elaine roberts: art

Browning Ampitheater

When I was younger, say, high school age, all I wanted to do was get out and see the world. I thought that almost anyplace had to be better than where I grew up. Since then, I have seen a decent chunk of the world, and most of the time I usually want to live at every destination I visit. I guess I still have a little of that "grass is greener" mentality, and anyone who knows me even one little iota knows how much I want to live in England. However, as I've gotten older I've really learned to appreciate where I live, specifically the countryside. I breathe a sigh of relief every time I leave Columbus and travel home at the end of the workday. Columbus is a pleasant enough city, but she and I have had a difficult time connecting on a genuine level, and I've lived near her my whole life. (Maybe "she" should be "he". After all, the city was named after a male explorer. Whatever. I'm keeping "she".) Sure, there's an endless variety of great restaurants, it has a nice arts scene, friendly people, etc, but it just leaves me feeling ambivalent.

So I've decided that I'm going to explore it a little, to see if she and I can find a common interest. This probably isn't going to happen by going to places like COSI, the art museum, or the conservatory. I've been to all of those places, and while they're all wonderful places, I still feel ambivalent. I'm digging a little deeper. So today, I took a walk. I also took pictures. This post is the first of a series I'll be posting on a semi regular basis that documents my exploration of the city. And now for a look at a city within the city...OSU campus. Now I have been here, heck, I used to go to college here, but it's such a beautiful campus and I rarely go back, This was more of a revisiting instead of a discovery mission. But I always love how different the campus feels from the rest of the city.