Cincinnati Parks - Eden Park

Friday
I've decided to start a series on Cincinnati Parks. I do a lot of my walking, and accordingly photography in Hamilton County Parks, such as Sharon Woods, Winton Woods and Glenwood Gardens. I've blipped a few Cincinnati Parks from time to time, but not many, in fact there's many I haven't yet visited. So I started today with Eden Park. Home to the Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and the Krohn Conservatory, Eden Park is one of the most popular of the Cincinnati Parks. The park began as the designation for the city's water supply, purchased in 1859. However, early on the city saw that the area could also serve the dual purpose of city park. The park area was originally designed by noted landscape architect Adolph Strauch, who also was responsible for the current layout and design of Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum. The area pictured in my blip is known as the Twin Lakes area and was once an old quarry. Beyond the cars is the Ohio River overlook, from where I was lucky enough to see one of the big barges going by. The statue at the left is entitled Cormorant Fisherman, and was a gift from the Japanese city of Gifu, to its sister city of Cincinnati. It depicts a celebrated tradition begun 1200 years ago in Gifu, Japan, by local fishermen and their well-trained cormorant seabirds. The birds are tethered and their necks secured to prevent them swallowing their catch. Released, to swoop down and capture the fish, they return with their bounty to the boats. For more pictures from the afternoon, see here.
This evening, Roger and I went to see the movie The Artist - excellent movie - and the dog in it is just so cute!

One year ago: Cypress knees