Pond Visitors

Nothing particularly unusual visits the pond... at least while I'm looking at it... and particularly if I'm looking at it holding a camera.

Thanks to John P Cooper in St. Louis for the identifications.

All shots taken with the Nikon D800 and 80-400mm lens.

Above, Robin.   Below, Starling

Above, gray squirrel... I have about 5 of them hanging around at any one time.  Below, juvenile Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker with plumage changing to adult.

more squirrels

                                            Above, Starling    Below, I think you know.

                                          Robin with a fledgling that still knows how to beg.

                                                                       Female Cowbird

Colonnade From Cliff Drive

                               Looking up at the Colonnade from Cliff Drive, December 4th, 2012.

A Very Northeast View

                                                           A view from Scarritt Point.

Sunset from Scarritt Point

 Before heading inside the Museum's Carriage House last night to meet the Princesses, took a couple of skyline/sunset shots .

Princess Arrival

The throne room, above, was ready and a welcoming bow adorned the gate as the Kansas City Museum welcomed the Fairy Princesses back for their 2012 appearances.  

 The Museum's Carriage House is festively adorned in keeping with the season... and Friday night was their neighborhood open house.  Anyone from the six Northeast Neighborhoods was welcome to attend.

 The Fairy Princess will greet her young subjects beginning tomorrow, Sat. Dec 1.  Check out the KC Museum site for other days and times.  http://www.kansascitymuseum.org/fairy.html

 Christopher Leitch, Museum Director, introduced the four young ladies who will occupy the throne this year...

 Above, this year's winners of the Museum's Halloween Princess Contest were introduced. Also, in the center, Carol Barta who was a Princess in 1957.    Below, Councilman Scott Wagner and Neighborhood Leader Jeff Zumsteg were in attendance.

 Above, Princesses mingled and below, left to right, Leslie Caplan, President of Scarritt Renaissance, Leslie Collins, Editor of the Northeast News, and Kent Dicus, President of the Northeast KC Historical Society chatted over the excellent food.

Charity

Charity is entering her first pageant this coming weekend.  We did a series of photos for her last Saturday.

Downtown

 Downtown for a shoot today with my good friend Danny and fired off a few while I was waiting.

Colonnade Night

                The Colonnade in Historic Northeast overlooking Cliff Drive and the East Bottoms.

Concourse Fountain, Historic Northeast

Autumn's Last Glow

Green Lake (North Terrace) along Cliff Drive....

Backyard Fall, Japanese Maple

         Nikon D800, 70-200mm lens, ASAISO 400, F5.6 at 1/500th.  Photoshop only processing.
      This, and my birches, I took good water-care of this summer.  Both are very sensitive to stress.