It's not too early to think about baseball season. I couldn't resist posting this view of one of the gates at Fifth Third Field, home of the Toledo Mud Hens. If you don't know what a mud hen is, it's a bird otherwise known as the coot.

Life on this freighter seemed very laid-back when this picture was taken. It was moored right in Downtown Toledo, within a block of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Bridge.

Lake Glacier in Mill Creek Park is one of my absolute favorite places to visit in every season of the year, and this is the absolute best view of its serene, surrounding landscape.

I really liked this statue that is just sitting in a random garden in the Gordon Square Cultural Arts District, in the Detroit Shoreway area. I have got to tell you, I have no idea who made it, or what it's of, but I was on my way to Gypsy Beans & Baking (because I go there. A lot), and I saw and thought it was fabulous!

photo credit: katherine galo

Another in our series of Ohio's covered bridges, the Lynchburg bridge is preserved in the city park in Lynchburg, Highland County, southwestern Ohio. The bridgewas built in 1870 in the long, or 'X' truss style.

This shot was taken by TheeErin. I think I've already spent my eternity, in line at the BMV.

A slice of life from the 1930s Downtown Youngstown, when the city was building up quickly due to the demands of steelmakers.

The McColly Covered Bridge is a Howe truss structure on Logan County Road 13, west of Bellefontaine. The 125-foot bridge was built in 1875, and remains in excellent condition.
For more photos, check the Ohio Department of Transportation's site.

Every now and then, you see a street sign that just sort of jumps out at you. This sign on an alley in Toledo's Vistula Historic District did just that. It's only a little less strange when you notice Eagle, Swan. Dove, and Crane in the same area. But Ostrich?

Lanterman's Mill in Youngstown's Millcreek Park is one of the most gorgeous spots we have in Ohio. The first mill was built in 1799, and was replaced by a second one in 1823. The mill you see now was constructed between 1845-1846.

I'm a little behind on this assignment. I blame my terrible cold and the fact that I may have broken a bone in my foot - more on that exciting news tomorrow! But since the end of the year has come and gone, I want to join the ranks of my fellow bloggers and talk about what I think were some of my better posts from 2006.

Most recently, my review of the Bazaar Bizarre craft fair. Start saving up for the December 2007 version! In October, I talked about two things that I thought were pretty interesting, and completely unrelated: Toni Morrison and her anniversary of getting the Novel Prize, and being filmed in November on Election Day. I really like to review restaurants, local fairs of any kind and books. So, in a quick sampling, my review of Sullivan's restaurant in Lakewood, Ohio; a review of my annual pilgrimage to the St. Rocco's Festival; and a review of Cleveland native Les Roberts' memoir, We'll Always Have Cleveland! Obviously, I love Ohio - you may have gathered that piece of information from my working for a website wholly devoted to Ohio! But I like when our great Buckeye state makes it into the news in weird ways: like when I found an mention of our major cities in Forbes' discussion of best cities for singles. I really have become involved in the wholly stand-up comic scene here in Cleveland, for which you may totally blame my dear good friend, Sidekick Girl! But I like helping her and her fellow comics out with a little bit of free publicity, like when I reviewed the first Rockstar Comedy event.

I also love getting to take pictures for you, Blogging Ohio! Enjoy an old Ohiopic of the Day! Let's go to '07!

In the rural towns outside of Youngstown and Warren Ohio, you can find many great shops and historical sites like this general store, still operating in Fowler, Ohio. One of the things I like about Ohio is how you can seemingly time travel like this once you leave the borders of many of its cities.

As Tobias explained in an earlier post, sharpshooter and star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show Annie Oakley was born near Greenville, OH. That's also where she's laid to rest, in a quiet graveyard close enough to Ohio Rt. 127 that she could have shot the heart out of an ace pasted to the trailer of a passing truck.

I love sunset - that's the one benefit to this crazy unseasonabl weather. Beautiful sunsets. I especially liked this one in Public Square, of the top of the Soldiers and Sailors monument.

photo credit: katherine galo

After having the incredible luck to have incredibly close seats at the Friday Cleveland Cavaliers - Milwaukee Bucks game, I have this to say: how tall are basketball players! They are so tall!

photo credit: katherine galo