Alright, there may be a few other places mixed in but the vast majority are of/from Cleveland. First, a selection of what I thought were the better photos I took this year:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And finishing up the year with some pics from the end of November and December.

 

Some great sunsets, which the new/newish glass buildings picked up:

 

In case the cloudy days last all through January, this is what the sky looks like ;-)

 

The Arcade, decked out for the boughs of holly, fa la la la la ...

 

 

Of course, it's not December in Cleveland without the Christmas Story House and the 'soft glow of electric sex' on Cleveland Street (aka West 12th). The 5K/10K run benefits the immediate neighborhood with home improvements and repairs.

 

 

 

 

I always wonder - do the frontrunners take this as a *serious* race?  :?

 

 

Of course the fun part for spectators is the variety of costumes - the pink bunny suit is pretty commonplace, but people have a lot of fun with this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This was a first for me - not only the hubcap and lugnuts, but the "F-dash-dash-dash" word!

 

 

 

 

Another first - Bumpas' dogs AND the turkey dinner! I didn't get a photo but someone dressed as 'The Theme'  :-D

 

 

That's it for this year's run:

 

Next up, a few from the Cleveland Museum of Art - if you haven't checked it out, GO to the current Monet to Matisse exhibit while you still have time - worth every penny of admission (but no photography permitted). With that, there's also a Persian tent on display which is just another jawdropper:

 

And other objects in the collection:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some twilight views of downtown:

 

 

Then it was time for some low-brow entertainment - a friend generously offered us to join them in a corporate suite for a Browns game. Did I mention it was for the game against the Bengals? Ah well, it was a 'genuine' Browns experience  :wink:

 

That pretty summed up the game:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lots of gla$$ in that lineup:

 

Well since the view inside was gut-wrenching, let's take in the views *from* the stadium:

 

 

 

 

And by the time we left, there were probably more people from Cincinnati than Cleveland - oh well, there's always next year!  :drunk:

 

Fortunately there are a few things looking up for us:

 

 

 

And then some stuff going down (but to go up again if Duck Island keeps going at its recent pace):

 

Just going to keep things on the lighter side for now:

 

 

 

 

Decided to go off the grid and to the remote wilderness - well, okay just the Lakefront Preserve:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One last sunset ...

 

And remind me to rip down the crappy chain link fences on I-490 ;-)

 

That's it for 2015, have a safe and happy New Year!

 

 

 

Great work, again.

 

I suppose the CLE made of exit signs could be interpreted unfortunately.

F-dash-dash-dash-ing awesome set!

ralphie: i want an official red ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model mayday end of the year photo set!

 

mrs. parker: no, you'll shoot your eye out.

 

MayDay[/member]  Its beyond time you curated your own photo exhibit!

Amazing. As usual.

One of your better "annual" threads, for sure.

Muy bien!

Excellent set of pictures!  Shows the city off in a good "light".

 

Will look even better in a couple of years with the nuCLEus buildings in the skyline.

 

Next up, a few from the Cleveland Museum of Art - if you haven't checked it out, GO to the current Monet to Matisse exhibit while you still have time - worth every penny of admission (but no photography permitted). With that, there's also a Persian tent on display which is just another jawdropper:

 

I was just there and saw that! Really cool. We got all the way there and found out that Monet/Matisse was sold out :( They also were only giving people one hour to view the paintings before having to leave. I went there with my girlfriend's family, some of whom were from out of town so I'm guessing that during the holidays a lot of other Clevelanders were taking out-of-town family to the art museum as well--causing them to be so busy. We're going back soon, though to see Monet to Matisse.

 

Do you know what's up with the stenciled lines on the wall and the painting next to it that seemed to be nothing but a grid next to the Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe painting? My girlfriend and I walked up to it, trying to find any kind of significance to it and we just couldn't find it. It was funny how a huge line formed behind us of other folks who thought there might actually be something fascinating to look at upon closer inspection...

It's a work by Sol Lewitt, which was created by a team of his staff and museum workers:

 

http://www.clevelandart.org/art/2008.144?collection_search_query=lewitt&op=search&form_build_id=form-qkl6JX_hW2799DVb_59N_wXiJFQyv0RNFwUEEhHEoak&form_id=clevelandart_collection_search_form

 

We first tried to go to the Monet/Matisse show on Black Friday and the line to get in the garage was all the way to East Boulevard.

Great set, MayDay!