Snowy little lighthouse

Scidmore Park's alternate lighthouse, with ducks. Cold duck?

The Lighthouse

The first was a theme day so today I am starting the year with Three Rivers' lighthouse, which has been preventing kayak and canoe pileups on the river since... er, no, it really is just ornamental. (It does actually have a light, though.) Placed at the spot where the Rocky River joins the broad St. Joseph River, the lighthouse recalls the days before the railroads when commerce flowed along the rivers. The lighthouse is also the city's de facto symbol, used on city vehicles and by local merchants in their advertising.

On January 1, lots of soft, puffy snow. Today, lots of sunshine, 15 degrees F, -9 degrees C.

Blue skies and lots of light

After the big snowstorm a sunny day is dazzling.

Find links to this week's Skywatch Friday participants and see skies around the world: http://skyley.blogspot.com/.

Squished Lighthouse

Walking through the park I saw this Department of Public Works truck decorated with a logo based on Three Rivers' famous lighthouse... sort of. See the banner at the top of the page for what it really looks like. Could this be a case of "when graphic artists go bad"?

Ironwork manhole cover

Three Rivers' iconic lighthouse appears on its manhole covers, little works of art on their own. "East Jordan Ironworks as been manufacturing construction and municipal castings since 1883..."