Toes

Have you ever thought about the toes of a figure in a stained glass window? I think not. Perhaps I could have put my time to better use while in my meeting but looking at the stained glass was so interesting.

Pink Fuzz

I believe this is a mimosa bloom. What a cool blossom!

Peaches

Wedding Singers

Hayden (left) was part of a quartet for a wedding Saturday at the J.C. Nichols fountain on the Plaza. Note the minister. It's Emmanuel Cleaver.

Rebirth of a Fountain

 Water flows again in a fountain in Prairie Village that was built in the 1940s and allowed to decline. With donations from the neighborhood residents, it was repaired and turned back on.

What Lives Beneath

Something has made quite a burrow under the roots of this very large tree.

The Rain Garden Matures

See how it has matured. The garden in June 2009.

By the Koi Pond

Morning Dew

A Universal Truth

And, no, this is not in my house, although it would be appropriate.

This Goes Together How?

These two members of the Overland Park Historical Society are attempting to set up a tent for the festival. You can see other tents already up. This tent had no directions and a gazillion poles. I don't know if they got it up before the monsoon hit but it didn't look promising. They spent a lot of time just looking at the poles.

Colorful Visitor

The Wall Is Gone

The recent rains have left this reflecting pool so full the stone wall has disappeared. You can see it in the foreground but it is actually under water. You can see the wall in this March 23 post.

Early Mist

Cabbage Patch

Water, Water, Everywhere

Inside and out. Too much rain.

East Hill Singers

The East Hill Singers, a chorus comprised of inmates from Lansing Correctional Facility and volunteer singers from the community, performed their spring concert. Hayden and other members of the Colonial Church choir participated. It was fantastic. The inmates are the men in the light blue shirts. The community men were instructed not to wear blue so the difference was easily discernible.

Absorption

This group was totally absorbed in the art at the Nelson-Atkins Gallery. Despite much traffic around and in front of them, they sat and looked at this piece.

Relaxation

This puppy at the pet store knows what relaxation means.

Sprout

At last, my elephant ear has sprouted!

Willow Pot

A friend of mine, Elizabeth Nuelle, created this pot for the Designers Showcase house last month. The curved willow branches were not leafed out and were supposed to remain as interesting bare branches but all the rain caused the branches to root and sprout! She is the gardener for the owner of the house through her company, Every Bloomin' Thing.

Sky Slingshot

The power line reminded me of a giant slingshot.

Endless Summer

My hydrangea decided to bloom this year, after taking last year off.

Flowing Glass

Tom Bloyd makes beautiful glass but this fountain particularly struck me at the Prairie Village Art Fair.  You can watch them create at the next First Friday (July 2). Bloyd Art Glass

Wall Balls

A new trend in wall decor.

Purple Clematis

Pinwheel Mania

Many more of these dotted the lawn but they were spaced out sufficiently that I couldn't really get the full effect - that and I thought the homeowner might come out and ask me why I was taking photos of the house. But really, if you are going to participate in this silliness, people are going to stare (and photograph).

Shuttlecock Sunset

Shuttlecock at the Nelson-Adkins Museum.

Rose Garden Preparation

Cleaning the fountain in the Laura Conyers Smith Municipal Rose Garden in Loose Park in preparation for the annual rose day this Saturday.

Wild Strawberry