Wednesday, August 22, 2012

This And That Out Back

 This is Across the Street Cat who has managed the art of Flat-Laying...  he likes my yard better than his yard.
                            One of two new squirrels this year.   He finds me mildly interesting.
                                    Above:  Now you see me.   Below:    Now you don't.

 Above, WHAT! 
 Above, vertical integration.
 Above, sneaking, sneaking, sneaking....   Below,  GOTCHA.

 Above, retaliation.    Below,  I have no idea.



 A rather bedraggled robin with whiskers.  Below, Dozing cat with whiskers.

Mr. Daisy, Exposure Cat, Kitty.... super alert.     All shots taken with the Nikon D800 and the Nikon 80-400mm lens,  auto-iso,  F8.  

Sunday, August 19, 2012

A Few Observations

Visited Observation Park on the West Side today.  I hadn't been there in a long time.  It's under-going renovation now and is looking really nice.  Great place for a picnic...   The views here are Northeast.




Thursday, August 16, 2012

Summer In The Gardens

         Kauffman Gardens change with the season.   It's Summer flowers now.  Just a small sample here.




                        Princess Crazy is the garden guardian...  but constant vigilance is tiring.
                     ( http://hyperblogal.blogspot.com/2011/06/princess-crazy-and-garden.html )












 All shots Nikon D800 and one of three lenses:  105mm macro, 70-200mm zoom, or, 14-24mm zoom.






Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Pretty Pathetic Phlox


Phlox no bagels.
The poor phlox this year between the heat and the dryness have pretty much given up the ghost.  Very few flowers even though I watered some.   These seem happy enough though.    Nikon D800, ISO 1000, Nikon 105mm macro, F5.6.  

Sunday, August 12, 2012

The Grisly Hand At The KC Museum

 The last in the Summer Concert Series at the Kansas City Museum was last Friday night and The Grisly Hand entertained a record crowd of 300 people on the Corinthian Hall Grounds.  Great group, wonderful weather, awesome night.    A few pictures follow along with a clip of the band's first song.


 Dogs are very welcome.... no cats were in attendance.
 Above, the Google Fiber truck was there giving out free ice cream.... it was popular....
















 All shots taken with the Nikon D800 and either 24-70mm lens, or, the 70-200mm lens.  ISO set on Auto. Aperture priority F5.6 mostly.