I am on jury duty at the Justice Center seen above. The giant paper clip looking thing is an Isamu Noguchi sculpture titled, Portal.
I have been called to jury duty before and this experience, as the previous ones, has been informative. I learned about the different types of trials and the differences in the burden of proof in those trials. I was chosen as a pool of jurors for a criminal case. During the jury selection, the defense attorney asked me a convoluted, double-negative question. Then he misinterpreted my answer. When I pointed that out, the judge said, “Counsel approach the bench,” and I figured that jury selection process what pretty much over for me. So now I am waiting in the larger pool in case my number comes up again for another case.
On the positive side, I did get a two hour lunch break and it was a beautiful day. Here are some of the things I saw on my walk.
This little bronze figure by Tom Otterness is in the Library’s EastmanReading Garden where I ate my lunch.
The is the main hallway in the Library.
This is the beautiful light fixture in the Library’s main foyer that I covet.
Doorway in the Popular Fiction Reading Room.
This is the carpet in the same room.
Here is a detail of the ceiling.
More tomorrow if time permits.
Gunsmoke and Knitting 