Lucy's Sweet Surrender

Marika of Lucy's Sweet Surrender on Buckeye Road in Cleveland, a traditional, old world Hungarian bakery that is one of the last vestiges of what was once the second-largest Hungarian enclave in the world, the Buckeye-Woodland area. The breads, cakes, pies and pastries at Lucy's, thanks to the skill of Marika and Mike Feigenbaum, are nothing short of heavenly. Marika here presents the Triangle Cake, a house-shaped confection baked in a special custom mold.

Another Downtown Day

In the City

Carving, philosophizing and shouting out to passersby in a friendly way on Euclid Avenue. "One of my goals is to become computer literate -- but I don't want to be one of those people who forgets how to communicate with people."

Playing "The Way You Make Me Feel."

Man selling vials of perfume oils on Public Square.

Friday Evening Walk Around My Neighborhood

Entertainment for an art opening at Wolf's Auction Gallery on Larchmere.

Trying skateboarding tricks on Fairhill.

Jay, who works at the Urbean Joe coffee shop on Larchmere.

Things Entomological

Penitentiary Glen, Kirtland, Ohio, October 2010.

Jungle Terry Show

We wandered into this lovely animal show at the Music School Settlement in University Circle, Cleveland, which found children joyfully (and at times fearfully!) meeting and petting snakes, tortoises, small alligators and even a fuzzy tarantula, courtesy of the affable Jungle Terry.

Library Sale

Shaker Heights, Ohio.