Photo of the Week: Hoberman Spheres at the North American International Auto Show

Hoberman sphere expanded

It’s a tradition for my family to attend the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. We like seeing (and sitting in) all the new vehicles and checking out the concept cars.

Plus, it’s a bright, colorful way to escape the cold of January in Michigan.

One of the things we’ve enjoyed about the auto show the last couple years are the Hoberman spheres in the Lincoln exhibit area.

Hoberman sphere contracted

The spheres hang from the ceiling and are constantly expanding and contracting, to the delight of children and adults who gather to take pictures and videos of the spheres. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Hoberman Spheres at the North American International Auto Show

Photo of the Week: Rosa Parks Bus

Rosa Parks bus

Yesterday I sat in one of the most famous buses in American history, the Rosa Parks bus. And yes, it’s the actual Montgomery, Alabama bus where Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man in December 1955.

The bus is part of the With Liberty and Justice for All exhibit of the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Rosa Parks Bus