Summer Leftovers

All these shots were taken with a 70-200 mm lens and a Cannon closeup filter.
Monarchs feasting before their journey south.

Wing closeup... almost looks like terry cloth.
Regular old annoying fly.
Humming bird moth... they flit from flower to flower just like their avian look-a-likes.
Bees don't smile.
Pollen clings... you can take more back to the hive that way.
Moth... funny looking... except to another moth.

Now and Then 2

Successful Pendleton Heights Homes Tour

Over 300 hundred people toured four homes in the Pendleton Heights neighborhood of Historic Northeast Kansas City today. The homes were open from 1 to 6pm. These first shots were taken toward the end of the tour...





An exterior shot of each home precedes interiors.

Live entertainment at the Collura's house.













Brand new stained glass window installed recently... created here in Kansas City.

Actual live entertainment at the DiMaggios.

Famous people attended.

Qualityorama

Panorama of Quality Hill.... used to be two more of the apartment buildings to the right. Standing in Case Park to take the shots.

Happy Thanksgiving

Mr. Daisy the Editor and the staff (1) at Hyperblogal would like to take this opportunity to wish all of you a very blessed Thanksgiving. Mr. Daisy is particularly pleased that once a year persons sit down to enjoy a good bird too.

Emerald Center Convention Facility

The Mataharians, a secret society of mid-level female executives who work in Downtown Kansas City, have laid hands upon preliminary plans for the new convention hotel. This view shows the building at the Power and Light site. The Center will include a 2,000 room hotel, expanded from the original 1,000 rooms, an office complex adjoining and linking up with the Power and Light Building and convention hall facilities on the north side which will compete with Bartle for bookings and are intended to pay for the operation of the complex. It will be called Emerald Center thus playing on the Oz theme so big in that adjacent other state. If approved by the council construction could begin as early as 2012. A cost of $600,000,000 is projected most of which will come from the snow removal budget.