Reservoir Park

The story yesterday was actually a true story. The building is located in Reservoir Park in Milwaukee, WI. It is very old, I would suspect it predates the park itself which was created just around 10 years ago.

About two years ago, this building, which used to house bathrooms, was put up on blocks. It was moved months later to a lonely corner of the park where people only go if they want privacy. It has been boarded up since before being moved, and constantly has liquor bottles and beer cans littering the area around it. There is some evidence animals or people have tried to burrow into the old painted bricks to store things.

Photos were taken in July, 2015.

My Mother Worries

My mother always worries about me in this neighborhood. After watching two Peregrine Falcons battle it out in air the above me, I think I am worried about me, too.

Farm Junk

This week was not actual architecture, I know. But I found a cool pile of junk on a 3 mile walk to the grocery store. It's some sort of farm equipment.

After the Storm

They don't tell you when you're gearing up for the big one

that there won't be a thing to do afterward.

I buried my valuables and hunkered down for judgment day

on their well worn advice.

It was hard without a husband, but I managed.

But now there's not a thing to do but sit

atop the knotted metal and boards shaped new

by wind stronger than an I had ever seen.

All that was of use to me is now trapped under dirt

and a pile that had been my equipment

and our home.

I sit and stare at the new shapes the wind made from hearth and earth.

Then it occurs to me:

They're going to find his body.

When I buried my valuables, I forgot to bury him deep.

Gardens of Yongzhou

The image from this week's post is of my foot in a garden in Yongzhou, China. I saw a lot of gardens there in 2012. I'll post a few pictures, but know that I have dozens of blurry and poorly lit images I am saving you from. My favorite is the bat tiling.

It's a damn shame.

It's a shame about Jill, but no one liked how she always talked about herself, anyway.

Kimball Art Center

I neglected to post the building history on last week's post. Mostly, this was because I did not want to. The Kimball Art Center was originally a livery, then a garage. Today, it is an art gallery. Here is a picture of the building from the side: