On the side of Iraqi Bakery in Detroit’s Cody Rouge neighbohood on the far west side, you’ll found a brightly colored wall mural that captures your attention as you head east on West Warren.
A musician playing a trumpet in a field of tall golden yellow sunflowers looks upward toward the deep blue sky with fluffy white clouds as the sunrays shine down.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: In the End There Will Be Sunflowers
Within a few hundred feet after you enter Eliza Howell Park in northwest Detroit, you immediately see an amazing natural sculpture rising from the ground.
I was impressed when I saw it and wondered who created it, and how it was made.
From what I learned from Sidewalk Detroit, the organization that hosted the artist, the “Stickwork” sculpture was created by artist Patrick Dougherty.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Eliza Howell Park Stickwork
When I went birding at Belle Isle State Park this weekend, I found black fabric lining the shoreline as a type of fence around a majority of the park.
I didn’t know what it was, so I stopped at the Nature Center to ask the staff.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Native Plants at Belle Isle State Park