Deborah Edwards-Oñoro

Deborah Edwards-Oñoro enjoys birding, gardening, taking photos, reading, and watching tennis. She's retired from a 25+ year career in web design, usability, and accessibility.

Photo of the Week: Riverside Park Mural

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Brightly colored blue and green mural on the side of a building with almost a dozen animals swimming in all directions under the water. Power boxes and cables in the middle of the wall seem to disappear amonth the vibrant movement of the animals. In the background is the top of a green-leaved tree and white fluffy clouds in a blue sky.

With a view of the Ambassador Bridge spanning the international waters of the Detroit River in the background, you might overlook the brightly colored mural on the narrow one-story building in Riverside Park.

Created by artist Jake Dwyer, the mural is at the entrance of the far east parking lot. It depicts almost a dozen indigenous animals swimming in the blue-green waters of the river.

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Sad About The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Cancellation

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Home page of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, with host Stephen Colbert dressed in a dark suit jacket with red tie in profile, a with late night imagery of New York City in the background behind his profile photo.

If you’re like me, unhappy to learn about The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (Wayback Machine) being cancelled, check out this seven-minute video clip from the July 21, 2025 show. Sung by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Weird Al Yankovic, their rendition of Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida” highlights “couples” in the audience, including:

Photo of the Week: Cullen Family Carousel

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A blue and white tent top the hand-sculpted animals of the Cullen Family Carousel along the Detroit Riverfront. In the background, blue skies with white wisps of cloud. In the background on one side, tall towers of the Renaissance Center can be seen. On the other side, the skyscrapers of Windsor, Ontario, Canada along the Detroit River can be seen. In the foreground are the low flowing Boll Family Fountains.

When you visit Detroit’s riverfront along the Detroit River, I hope you find time to take a ride on the Cullen Family Carousel at Cullen Plaza.

Open Tuesday through Sunday from noon to 7PM Eastern Time from late May to Labor Day (the first Monday in September), the carousel offers free rides.

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