Saturday, August 31, 2019

Too Much Water

Hillsdale Lake, like many area waterways, has been hit hard this summer with flooding. You can see the shore line is still underwater. The rocky area you see in the foreground (which I walked out on) was actually more like quicksand and unstable. They are releasing water daily but lake is still 3.5 feet above its normal level.


Friday, August 30, 2019

Arms of Love

Getting the grandkids ready for nap time. Love my Gammy days.

Thursday, August 29, 2019

High Vantage


Hanging out on the wall at the Liberty Memorial on Labor Day. What parents would set their children up here 😉? And what is everyone waiting to see?

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

In Flight

Caught these monarchs flitting about the flowers at Loose Park. None to be found in the designated butterfly garden but then I stumbled across these beauties.


Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Outdoor Gallery

I'm intrigued by this home because of all the art in the yard. I had difficulty capturing it in a way that you could distinguish the individual pieces. Don't know if this is a collector or the artist. They also have a window full of Tiffany lamps.

Monday, August 26, 2019

Hedgehog 2.0

Stacy's hedgehog planter is now sporting his late summer colors. You may remember him from when he arrived for Adam's birth in March.

Sunday, August 25, 2019

Rockin' the Neighborhood

Block party on Reeds. Lots of folks and the band played our music (😄) making it a lively event. Lots of little kids and a firetruck too.

Saturday, August 24, 2019

Native Planting

This reminds me of the fields we ran through as kids on vacation and the lots not yet occupied by homes in Shawnee Village when I was growing up. But this is an intentional native planting at the Shawnee Mission School District Center for Academic Achievement. It is part of the Do Not Mow, Let It Grow plan providing filtering of storm runoff, a wildlife habitat and improved water quality.

Friday, August 23, 2019

Wearing His Colors

Adam is sporting his K-State shirt. To be fair, I put it on him when I had to change him but he seems happy with it.

Thursday, August 22, 2019

Happy Birthday, Frances

In celebration of her birthday today, here is Frances with her cousins Kelly and Taylor.

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Toddle Time

Lowell and I tried out Toddle Time at Matt Ross Community Center. Lowell thought it was amazing - so much to do. It's for kids under 5 years.

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Emerald Lake

The water surface on the Antioch Park north lake is as green as the grass around it. The lake is described as having a natural wetlands feel but I'm not sure why it's so green. Nothing is posted so I'm guessing it's not a toxic algae bloom. It is beautiful if you aren't looking for a restful pond.

Monday, August 19, 2019

Castle on the Hill

The Park University administration building looks impressive on its hill and equally impressive from street level.

Sunday, August 18, 2019

Welcome to Our Lake

It's a good thing this church wasn't having services yesterday because their parking lot was completely flooded. Would be difficult to get out of your car as this wasn't shallow water.

Saturday, August 17, 2019

Reach Out and Touch

Fortunately that's not true but you can see from the man and his daughter how close the public is when the train barrels through Parkville. A bit unnerving because it was going quite fast.

Friday, August 16, 2019

Becoming Buddies

Lowell and Adam are learning to play together. Lowell was introducing him to new toys.

Thursday, August 15, 2019

First Day of School

Stacy is headed off to kindergarten. I like that the girls have band-aids on the same knees. Must have been too bright for Hayden.

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

A Perfect Night

The hot air balloon provided a beautiful accent to a lovely dinner with friends on the deck at the new Club 27 at Overland Park Golf Course.

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Oliver's Collection

The Corinth library has an area to exhibit kid collections. Above is six-year-old Oliver's collection of Stitch characters.

Monday, August 12, 2019

Modeling

My models in the church nursery. I needed new photos for the Colonial website. One model was more cooperative than the other. 😉

Sunday, August 11, 2019

Urban Waterfall

In the midst of northeast Johnson County, who would know this bend in Turkey Creek could look so natural? Unfortunately you can hear the very near interstate much too loudly to really allow for a zen moment.

Saturday, August 10, 2019

Hmmm...

That's the name of this new sculpture in Merriam's Waterfall Park. According to Colorado artist Joshua Weiner who created it, it's a whimsical sculpture with the caterpillar looking at a cairn that he thinks is like him.

Friday, August 9, 2019

The Cousins and I - Day 1

Lowell, Adam and I got along marvelously on our first full day of Gammy day care. Lowell was helpful when she wasn't curiously trying to figure out what Adam was doing. It was a fun day.


Thursday, August 8, 2019

Delight in the Little Things

A favorite first stop on any camping trip to Colorado was the KOA in Colby where a horse grazed nearby. Who needs mountains?

Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Talking Heads

The Monticello branch of the library features these heads on the lawn created by Beth Nybeck. She had community conversations from which she selected words to cut into the heads for an airy look and a feeling of conversation.

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Golden Mist

Early sun with the humidity creates a misty morning.

Monday, August 5, 2019

Soda Surprise

In our ongoing Surprise Sunday series, yesterday the Soda Jerks served up root beer floats. If you look closely you can see Stacy and Adam in line for treats.

Sunday, August 4, 2019

Cousin Time

I wanted a photo of Lowell and Adam together but it was impossible to get them both smiling at the same time. So cute though. We were celebrating Stacy's birthday.

Saturday, August 3, 2019

Walking Woman

Walking Woman is a new sculpture in the Tomahawk Creek Parkway. Artist Michael Stutz said he wanted to illustrate activity on the nearby greenway trail. It's made of strips of silicon bronze.

Friday, August 2, 2019

Bedtime Story

Adam was hearing a bedtime story.

Thursday, August 1, 2019

Happy Birthday, Stacy!

Happy Birthday today to the amazing and marvelous Stacy!