Overlooking Kentucky and the Mighty Ohio
Clearly, I am finding it difficult to post regularly now that I am working full time. However, I am dead set on getting something up here at least twice a week.
We celebrated on Sunday night after our first stumble-through of the The Foreigner. It's always a relief, and as our amazing director Ken Albers says, 'These are rehearsals to survive. You don't have to do anything but be standing by the end of the day.' And to tell the truth, while some things are difficult at this early stage ("seeing text on your retina" -- again, Ken) we've been having a ball.
Monday, my day off, I took the pups and we explored Mt. Adams. Here are a few things we saw.
A panorama of the river and across, from near the top of Mt. Adams.
Houses -- these seem to typify the style on Mt. Adams. Many of them are very old, dating to the mid-late 1800s.
On the edge of Eden park, I came upon this crumbling bridge, leading to nowhere. The parking lot and modern road right next to it could be a summation of what you'll see up here. Very very old structures surrounded by super-modern architecture. In the west, I think it's less common to see things like this. Yes, in San Francisco and tucked away in places in Los Angeles, but in Cincinnati, this strange juxtaposition seems to be everywhere. Being a newbie, I'm still fascinated by it. In Manhattan it's certainly present, but everything is so overwhelmingly crammed there, that I'd never really appreciated it.
Best to you all, and thank you for reading,
Nell
Congrats for stumbling through a full version of the play! I've been in plays before; I know how tough that is. It sounds like your director is fantastic as well, which is great. Having a good director can make or break you.
ReplyDeleteCincinatti looks pretty nice. That bridge is definitely cool. I love places like that: old, surrounded by modern. I wonder if there are more places like that in Cincinatti.
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ReplyDeleteThose pictures are gorgeous. I didn't know Cincinnati had that in it. And apparently the dorky map of the U.S. I have hanging next to my bed has done me absolutely no good because I am still bowled over by the idea of looking over into Kentucky from Ohio. They just seem like such vastly different states and communities. It's amazing. And that bridge is too cool.
Glad things are going well with the play. I saw a copy of The Foreigner at the library the other day and almost picked it up.