Wright Wednesday

As an aficionado of the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, the opportunity to tour The Westcott House Museum in Springfield, Ohio was much too good to pass up.

Westcott House was completed in 1904, and is a fine example of the Prairie Style.

Artified bird house at the front door.

Parlor

Dining Room

South Facade

To the motorcar garage

But wait!

There is MORE!

There are other FLW residences in the parts of Ohio we traveled, so we tried to do a few respectful drive bys:

Boulter House, 1954
Amberly, Ohio
Usonian Style

Gerald B.Tonkens House, 1954
Clifton, Ohio
Usonian Style
I wouldn't walk up the driveway; didn't want to be rude.

I've included links to websites for each building, in case anyone is interested in better photos.

Many thanks to my sister for driving the getaway car...so to speak..😹

Gorge, Cat, House

Finding cats while on vacation: the Ohio journey continued yesterday:

First, a trek around the Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve.

Then, a lovely visit with Spooky at Dark Star Bookstore, in Yellow Springs.

Spooky graciously allowed pets and chin scritches!

The last event of the day, besides the drive home, was a guided tour of The Westcott House in Springfield.

There are plenty more photos to share; didn't want to inundate y'all with my happy, snappy pics.

Am so pleased to have hit so many of my goals for this trip, besides the glorious company of my sister and her family, and just breathing in the new baby smell of my nephew and niece-in-law's month-old daughter.

Thank goodness this is a short week of work for me, as the office is closed Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday.

I need a bit of vacation after my vacation, knowwhatImean?

Love Week Day 6: Art and Architecture

I love a good story, as told by an artist, an architect, a engineer, or a craftsperson.

When I travel, I visit museums, famous architecture, and gardens.

Cat
1913, Raymond Duchamp-Villon
Detroit Institute of Arts, USA

Dorothy H. Turkel House
1956, Frank Lloyd Wright
Detroit, Michigan USA

Self Portrait at The Age of 34
1640, Rembrandt van Rijn
The National Gallery, London UK

Chandelier
1904, Glamorgan Castle
Alliance, Ohio USA

Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman
First released in 1956
The Columbus Museum
Columbus, Georgia USA

Tatra T87 Sedan, designed 1936, manufactured 1948
Hans Ledwinka
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA

Roman Bath, C. 60-70 AD
Museum and galleries added in the 1700's-1800's
Bath, UK

Woman With A Cat
c. 1880-82 by Auguste Renoir
National Gallery, London UK

Frederick C. Robie House
1909, Frank Lloyd Wright
Hyde Park, Illinois USA

Cape Trinity, Saguenay River, Moonlight
1904, Winslow Homer
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA

Primavera Eterna
1884, Auguste Rodin
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois USA