White at Night

"Slow Food Done Fast" is the motto of the little deli 

just outside Eskenazi Health.

The menu posted in the window shows a lot

of vegan and gluten free options.

However, they keep short hours, opening

only for the lunch crowd, so I haven't been able

to try this little store's offerings.

I see it only at night, when it's clean, white

interior gleams softly in the night lights.

Fireworks Without the Sparkle

The lighting on the trees outside Eskenazi Health 

made their spiky twigs stand out like bursts

of gold and red fireworks against the night sky.

Night Patterns

At night, the different kinds of lights

add interest to the windows of buildings 

on the IUPUI campus, revealing 
patterns in the structures of otherwise 

mundane rectangles.

Reflections on Waiting

At night, the lights in and around 

Eskenazi Health create patterns 

of light and color, making the place 

seem to glitter and move in its own reflections.

This is not a place of fear and shadows. 

People are all around, sitting on the benches,

at ease in the beauty and light around them.

The Art of Healing

As Eskenazi Health was being constructed and as its shape 

began to emerge, I wondered how the architects 

could possibly make a bunch of stacked boxes look interesting.

I needn't have worried because the designers have,

in essence, created frames for art work. For the main building,

an artist was commissioned who designed a facade

of vertical blue stripes, while another has adorned a second

segment with translucent flanges that reflect and diffuse 

the light as it changes throughout the day.

Yet a third fabricated an enameled steel installation 

for the parking garage that also plays with light and shadow,

changing with the time of day and as drivers pass by.

It is the same inside, where artwork serves to create 

an island of beauty and calm, one where the art of healing 

is practiced for the people of the community.

Convex View: Yellow and White Skewed

Once again, I paused on my way to the coffee shop 

the other night to look at the garage door

 and railings in the Chase Tower. The bright yellow

paint makes the gray asphalt take on a violet

tinge. A compliment to yellow, the violet color

 hovers in the shadows like a veil.

Just Before the Night Comes

Early Thursday evening, as I left a meeting at the NCAA 

headquarters, I looked to the east and saw this - the sun, 

reflected by the entrance to the NCAA Hall of Champions, 

was just beginning to dip below the horizon, while 

the J.W. Marriott Hotel was doing its damnedest 

to blend into the night sky. A few yards farther on, the

walkway bridge over the Central Canal provided

a lighted path back towards the downtown.

A Beaded Curtain

After swimming Monday evening, I went downtown 

to catch the bus home. It was raining a cold mist 

as I waited the few minutes before it arrived.

I sat on a bench at the Federal court building to watch

the traffic and take in all the colored lights.

Many of the buildings have colored lights as a part of 

their decorative features, accenting their ridges and eaves.

Some change with the season; one building, whose lights are 

usually blue, showed an eerie orange glow for Halloween.

Traffic and street lights cast their luminous sheen

onto the damp pavement and, as the bus prepared to pull

away from the curb, the rivulets of rain took on

the colors of red beaded curtains, the wipers pulling the strands 

aside to reveal the colorful scene just beyond.

Night Colors

I like to always sit on the right hand side of the bus whenever 

I get the choice of a seat. First of all, I just like to see where I am going

at all times and second, I love the colors of the traffic signals

and enjoy seeing them arrayed over streets for miles

into the distance. My favorite times are when the green lights

shine out from the backdrop of a blue gray sky.