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Prairie Village is littered with them.

Indoor Cloud

Happy Birthday, Kansas!

150 Years Strong.

Table for One

Pouring Color

Something to brighten the dreary winter days.

Find Shelter

Sometimes you have to create your own shelter to stay warm. She did this all on her own.

Snow River

Fingers of Ice

Whisk Away

A "chandelier" of whisks at Pryde's Old Westport.

Bright Spot

Color in the snow at Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Survivors Park.

Snow Palette

Snow does not always appear as plain white.

The Drive Home

Unfortunately it looks like rain because the defroster was working but it was treacherous.

Clearing the Air

An exciting addition to Howard's wood shop. This will filter the air and pull much of the dust out.

Everybody's A Weiner

As part of Harvesters Community Food Network Canstruction, teams of Kansas City architects, engineers and contractors build structures using cans of food. When the exhibit closes, the cans are donated to Harvesters and the food is distributed to those in need. This display by Turner Construction and SFS Architecture is intended to represent the Hot Dog Derby at the K. The entries are on display at Ward Parkway Shopping Center until Feb. 8.

Found It!

As is obvious here, we donated a hymnal in 1995 and have periodically looked for it (not too hard) and not found it. Then it appears in our very pew! I am also curious as to why the hymnals move around, but I digress.

Beautiful Pipes

The organ in the Congregational Church in Iowa City, Iowa. The church predates the Civil War.

Pink Elephant, Blue Cow

Is it real? And what is it? And why have it?

Welcome Fog

After having no heat at work on the 3 degree day, this was a welcome sight outside my window.

Simple Command

I have this vision of cars recklessly pulling to the curb to respond to a text. I do get, and approve, the message of not texting while driving but this just struck me as funny.

Nose Warmer

If you just stand in deep enough snow, you can keep your nose warm!

And So It Begins

Winter 2011

Duck or Decoy?

I think he looks perfect enough to be fake but he was real, and not impressed by the cold.

Cycle of Life

Christmas tree mulch. Trees returned to their beginnings.

And They All Fall Down

Our neighbor's fence, already wobbly, couldn't stand up to the high winds yesterday.

Kentucky Derby Winner

On the site of the old Woolford Farms in Prairie Village, you can find the graves of Kentucky Derby winner Lawrin (1938) and his sire, Insco. It's on an island in a cul-de-sac in a development (Corinth Downs) at 80th and Mission Road. Interesting little historical marker in the midst of suburbia.

Beware

Hanging in the KU Booth Family Hall of Athletics at Allen Fieldhouse is the original banner, created by students in 1988 out of shower curtains. It was replaced inside the arena after about 10 years because of age.

Introduction of Sheahon Zenger as KU's new athletic director. He kept it short. That's a good start.

Stairway to Terror

The going up, not so bad. The return trip, terrifying. This is the ladder to the bell tower.

All in the Presentation

This presentation gets a low grade. Maybe a plate that it fit or a few sprinkles on top? Unfortunately, the cook worked hard to create this torte. It was not me.

After the Party

Christmas trees ready to become mulch.

Seriously?

The three cars surrounding this van (including mine to the left) were already parked so what the heck? Did the driver back into this position? And why?

Happy 2011!