March 29, 2007
Spring in Lafayette
I'm a little behind on some photos here. I thought about just forgetting about them and moving on with my life, but that would be cheating us both out of some great photos. Ok, they might not be great, but I took them with the intent of blogging about them, and I don't want them to go to waste!
Over spring break, after we got back from Cleveland, the weather was perfect. I did mention it as a sidenote in the midst of all my Cleveland entries. But I didn't leave it at that. I actually partook of it. Erica and I decided to go for a walk downtown. We took Ferry St., which has a lot of great historic houses. One of them had an apartment for rent and it looked empty, so we peered in through the windows.
I want to move in right now! I love the parquet floor, fireplace, and chandelier. There's another fireplace in the room beyond the doors. I was mentally arranging all my dream furniture as I ogled the room. Someday...
I like this old building, too.
Our objective for our walk was the walking bridge over the Wabash into West Lafayette. Apparently a lot of other people were taking advantage of the weather and the bridge, too. Lafayette/West Lafayette isn't exactly known for its public art, but it does have its fair share of sundials. Not the least of these is this futuristic one on the bridge. But something was off. It was definitely not telling the right time.
Maybe it wasn't a sundial afterall.
There's a train up to Chicago from Lafayette. Sometime I want to take it. But only if I can carry a round suitcase, wear a hat, and wave a hanky.
The wind picked up and we started to feel little droplets, so we decided we better head back to Erica's apartment. Now a couple weeks later it seems like spring is here for real. The trees have blossomed.
