I'll add captions later - just a few shots from a Sunday outing and a reminder of why I love Cleveland so much :-)

 

My favorite view of downtown Cleveland - sort of; we didn't have time to park so I could snap a pic from *on* the Columbus Road bridge. Ah well.

 

Damned blur, but the off-ramp by the soap box derby has a good view of all of downtown:

 

Views from the Harp patio:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off to Wendy Park @ Whiskey Island - I love how the approach looks forebodingly rural.

 

The sand volleyball courts were busy - perfect day for it:

 

And of course, plenty of people on the water:

 

Great views from just east of the volleyball courts:

 

 

 

 

Shooters was hopping that day:

 

Last time we were here, this little strip was filled with litter - nice to see it cleaned up:

 

Lots of boat photos in this thread - just a heads up:

 

See the cement silos on the right? If they ever convert them into residential like the following photo, my @ss is moving in asap!

 

 

Anyway, there was a line of clouds that kept threatening but they stayed south, so it was meant to be:

 

More aquatic craft:

 

The still-abandoned-but-shored-up former Coast Guard station - designed by the same architect who designed City Hall.

 

Boat shot:

 

More boats - oh, and one of those moments where I become six years old (aka "OOOH LOOKY!!!") - an inbound ore freighter, the Sam Laud:

 

 

I just love the variety on the water:

 

 

 

 

 

Hey, it's the Goodtime III!

 

Like I said, watercraft of all sizes:

 

 

Ernst and Young tower - part of the Flats East Bank project; it's not envelope-pushing architecture but it's nice to see a tower crane downtown after all these years:

 

Another shot of the Coast Guard station:

 

More watercraft:

 

 

At this point, I was getting nervous about the weather:

 

But all that stayed south of the Lake:

 

 

Good times... these are the good times

 

 

 

Shout out to the boat nerds (hope I'm using the right term) who tipped me off that another big ship was coming through - this is the Dorothy Ann; I believe it's about 606' long - and they're BACKING out of the Cuyahoga!

 

The folks on the Goodtime III were loving it:

 

A little more love for the Sam Laud:

 

At this point, I was full-on ADD - "SQUIRREL!!! SAM LAUD!!! DOROTHY ANN!!! SKYSCRAPERS!!!" I'm thankful I missed the over-diagnosing thing that kids go through nowadays:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It cracked me up to see this dog just loving being on the water - my dogs *detest* water to the point they'd probably manage to levitate over a puddle if they could:

 

And that wasn't the only aqua-dog that day - wait for it...

 

I believe the phrase is "sh!t-eating grin":

 

Anyway, back to boats, skyscrapers and whatnot:

 

 

 

 

Lots of stuff going on at Wendy Park:

 

There's that aqua-dog again!

 

 

 

 

 

 

This guy dropped his lunch a few times but finally snagged it:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Did I mention the flightpath for Burke Lakefront airport goes right over this area?

 

 

 

Apartment/condo towers of Lakewood's Gold Coast in the background:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's it - hope you enjoyed :-)

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks! Great photos. My fave:

 

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/wendypark0812/wendypark0812_77.jpg

 

You got just about every mode of transportation in those views. Except one.  :cry:

^Au contraire :-)

 

Now it is complete. :)

 

Thanks for getting my 'hood in this string of art....

 

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/wendypark0812/wendypark0812_81.jpg

Wow, MayDay. I'm a little disappointed, I've come to expect such great things from you, but there's just something lacking in this set. Maybe you've just run out of inspiration or something, but I hope you're not losing your "eye." Perhaps you should let your significant other take the reigns, he's the real talent.

 

 

:evil: Just joking. It gets really old telling you how awesome your photo sets are, needed to change it up. Besides, your ego is inflated enough, why add to it? ^_^

 

Is that US Coast Guard Station open (for views)?

 

Great photos, as always.

nice variety of summer water activities for sure - and so much more!

 

did you take a break at cropicana? hows that place doing this summer?

 

 

 

 

 

That's it - hope you enjoyed :-)

 

 

Great set as usual MayDay!

 

Love this shot.  Represents what the Great Lakes can do to a man.  Dirty, weathered, expressionless with a can of Skoal in the front pocket to get through the day.

Thanks everyone! Looks like I forgot a handful of shots, so here you go:

 

The sign reads something along the lines of "Coming Soon - Native Grasses/Plants" - looks like the effort to 'naturalize' this stretch worked!

 

 

 

 

And it wouldn't be a trip to Wendy Park without checking out the action at the volleyball courts:

 

 

"did you take a break at cropicana? hows that place doing this summer?"

 

No, but I know it's no longer Cropicana - but whatever incarnation it is, it was hopping.

 

 

Beautiful, and really captured the feel of a day by the water. You may be car-free in Cleveland, but I wouldn't be terribly surprised to see you with a boat in one of the marina slips one of these days. Of course, you may have to do some research to make sure you get a water-dog that will become a best pal with the pugs.

Loved these pix!

 

To the person who asked, I'm pretty sure there was no Cropicana this year, it reverted back to whatever shack/hole in the wall it was prior to the temporary Cropicana, which was only something to keep Schimoler busy until Crop opened in WHD.

Another OUTSTANDING photo set! Great shots- I'll be staring at these in Janurary!