Thursday, September 18, 2008

Art and Architecture

I had a (well-deserved!) day off yesterday and with the kids in school, Dan and I decided to take one of my favorite drives: the drive to Nowhere-in-Particular.
Yesterday, Nowhere-in-Particular turned out to be Ashtabula, Ohio.
We've driven through Ashtabula before, but never drove down to the harbor and explored at all, so yesterday, we took an hour or so to wander. We saw some really neat architecture and it looked like they'd put a lot of time into restoring that area of the downtown.

This was definitely my favorite building. There was a ton of detail to admire...both above...

and below.

13 comments:

For Over 29 Years... said...

wow those buildings are fantastic. I love the lines and details, your color in the sky is amazing.

Jess said...

These are wonderful! I love all that detail! I would love to have a "day off" to just drive and wander around... :)

Joanne Fowler said...

What a beautiful little town! Love the color you captured!

lcp said...

I loved those types of drives and it looks like you found a great place to explore on a beautiful day!

Margaret said...

Fabulous architecture shots! What a perfect day for that. Amazing blue sky!

Kristen Wagner Penn said...

Wow, there are some amazing details on that building! What a great spot you found!

Anonymous said...

What a pretty town!

Sharon said...

I love that brickwork! They just don't make them like that anymore.

Sharon said...

I love that brickwork! They just don't make them like that anymore.

Reds said...

Good for you to finally have a day off - great that you enjoyed it with your hubby in a wonderful place!!! Great old building shots!

Cindi Koceich said...

How fun to take some time to explore with your hubby! Love what you discovered!

Becky said...

Glad you finally got a day off and got to play with your camera again! Love the name of the town. Is it pronounced Ash-TAB-yoo-la? Because that rolls right off the tongue.

Suzy said...

Glad you had a day to yourself! What a fun little town! These are so cool!