UNFORGETTABLE

It's been an unforgettable 10 days or so for Indianapolis. Time for the influx of limos, the $495 game day parking, the road closures and the celebrities to say goodbye. I think most people will say 'It's been a fun ride, but welcome home, normal."

THE BLUES

Massachusetts Avenue, Indianapolis.  Locally known as "Mass Ave" where the best blues are found at The Chatterbox with the landscape lighting running a close second.

With the Patriots leading right now in the second half of the Super Bowl, local Giants fans (It's that Peyton/Eli Manning connection. If the local boy isn't playing, it just seems right to cheer for his brother.) are singing the blues too.

**edit** And in the end, Patriot fans covered the blues although it was a heckova game all the way around.

LANDMARK

The IPL building in downtown Indianapolis is something of a landmark, known for the displays it creates with window lighting. The Soldiers and Sailors Monument at the foreground right in photo is possibly the most recognizable landmark in downtown Indy although I would bet a lot of people only know it as "The Circle" rather than by the name of the monument on the circle.

I tightened up the crop on the photo after the fact. The gradient appearance of the lights is a natural resulting glow caused by the windows being recessed in the building front.

SYMBOLS

Super Bowl symbols are apparent everywhere this week and none more so than the large numerals constructed in the heart of the Circle City.