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Door Bluffs Headlands Park #020
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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Fretted Clavichord- the Action
When you touch a key, the tangents (the dark vertical bars at the end of the key) swing up and touch the strings, simultaneously measuring off their length and sounding them. When you release the key, the white cloth woven between the strings stops them from sounding. One moving part per key- the key itself.…
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Mossy Log
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Woodlawn Monument- Greek Temple
Many of the grand monuments at Woodlawn are inspired by antiquity. This one is in the form of an open, round Greek temple, called a Monopteros. Mono meaning ‘one’ and Pteros meaning ‘wing,’ as in PTEROdactyl. 🙂
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Door Bluffs Headlands Park #019
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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Moss on a Tree #001
The wood and moss give some interesting textures.
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Fretted Clavichord #002
A fretted clavichord at Harpsichord Day 2011. This intimate instrument was the keyboard of choice in the time of J.S. Bach. Visitors were allowed to play it.
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Holly at Woodlawn #001
We don’t think of Holly as a Springtime shrub; bright yellow flowers on a holly bush.
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Vernal Pool #002
The vernal pools have their own little ecology.
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Door Bluffs Headlands Park #018
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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Italian ‘Cristofori’ Harpsichord #004
Nothing says “happy circus wagon” like a mid-18th century style Italian harpsichord! I think this one was made by David Sutherland of Ann Arbor, MI, and it is a real joy to play. The original of this instrument is in the Stearns Collection in Ann Arbor. This is the parchment rosette.
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Fritillaria at Woodlawn
Fritillaria are one of my favorite Springtime flowers. These were at the Cousino monument.
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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