There’s a wonderful shop in O’bryonville, Cincinnati, Ohio called “Dwellings” and all of these photos were taken there. If you haven’t started a series on being a “Tourist in your City” yet, it’s fun and great exercise if you walk the areas! It’s also a great way to become a better photographer!
The necklace around this mannequin’s neck is actually curtain tie-backs. What a creative way to display them!
I found lots of fun and artsy things to photograph last week while being a “Tourist in my City” in O’bryonville, Cincinnati, Ohio! The next six photos were taken in a unique place called “The Art of Entertaining” and “Uncorked”, which is part of the former. “Uncorked” is the wine shop and bar section and “The Art of Entertaining” is the private events section. I’ve enjoyed a few of their Friday night wine tastings!
These cute guys were sitting on a ledge…
O’bryonville (a town within Cincinnati, Ohio) was the last stop for Thursday’s “Tourist in my City” adventure and it was my favorite! There are so many interesting shops and restaurants. The first three photos are from a shop called “Hemptations”. They’ve been in business since 1995 and sell a lot of products made from…you guessed it…Hemp!
Thursday was a sunny day in the 40’s here in Cincinnati, Ohio. I mapped a route on Google Maps, grabbed my camera and set off to explore and see what fun photographs I could find. I stopped in Mt. Lookout first and found a few interesting subjects and made my way to Columbia Tusculum. Both of these towns are on the East side of Cincinnati. If you’re in the area, I recommend having a burger at Terry’s Turf Club…shown below. I’ve met the owner a few times. His eccentricity shines through with his lawn decor! The atmosphere inside is very small and lively! Definitely have one of their blackberry martinis…they’re beyond yummy and if you drink two…there’s no telling what you might do!
Hopefully, you read Park I of my Enchanted Forest at the Krohn Conservatory yesterday. If not, you can read it here. I like being a Tourist in my own City!
The Waterfall at the Krohn Conservatory is lovely! I fooled around with the Aperture and was able to get that silky effect. It’s on my “to-do list” to learn more about my camera!
The Enchanted Forest is one of the many amazing events and displays that the Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati, Ohio hosts. Yesterday, my friend Gina and I were definitely enchanted with their forest! As a Tourist in my City…it’s fun to find inexpensive ($3.00), yet really cool things to do!
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Over-the-Rhine, is a neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio. I was there a few days ago taking photos and after researching the web, discovered that it is believed to be the largest, most intact urban historic district in the United States. It also contains the largest collection of Italianate architecture in the United States. According to Wikipedia, “its architectural significance has been compared to the French Quarter in New Orleans, the historic districts of Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina, and Greenwich Village in New York City.” I didn’t take a ton of photos of the architecture because I was mainly on the hunt for Street Art…which I posted about yesterday.
Up until about six years ago, Over-the-Rhine used to be one of the most dangerous and poorest places in the United States. But, with a heavy police presence and redevelopment, it is now one of the most promising in the nation!
Over-the-Rhine was included in the 2008 book, Frommer’s 500 Places to See Before They Disappear.
I like being able to see the windows at the back of this empty space through the front windows…
Red on Red!
This is Music Hall from two different perspectives…
Taken from within Washington Park…which is across from Music Hall.
I was glad it was an overcast day. The colors seemed to pop more!
The following photo is not considered Over the Rhine (just Downtown), but I like that the buildings have vines growing on them…
It’s nice to learn about places…especially when they’re in your own backyard!
Cincinnati Street Art is amazing! Having viewed Street Art in quite a few Cities recently, I realize that our City is very artistic. I now have a drop down category on my blog entitled “Tourist in my City” because I … Continue reading
Meetup.com is a great way to meet people. I was divorced about five years ago and wanted to meet more single people my age, so I joined a hiking meetup and enjoyed that so much, began to join a number of the meetups. No matter what your interest, there is almost assuredly a meetup for that!
Last night I attended a wine meetup in Mt. Adams, Ohio. The venue, “Mount Adams Pavilion” overlooks Downtown Cincinnati and has a really cool interior. I took quite a few photographs and really enjoyed seeing friends! Over 100 people had signed up…but usually about 60% show up.
This fountain is located around the corner from the bar and seemed to have a lot of life radiating from it…
The walls inside the bar were painted by artists and as you can see…there were a lot of sexy women portraits…
I really loved the vibe and creative energy in the rooms…
The lighting was perfect…a variety of colors and more subdued!
The deck in the back has a wonderful view of the Ohio River and a portion of downtown. You’ll notice that most people have a name tag on. It may seem silly, but it definitely helps you remember names!
As dusk arrived, the view was spectacular!
The lighting on the street reminded me of Christmas! Definitely gives you a warm feeling…
Get out and meet people!
Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park in Hamilton, Ohio is a beautiful place to visit. Randy and I went there yesterday to get some exercise and for me to take photos. He used to live in Hamilton and we affectionately call it “Hamiltucky” because many of the people from there have a Southern accent…similar to some “folks” from Kentucky!
The park is situated on 265 acres and they have golf carts to rent if you’re not able to or don’t want to walk to each of the 62 sculptures. I’m guessing we walked about 2 or 3 miles and saw only half of the sculptures!
Citizen by Walter Driesbach
After picking my favorites to show, I have 12 of them for your viewing pleasure. The sun would disappear behind the clouds occasionally and it was interesting to see how that affected the photo. Sometimes it was better without sun/shadows.
Triumph by Michael Tearney
I found the names the artists picked out for each sculpture to be interesting and a reflection of their interpretation of the piece. Roxanne has pretty hair…don’t you think?
Roxanne by George Sugarman
Still Life by Ed Benavente
Tory’s Comet by Harry Gordon
This is a historic stone house built by pioneers in the 1800’s.
The landscape was beautiful…
A girl’s gotta have fun. At least I’m not lifting anyone this time!
Laocoon by Alexander Liberman
I used the pop art function on my camera for this shot. It made the colors really pop!
Abracadabra by Alexander Liberman
J.S. Bach’s Fugue by Tony Rosenthal
This was one of my favorites, but it isn’t listed on their brochure…so I don’t know who the artist is.
The gardens were peaceful and lovely…
I love the way the sun’s rays are hitting these star crossed lovers! And I can see my reflection.
Wherefore Art Thou by Sam McKinney
Adam’s First Breath by Sam McKinney
Melinda at the Beach by Bill Barrett
I was informed by a reliable source (Randy) that this is a manure spreader.
I’m gaining a greater appreciation of art as I age. I wonder if that is normal. Anyway, hope you enjoyed and if you’re able…check out some of the links listed below…especially the second one!
This weekend has been wonderful! Saturday we started the day with our usual three-mile trail jog at the nature center. There were beautiful wildflowers weeds everywhere, so I picked some to bring home. Breakfast was a yummy smoothie with strawberries, banana, Greek yogurt, coconut milk, oatmeal flakes, honey, 1 cup of ice, and some Chia Seeds. I discovered the Chia Seeds at Trader Joe’s and was impressed by the amount of fiber, Omega 3, and Protein in 1 tablespoon!
That afternoon we rode the Harley to the Milford Street Festival. We stopped along the way because Randy wanted a photo with this tank…
We stayed at the festival for about an hour and stopped by the booth of one of Randy’s friends…Steve Black…who makes cool jewelry out of spoons and forks. A lot of the pieces are Harley and breast cancer (ribbon) related.
There were a variety of booths including face painting…
This parrot was cool…
We stopped in a gun shop and I thought this would make an artsy photo…
And this wall looked cool. The three different colors and textures really popped!
We rushed home, changed clothes and left for our next adventure…Bob’s Pig Roast. It was in honor of his deceased wife who had died from cancer. Everyone donated $10 to the American Cancer Society…so $2700 was collected!
This is Bob…
I took about 150 photos, but picked out just a few to post. This is my friend Shari. I took 7 photos of her with my flash on and she blinked every single time. So I turned the flash off and…voila…
This was the beginning of the party…before most of the group arrived. The port-o-lets were for the guys and the inside restrooms were for the ladies.
Randy, Frank and I were toasting with three different beverages in a wine glass. Wine for me, beer for Randy and water for Frank!
It was a busy and FUN day! I’m grateful we have so many nice friends! We’ve had beautiful weather, but it is cooling off this week. Hope your weekend was great and wishing you a wonderful week!!
xoxoxo
After some ibuprofen, a hot shower, and a nap, I’m beginning to feel better since jogging my half marathon today! Normally, I don’t get sore after a long jog (the longest before this was 10 miles last weekend), but since it was only 35 degrees this morning, I’m assuming that is why it affected me differently… anyways…it was an experience and I’m glad I did it.
It’s kind of like childbirth, I remember I was wishing it was over a number of times, but looking back, it seemed to go rather quickly. I finished in 2 hrs. 15 minutes, which is the time I predicted, since I normally jog 10 minute miles.
For breakfast, I had whole grain cereal with banana and almond milk, and water. We drove an hour and 10 minutes from a suburb of Cincinnati to Clayton for the race. There was one in town last weekend, but I was out-of-town and there is one this coming weekend, but I’ll be out-of-town again.
This is me pre-race…
My husband took photos of me and although he has many talents/strengths, photography is not one of them. These are the best of the many he took…most of them are blurry. But, I’m not complaining, I was thankful he came to cheer me on! I’m fourth from the left in the photo below. I think there were about 200 people total. I’ll get the results sometime in the next couple of days.
We started about a minute later.
The terrain was beautiful, rolling roads through rural Ohio with pretty trees and farms along the way. When I would get caught up in my head thinking… analyzing…etc., I would look around and be in the moment, thinking I love the feel of the sun warming me (a bit) and thankful that I am able to run (so many people can’t because of being out of shape, past injuries, or worse)! I bought some goo to eat once (at mile 10) for energy. It tastes like chocolate icing. Some people don’t like to take it because of the texture, but it did seem to give me a boost.
The girl next to me in the photo below was beside me for the last 1/2 mile and I told her we could help each other go faster. Anyway, she started to pass me right before the finish line, so I amped it up…that’s why we’re laughing!
Right afterward, I could barely breathe or walk. I’m glad I didn’t stop running the entire time, except for 30 seconds to eat the goo, or I might not have been able to start again!
After stretching some, below is my celebratory photo! Tonight, we’re going to a Halloween party, so a few drinks should loosen me up a bit more! Happy Halloween to everyone and to all a GOOD NIGHT!!
Sherry Lachelle Travels 
