A World Divided: The Berlin Wall

It was fascinating to see the development of the Berlin Wall and its demise. Hayden is examining a West Berlin side of the wall covered in graffiti. Good artifacts and video.

 

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.