Urbex at Mansfield Reformatory

This seems to be the favored flooring  . . 

Making the Grade!!

Makes a momma proud. Not all his classes looked like this but he's still a work in progress . . An award like this is highly motivational!!  

Day 143/365

Urbex @ Toledo Hospital 🏨

Have you ever done any urbex in a hospital that's still in use?

This photo was a minor lite urbex and was the result of the information desk giving faulty directions. We were visiting a good friend and ended up in a blind stairwell.

I'm wondering how much really kool fun urbex could be done while looking nonchalant? 

How many really interesting photos could be taken without tipping off security? 

Please, add a link in the comments if you've done this!! 

A Good Son

Many have son's, but are they good son's? What constitutes a truly good son?

There are so many possible answers to these questions, and, really, the answers can change as the years pass. 

And there are stages son's go through where a parent can't help but worry.  . . moments when it seems a new girlfriend has eaten their brain and is now running the show . . when they ride their bikes down concrete steps or jump off a fire hydrant onto gravel to show girls they can land on their feet  . .! 

But then . . they bring us flowers . . cook us supper . . happily hang new miniblinds to replace the ones we broke (true story). They are the boys who bring their girlfriend to church and sing along with your favorite Christian radio station!! 😂

1000 Marble Challenge~ weeks 951-955

~ house hunting

~ bunny fun 

~ long talks about grades 

~ shopping for hoodies 

~ sleepovers 

~ hiking Oak Openings Preserve 

~ hiking Cullen Park 

~ new-to-him bike 

~ long bike rides with a friend 

~ catching up schoolwork 

Hiking Toledo with a Friend

Exploring is always better with good company! 

1000 Marble Challenge ~ week 948-950

~ working together

~ looking at trailers to buy 

~ new girlfriend ❣️Mr Romeo❣️

~ surviving no hot water in our apartment 🚱 

~ cleaning and organizing  

~ urbex 

~ cleaning together 

~ hiking Toledo w/friends 

1000 Marble Challenge~ week 947

🏢 apartment hunting

👕 laundromat 

⛺ camping plans 

📚 studying to improve grades 

💤 sleepover 

🍽️ chores 

👩‍👦 family teamwork 

1000 Marble Challenge~ weeks 943-946

More blessed weeks! 

~ church as a family 

~ apartment hunting 

~ spoiling the bunnies 

~ helping with chores 

~ hanging out 

1000 Marble Challenge ~ weeks 939-942

*Church 
*ER visits 
*New bunny 
*Learning about relationships 
*Fun hairstyles 
*Cleaning together 

Cute Little Police Station

We passed this adorable little police station on a late night drive. With the snow falling and the dull glow of street lights it's like something out of an old movie!! 

Hmm. . . ?

¿Done?

A family drive can turn up the prettiest sites! 
Have you seen this? 

Winter City Lights on Maumee Bay

Hey there! Welcome back .   . Matt and I made a quick Pokemon go road trip to Cullen Park in Point Place (lots of Pokemon hang out there!!) and I stopped to take a few quick picks of the lights on the water.

If you have time to stop by on a night when there is some ice on Maumee Bay you can hear the treat that is the ice shifting on the waves and wind. It is at the same time interesting and astoundingly eerie!!

👍Thumbs Up

Have you seen the movie "Eat, Pray, Love"?
Remember the scene where Elizabeth and her friend are drinking a Thumbs Up?
I actually found this beverage by accident!!
I was on my way to a client's house and really really needed a Coke (I allow myself fun periodically). I was sitting in the parking lot by Reddy Food and Spices playing Pokemon go so figured I'd see if they carried Cokes. Well, they don't actually have American Coke, but they have the Indian (as in from India) version Thumbs Up!! It is so yummy!! 😋

Are you a Coca Cola drinker? Have you tried Thumbs Up or the Cokes made in Mexico?
My comparison~
*American Coke~ tastes "chemically"
*Mexican Coke~ tastes natural
*Indian Coke~ tastes natural

Hard to drink the Mexican and Indian Cokes slowly . . I can't explain why. Maybe because both are so refreshing.
They each have a distinct taste/flavor and both are delicious. If I was throwing a party I would prefer to serve these vs American Coke.
~ side note~ I think the Indian Cokes may have more caffeine than the Mexican 

If you're a Coca Cola drinker I'd seriously recommend trying any Cokes made outside the US. The differences are Amazing!!!

¿Donde?

Local urbex = spiderwebs!!

¿Donde?

Urbex in Toledo's Pedway

There are lots of quaint shops down here . . It's a fun place to explore and there are spots to buy a lunch or some baked goods.
We didn't explore anywhere not publicly accessable as we want to urbex without getting arrested for trespassing/B&E. I imagine there are quite a few interesting things beyond the locked doors. I heard there are tunnels that have been locked off since Promedica attained property downtown. The tunnels for the pedway supposedly connect to those leading to the Promedica buildings so were locked for security reasons.
It would really neat, and possibly a money-maker, to give tours of all sections of the tunnels. Maybe include a few historical displays also. There could even be school tours so the kids could see the possibilities of what could be done!

  

Matt and I .. 
This is my hiking/exploring buddy supreme!

Appropriate Hiking Friends

Exploring is so much better when you include your craziest most out of the box wildest thinking friends!!
That's why I go exploring with Matt!!

Toledo Museum of Art

The museum as I see it . .