Happier Times, Kate Spade In Kansas City 2002

 A brilliant light of fashion went out today with the passing of Kate Spade in New York.  Back in 2002 she returned home for a Kansas City visit and I was lucky to be asked to photograph the visit.  She visited a home in Mission Hills first and then Halls on the Plaza.  Very kind a gracious all the while.

Evening And Morning On The River

             The Missouri River leading to the Kansas City Skyline on a Spring evening, June 2, 2018.
                                                     Below, the same scene that morning.

Mid-Spring At Kauffman Gardens

          I visit Kauffman Memorial Gardens several times a year... the beds are continually changed.

              Above, this lady was nesting and keep one eye on me.  She was in with the roses.

Indian Mound And Clouds

                             Thursday was an awesome day for cloud watching, so I did.

Spring At The Kansas City Museum

                                               Looking west, above, looking east below.

Kauffman Gardens, Spring 2018

I generally visit these gardens at least three times per year to see the flowers of the season. 

Spring Past, Just A Memory

Since Spring is so far a no show... here's a couple of images from the past - Cliff Drive. 

Historic Moment

Very, very rare photograph of the last time Indian Mound in Northeast Kansas City erupted. According to native lore it was shortly before 1700.  This picture was taken by a trapper who was just passing through.   The photograph, which is a glass plate negative, can be found in the collection of the Smithsonian Institute.