Day 142: May 22, 2010

Lines of Symmetry

Today was dreary and rainy off and on...again.  After dropping my daughter off at the Zoo for her volunteer job, I stopped off at Walbridge Park across the street.  Walbridge park is a long skinny park along the Maumee river and encompasses several boat docks and lots of picnic areas.  It sits high above the river and has stone steps leading down to it, with two wide, grassy terraces along the descent.  This is the first one and it's lined with benches at very regular intervals, spaced between large trees.  

From the look of the stone buildings and steps, my guess is the park was built in the 30's as a WPA project.  I'm sure at that time one could sit on these benches and see more of the river - today the vegetation has grown too tall to afford much of a view.  Yet people must still sit here as the ground is well worn at the base of each bench in the row.  

I decided to convert the shot to monochrome as the lighting was pretty blah and hazy.  Also, it makes it look like the photo could have been taken when the park was first built - except for the size of the trees!  Do stop by Monochrome Weekend for many more monochrome shots!

This is definitely a place I want to explore further on better-lit days!