The Red Baron

flies again.

Self Decorating

This tree hangs its own Christmas ornaments.

Leave A Note on the Car

or just use the whole pad of sticky notes.

Holiday on Skates

Crown Center Ice Terrace.

Mayor's Christmas Tree

and my favorite elves.

Light the Night

It's Turkey Time

A tribute to the turkey master, my dad. Happy Thanksgiving.

Meter Replacement

Our new meter, or rather the left part of the meter is new. Kansas Gas Service notified us Friday that we would be without gas on Saturday because they were replacing our meter. They said they would come inside and relight the furnace and water heater and check the lines when they finished. Since we were going to be gone all day, we would have to call them to come out after we got home that evening. Good news was they were so fast they did it before we left. Painless routine maintenance.

Looking from the Leaves

This scary thing was staring up at me in the dawn light on my walk. Rather startling.

Carnegie Library

Built in Parsons, KS, in 1909. Andrew Carnegie offered interested towns enough cash to build a library and in return, the town had to agree to provide an amount equal to 10 percent of that gift each year for upkeep, utilities and books. Carnegie built more than 2,800 free libraries. He did not require the libraries to be named after him although many were.

Jobs I Don't Want

especially in the gale force winds we've had the past few days.

Do You Pay Any Attention ...

to the plaques on random things in parks? This one is dedicated to parents of a neighbor - In memory of Jim and Jan Akers, parents of neighbor Jim Akers, Jr. Presented as a gift from Friends at Shibuya Kogyo Co., Ltd. Kanazawa, Japan. Must be an interesting explanation for this.

Face of Autumn

Random strange yard decor.

Topeka Icon

This sign over the Jayhawk Towers Hotel in Topeka always takes me back to my days paging in the Kansas Legislature with my dad. We stayed there.

Pole Wrap

Seems they might have let this landscape feature get out of hand.

Creative Expression

What exactly this is about, I'm not sure. The Humpty Dumpty looking fellow says Famous Potatoes on him.

Shopkeepers

These two were on duty in the Wild Bird Center in Corinth Square early before the store opened.

Too Soon?

Maybe if it wasn't the middle of November, Santa would have children waiting to talk to him. Let's stop rushing the holiday.

Edible Airstream

The groom's cake at Andy and Kristina Fry's wedding was an Airstream motor home. Andy has one he is restoring.

Salute to Veterans

My father-in-law, Gordon Huggins, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross after losing a hand in World War II. The medal was awarded for extraordinary heroism against the enemy. He covered a live grenade with his body to save four companions in Sarrlautern, Germany on Feb. 7, 1945.

Juxtaposition

So odd to go into the dimly lit sanctuary and have a bright pumpkin staring back at me.

Belles of the Ball

Stacy and her friend, Lisa, at Lisa's wedding. Stacy was a bridesmaid. Beautiful girls.

Bathroom Art

This is in my aunt's house in Topeka in the downstairs bathroom for as long as I can remember. I always thought it was fun.

Exotic Blooms

If I knew anything about orchids, I'd tell you what these are. I was just drawn to the blossoms.

Reconstituting a Christmas Tree

The Mayor's Christmas Tree is being put back together following its trip from Oregon.

21st Century Jukebox

The jukebox has modernized its look and gone digital. Not the jukebox of old.

New Tree!

The replacement for our elm is in the ground. It is an Autumn Blaze Maple.

Found At Last

You know how you have an image of something from childhood but can't place it? I finally stumbled upon the theater where, I think, Dad took some of us to see Pajama Game when I was a kid. It's in the Nelson-Atkins Museum.

Pay Heed

Always fun to be in Allen Field House but it was an ugly game. Good thing it was exhibition. And they did, after all, win.

Proofreading - Part 2

This time spell check would have helped. And what happened to punctuation?