By the time we arrived in Columbus yesterday, the snow had stopped falling (yea!) and we joyfully reunited with the Marine's parents. On our first full day in town, the Marine went off to play poker for the day with his dad, and his mom had to go bowl with her bowling league. So that left the Biologist all alone with nothing to do... or did it? She grabbed the car keys, the GPSr, and her camera (as well as a heavy winter coat) and off she went. First stop: the Fort Hayes Shot Tower. Wow, we couldn't believe this hadn't been claimed yet! A very cool structure. Second and last stop: a visit to the Shop24 Machine at a Kroger's near the Ohio State University. Quite a selection of items for a vending machine! Then back to the Marine's parents' house to warm up. Brrr... it rarely gets this cold in Florida.
On our second full day, the Marine's folks took us to see a Lego exhibit in 
Groveport. Wouldn't you know it? The exhibit was in the local History Museum, which just happens to be on the National Register of Historic Places and a former Masonic Lodge and Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge. What are the odds of that?A few days into our visit, we decided to go for a day trip and explore the area north and east of Columbus. During our drive, we spotted quite a few interesting things including a set of Unique Chimney Pots in Worthington; an Omnivorous Tree at Highbanks Metro Park; an Underground Railroad marker near Marion; a Maritime Memorial, an Obelisk memorial to Johnny Appleseed, Static Artillery, an Eagle Scout Project, and a Painted Fire Hydrant in Mansfield; and a Botanical Garden, Rose Garden, Childrens Garden, Treehouse, and a Wee Folk Fairy Door at the Inniswood Metro Gardens back in Columbus! What a fun day!!! In spite of the cold...
On Christmas Eve, the Biologist located a potential Quadrivia on Map Source in the Groveport area and drug the Marine out into the 7 degree Fahrenheit weather to search for it. It didn't pan out (darn it) but we did take the time to check out the Groveport Log Cabin the Marine's dad told us about. It was awesome and it turns out it's listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Marine gamely posed for a photograph in the below freezing temperature to make the Biologist happy. Isn't he wonderful?!We had a very nice Christmas Day with the Marine's family. After having breakfast with the Marine's younger brother, his parents, a couple of their friends, and the two of us drove to Morrow (just east of Cincinnati) to spend the afternoon and have dinner with the Marine's brother-in-law, nieces, and several grandnieces and grandnephews. Hectic, but nice. And the food was yummy!
On our last day in Columbus, we all went to the Ohio Historical Society to check out the Norm
an Rockwell Exhibit. It was fantastic! Really nicely done. We had no idea Rockwell had painted quite so many covers (322) for the Saturday Evening Post. Afterward, we wandered around the rest of the place to check out the long-term exhibits. We particularly liked the Mastodon on display. Very cool.
No comments:
Post a Comment