area. The collection of artifacts at the nearby Toledo Museum of Art may have influenced that, along with a general interest in Egyptian Revival art . Related articles Urshel Obelisk at Woodlawn #001