Flowers

This weekend I stayed much closer to home and decided to hang out in Devou Park. Everything and I mean everything is already blooming and has been for over a week now. This should not have happened until the middle of April. Such a strange winter. Tomorrow it is suppose to be in the 80's. I'll bet next week it is going to snow. I tried out my closeup filter (I don't have a macro lens) and I have to admit that it performed better then I thought it would. I'll keep it. Well not like I was going to give it up anyway.

Winter Didn't Forget

Woke up to a little snow and the birds wanting some food. 

Around Devou Park

 A different view of the city.

 More photos of Prisoner's Lake.

Fishing on Prisoner's Lake. I always see a lot of people fishing here. I really have no idea if they ever catch anything. 

This is the way I felt yesterday, just a big mess...lol

Little Trip to the Mall

Today I decided to head on out to the mall to buy a toaster.....

When I came across one of the shelters in the park with a new roof. Last winter they fixed and replaced a lot of the shingles, so why not just replace all the shingles at once? Just saying....

This strip mall use to be full until for what ever reason all the tenants left, a year later with it almost completely empty they have started to do some major work. I hope it's more stores and not office's.

 This use to be our favorite restaurant, we would go once or twice a week, then they raised their prices and I just couldn't justify paying $10.00 for a plate of pasta. I still recommend it if you don't mind paying more.
ended up behind this old Toyota 4Runner, I didn't even know they use to look like this. Can't imagine how many miles this has on it. I like it though.

 This is our local outdoor mall. The only type of mall I will go to. My other favorite outdoor mall is in Columbus. I haven't been there in years, makes for a long day when you live almost 100 miles away but when I have the extra cash to spend I will go back. Anyone ever hear of Joseph-Beth?

 My final destination, I just love this store. You'll pay a little more then Walmart but I can guarantee it will last longer. A lot of times cheaper isn't better, I've learned that the hard way to many times.
Here is my toaster okay so not really a toaster but instead of buying a toaster I came home with this. My honey took one look at couldn't stop laughing, I said I wanted a good toaster, it just came with a few extras. Oh I almost forgot, it does make awesome toast. Not to mention you can also roast a chicken and broil a steak. YUM!!!