Ommmmm

Lowell shared a mindfulness moment with the large Buddha at the Nelson-Atkins Museum. She said she had been learning the history of Buddha and wanted to sit with him.
 

Embassy in Copenhagen

A random photo of us in front of the US Embassy in Copenhagen. Susan and Cindy have their heads turned. Mom must have taken the photo. 1969
 

Meet Marlon the Bunny

Colin and I got to meet the Indian Hills Middle School library bunny. Colin (sporting his new glasses) fed Marlon some greens.

 

Gazing at the Stars

We enjoyed looking through telescopes as part of Night at the Arboretum. We saw Saturn clearly. Each telescope had a person to help the boys see through the eyepiece.
 

A Colorful Carpet

The beautiful, colorful leaves are now mostly on the ground. Lovely to walk on.
 

Can You Believe This?

It's November 7th and my garden looks like summer. I thought we were drifting close to a freeze last night but it didn't get below 40°.

 

Liberty's Beacon

Liberty's Beacon is a series of three artistic light installations showing on the facade of the Liberty Memorial. They started in September showing one version each weekend but now they are showing all three every night through Veteran's Day.  Very cool.

 

Those Who Kept Quiet

Mr. dinosaur is showing the teeth in this sign's sentiment.
 

Newsmen You Believed

 

Walter Cronkite and Dad at a Kansas City Press Club event. Watching election returns took me back to Cronkite at the helm and reporters like Dad. 

Victory!

Scott thanked his campaign team as he learned that he had gotten enough votes to keep United Kansas on the ballot for 2028 and that was his goal. Cindy and I were happy to celebrate with him.

 

Día de los Muertos

We visited the Day of the Dead altar at the Nelson-Atkins. The neon hummingbird was particularly impressive. Then the kids wrote the names of dead they knew and placed them in the marigold garden.

 

Bell Accompaniment

Hayden and Stacy provided a bell element to the choir anthem. The full bell choir doesn't perform until December.

 

Pumpkin Carvers

Excellent carving by the Kern and Ferguson households.

 

Happy Halloween!

Enjoyed my grandchildren's costumes this year. Above Adam is a golden ninja. Colin is a triceratops. Vala is Evie from Descendants and Lowell is Mira from KPop Demon Hunters. I did have to ask who some of them were.

 

Conversing with a Skeleton

The skeleton started speaking and his eyes lit up when Colin walked by so Colin stopped to have a conversation.
 

A Pumpkin and a Witch

Hayden looks like Elphaba in Wicked. Stacy is interestingly wearing the pumpkin costume I made her when she was two years old and it went down to the ground. 1990

 

Costume Parade

The triceratops (Colin) was the line leader at Powell Center for the costume parade. He was delighted with the treats.

 

Spoooooky!

I love the Halloween decorations popping up everywhere now.
 

Carrying on the Tradition

Lowell was sporting a colorful doo-rag or what I would call a bandana. Reminded me of my young adulthood when I wore much less colorful ones to avoid doing my hair.
 

Watching the Traffic

This scary looking family is at the curb watching the traffic go by.
 

Knit Me a Bike Rack

This yarn covered bike rack at the Central library is the work of fiber artists and BikeWalkKC to drawn attention to the rack.
 

A Pumpkin Welcome

As we arrived at KCI in the wee hours we found a large pumpkin/Halloween display. There were others that were carved but I didn't get a good look at those.
 

Happy Birthday, Steve!

Here he is in 1972 blowing out his candles. Bimbo seems quite interested in the cake.
 

Culinary Delights

I enjoyed the presentation of the souvlaki. Later we did a tasting tour which introduced a variety of dishes. 

Narrow Streets and Blue Domes

Oia is apparently the most photographed Greek city. On Santorini, it has the beautiful blue domes but not as many as I expected. 

Wonderful Swim and Sunset on a Catamaran

We spent a beautiful afternoon and evening on a catamaran cruise. I swam in the Aegean Sea! Gorgeous sunset. 

Prehistoric Town of Akrotiri

The archaeological site of Akrotiri - completely enclosed to prevent further deterioration. It is a Minoan port city (although not currently near water) from 4th BC to 16th BC - older than Pompeii. 

Black Sand of Santorini

Beautiful black sand beaches of Santorini. What better place for seaside dinner.