Heat Hours

I have heard of summer hours and winter hours but this is the first time I've seen heat hours. Appropriate as we go into another scorcher.
 

Visible Humidity

Visualization of humidity.

 

Joyous Summer Fun

Another day of summer fun before school starts.
 

Exploring Johnson County History

Lowell and Vala enjoyed Kidscape at Johnson County Museum, including touring in a 1957 Chevy.

We also took advantage of the museum itself to take a carnival photo.

 

All Spiffed Up

Happy birthday to Stacy, on August 1. As I recall she was dressed for a school program here. 1985

Lounging in the Garden

Colin made himself comfortable at Cafe Equinox.

 

Artist at Work

Lowell painted a dog at Ceramic Cafe. We will see how it looks when it is fired.
 

Grins and Giggles

These kids – all three of them – are fun.

 

Birthday Celebrations

We celebrated Stacy's and Matt's birthdays and Colin's half birthday. It required a lot of candles.
 

Slime Extraordinaire

I took Vala to Rainbow Slide as her birthday experience. It was amazing. She made her own slime, walked in it and stretched it in a rainbow of colors. Even basketball with slime balls.

 

Old Friends

A few of us from the old slumber party crew gathered for lunch at the Cheesecake Factory. And, happy surprise, it was National Cheesecake Day and we got cheesecake at half price.
 

A New Whatchamacallit

Dad is demonstrating some newfangled thing to Susie and Steve, apparently at night.
 

It's So Big!

My neighbor gave me this quite large tomato and the grandchildren were amazed by its size, especially Colin.
 

Timeless Mucha

A friend and I visited the Timeless Mucha exhibit at the Nelson-Atkins Museum. Fascinating to see how his art was mimicked in the '60s and '70s on musicians album covers and posters. I saw his stained glass work in St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague and here his work is in Kansas City. Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead particularly liked his style.

 

Extreme Heat

On our home thermometer we recorded 102° with a 112° real feel. I am hoping that is the record for the summer and we can now moderate.