All Around C-Town

Scenes on a recent sunny winter Saturday, around Cleveland, Ohio.

Downtown in December

Public Square.

 "Do you like the blues?" asked this man before playing a couple of tunes for me on Public Square.

Cleveland Public Library.

Late December Thaw

Near East 105th St.

Holiday Show

 

Toy Soldier & Fairy Godmother Holiday Show at Tower City Center, which attracted hordes of families the weekend before Christmas, 2013.

Late Afternoon, Amherst

 Beautiful, painterly sky decorated a ride home from Oberlin College, where we attended a performance of the Humperdinck opera "Hansel and Gretel."

Top-Level Summit

Superior Avenue.

Public Square

 James, who asked to have his picture taken. Although cheerful, he described himself as "broken-hearted."