I LOVE...

the way he embraces life.  The hat is his latest nod to fashion.  Who knew they made a fedora in kid size?

AND THE SIGN SAYS...

AND THE SIGN SAYS...

Maybe they should consider a Spelling Bee.

AND THE SIGN SAYS...

Johnny's retired.  If you look closely, it seems he was thinking he might stay in the business for his friends but may have reconsidered that offer. Sign found on the door of a local mechanic's shop.

DUSK

Dusk on a day that's suddenly turned snowy.

LANDSCAPE

Somehow winter returned and transformed my greening landscape into a snow white world.

SKY HIGH

Rainy morning and a sky full of turkey vultures. They roost each night in a large tree behind us.

AND THE SIGN SAYS...

Took me several months to figure out which building hosted the large "Cincinnati" sign.  Once you're actually downtown it's almost impossible to see that the sign is anything other than an interesting architectural element on the side of the building.

CHIMNEYS

There are a few chimneys on the historic home where we'll be celebrating our daughter's marriage next summer.  The small photo shows the detail of one pair of chimneys on a less overcast day than the large shot.

From the estate's website:

Meadow Brook is the historic home built by one of the automotive aristocracy's most remarkable women, Matilda Dodge Wilson, widow of automobile pioneer John Dodge, and her second husband, lumber broker Alfred Wilson. Constructed between 1926 and 1929, for $4 million, Meadow Brook represents one of the finest examples of Tudor-revival architecture in America.

THE LETTER H

is for "hat."  And "handsome."