The last thing to visit in Volunteer Park is the water
tower. It is a very interesting structure. I love that it purports to host an
"exhibition" at the top! More like two (count 'em, two) laminated
placards with information about the history of the tower and its designer,
Frederick Olmsted. Climbing to stairs sends you on a 180 degree traverse of the
inner wall. I don't know how many stairs it is--but it feels like a lot. There
were a couple of "windows" to provide natural light on the journey.
As you might expect, the acoustics are quite lovely. On my way up I could hear
someone playing a guitar. Once, I arrived and my presence was known, the player
stopped. I approached him eventually and asked his permission to take a picture
of him and then told him how beautiful his music was and he should please feel
free to continue playing it. He smiled and then did. And, of course, there are
the 360 degrees of amazing vistas. Enjoy!
I didn't intend for this image to be blurry, but I am glad
that it is. You get the gist of it without implicating the identity of the
person. He seemed to want to be anonymous. Life is often just right.
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