Holiday Homes Tour in Scarritt Renaissance

The homes for the 2010 Holiday Homes Tour over here in jolly old Northeast have been announced. This year the Tour will be on Sunday, December 5th from 2 - 5pm. Tickets will be available at the old Corinthian Hall Carriage House on Indiana between Gladstone Boulevard and Windsor Avenue. More detail as we get closer... but save the date.

Cinema DSLR

I'm videotaping a wedding a week from Saturday and have the gear I need, but I wanted to see what the quality was of the Nikon D5000 output in video mode. Soooo, trekked on over to Cliff Drive (where else) and did some shooting. Not my best work by a loooooong shot... also, while the camera worked well, it just won't do for the situations one faces at a wedding. Perhaps, during the service, it could be over in the corner giving me one more angle. We'll see.

But, while I cinemztizing the leaves cooperated by falling... and two hawks decided to put on a little air show... they were using the constant breeze to wind surf... pretty interesting.

Anyway... the movie below is interesting but certainly far from acceptable technically. In fairness though this is reduced from 500mb to 14.7.... the uncompressed looks much better.

Nothing New Here

Took a brief trip to the most photographed place on Planet KC today looking for something, anything different. Didn't succeed but posting anyway.

Early Fall in Old Northeast

Above, looking west from beside the Kansas City Museum.




Looking down into the East Bottoms from Cliff Drive.
All images taken with the Nikon D5000 my just-for-fun walk-around camera.... varying exposures and speeds.

Elmwood Cemetery

Elmwood Cemetery is one of KC's oldest.... begun in 1872 it was designed by George Kessler who also was responsible for many of the parks and boulevards here in KC including Northeast's own Cliff Drive. It's cared for by a dedicated group of volunteers who constantly tend the grounds and fund raise.
Elmwood is the final resting place for several Mayors of Kansas City and many other prominent residents including Jacob Loose (Loose Park).

Above mausoleum says "WALDO" so I guess I found him.







This cemetery with it's rolling hills is one of the prettiest in the city.... particularly beautiful in the fall. I'll be going back again as the leaves progress into their fall splendor.


There's a book just published about the cemetery... "Elmwood Cemetery: Stories of Kansas City" you can read an article about it here: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/09/17/2226375/stories-from-elmwood-cemetery.html

Happy Birthday Jennie

Do not stand at my grave and weep,

I am not there. I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.

I am the snow on the mountain's rim,

I am the laughter in children's eyes,

I am the sand at the water's edge,

I am the sunlight on ripened grain,

I am the gentle Autumn rain,

When you awaken in the morning's hush,

I am the swift uplifting rush of quiet birds in circled flight,

I am the star that shines at night,

Do not stand at my grave and cry,

I am not there, I did not die.

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Original post about Jennie here: http://hyperblogal.blogspot.com/search?q=jennie