Wednesday, September 15, 2021

One Week in Cincinnati!

Day 1:

We visited the Loveland Castle, a small Norman style castle built one stone at a time by hand by a WWI veteran obsessed with medieval architecture.   There's a very cool collection of armors and swords inside.  A very nice garden with some very modern features that people would consider as part of off-grid living.  Read more about it here: https://lovelandcastle.com/

We took a 3-mile round trip nature walk along the Little Miami River and encountered interesting flora and fauna, including a family of deer, a Goldenrod Soldier Beetle, a caterpillar of the Agreeable Tiger Moth (is there a Disagreeable version?), and 5-inch long American Giant Millipede.  There are so many trees and creatures that are nothing like what we're used to seeing in the American West.  I use Google Lens handy on my phone to identify things on the go. 

Tomorrow: Cincinnati Zoo!  We're going to see Fiona the Hippo! 

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