Professional Quality

Outstanding performance by Indian Hills Middle School kids. We attended opening night and it was well staged, with amazing singers and everyone knew their lines. Congrats to Assistant Director Hayden and the rest of the production staff. Below, hands in before the curtain went up.

 

Let It Fly

Howard gave my garter a good toss. It's Helen Jensen and Mildred Hayes standing to the side. 1977
 

Hidden in the Playground

We recently learned that car tracks are hidden in playground equipment at a few parks. Colin and I found this one at Taliaferro Park in Prairie Village. It's not very long and could use more height/drop to keep the cars moving but eventually Colin got into it. The track twists around the treehouse/slide.

 

A Beautiful Survivor

These lovely blooms were peaking out of overgrown landscaping. I can't grow a clematis for anything but this one is persisting through neglect.
 

Sometimes You Wonder

I see this and wonder ... is this something affected by the storms or is it an art installation that I don't understand.
 

Sneak Peek

Lowell and Vala got to see a rehearsal of the Indian Hills Middle School production of "Newsies." Hayden is assistant director so she let us watch. A chorus member talked with the girls and we got copies of The Banner, the newspaper the Newsies produced.

Near Miss

This huge branch missed the house by a hair. Fortunately, too, the car was in the garage. We have a love-hate relationship with our trees. This is on the lesser end.
 

Amazing High School Chefs

I enjoyed experiencing the Broadmoor Bistro yesterday with a group from church. It's a restaurant in the Shawnee Mission District Center for Academic Achievement and was excellent. We also got a tour of the kitchen. Amazing for high school students.

 

KU Relays Picnic Tradition

Every April while I was at KU we had a picnic and went to the KU Relays. Usually we were really hot. You can see Susan and Dad and our Jamaican exchange student Carol. The photo below is labeled Jim Ryun running but I don't see anyone on the track. Ryun broke the 4 minute mile that year at the relays so it would be cool if you could see him.

 

Enormous Hosta

Colin was demonstrating how large this hosta is. He asked if I could even see him.
 

Family Outing

Mom and Dad took the goslings for a swim in honor of Earth Day at South Park Lake.
 

Sun Rises

The sunflower art installation in Meadowbrook Park reminded me of the sun as the sunrise glinted on it at sunrise.

Experiment in Planting

I tried a new approach to potting. Place the pots for the plants in the soil and fill in around. Then remove pots and place plants in the soil. Supposedly an easier way to get plants where you want them. 

Three More

Lowell and I went on a hunt for hearts. We found 3. Above is "My Heart Resides in Strawberry Hill," which is at Merriam Marketplace. We found "Forever Bonded" (below) at McCarthy Honda and "Stitched Together" by the bearpit fountain in Merriam. We had fun hunting.

 

Heart #1

This is the first of the Parade of Hearts 2024 we found. This is Take Heart by Laura Noll Crossley. She says "So, while the entrepreneurial journey may be filled with ups and downs, it’s the mosaic of experiences that makes it truly beautiful."