wednesday's words and wanderings and wonderings

Cleveland, OH:

Oh the things one sees when taking a fussy little granddaughter on a stroll to calm her down. To be fair, she had her two month check-up with the pediatrician and got three shots so she had good reason to be unhappy. Living in Cleveland, one sees a lot of orange and brown (the colors of the Cleveland Browns professional football team). We passed this mailbox a few times as we walked. It's eye catching and fun and certainly shows team spirit. But that orange garage door...

Dayton, OH:

30 years ago the City of Dayton and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base hosted delegates for the Peace Accords to end the Bosnian- Serbian War. Starting today, delegates from the NATO nations are arriving in Dayton for the Spring NATO Parliamentary Assembly. For the last few months there has been a lot of hustle and bustle to make downtown Dayton sparkle. From street repair to picking up trash and painting, beautifying the gardens at the downtown MetroParks, hanging welcome banners for all the member countries, bringing in new art work, and preparing the perimeter and security for the NATO village. It's now showtime for the city.

New York City, NY:

We're in New York City now! We were supposed to leave bright and early Saturday morning but later in the evening on Friday, I got a notice on my American Airlines app that our flight was cancelled. The severe weather system that caused a lot of tornado damage in Kentucky and Missouri caused this cancellation and consequently three hours of scrambling to find another flight. Finally we found a flight out of Columbus and got the last two seats (FIRST CLASS!) that got us to NYC on Sunday afternoon. So here we are! That view of Lower Manhattan on the approach into LaGuardia made all the stress of that hassle and lack of sleep go away.