Cooling Off At Concourse Park

                                  Concourse Fountain in Kessler Park, Northeast Kansas City.

Bug Life Via Kodachrome

Way back in the 90s I like to hunt insects with my camera.  Tripod, Nikon F4, lens 105mm macro, and used Kodachrome slide film.   Sometimes I would perch on a flower and just wait to see who/what showed up.   Above, I saw a spider on a thistle and just watched.... he/she was waiting for some unsuspecting pollen gatherer and this poor bee happened along.  Nature is sometimes brutal.  Below, this guy landed/crash landed vertically . 

Above and below; Common Sulfur getting a drink - above from a thistle, below from clover.  Much more gentle than above.   

 

Happy Fourth

                                                  July 2011 Paseo/Bond Bridge 4th of July. 

Brief Garden Visit

Really quick.  I haven't been to Kauffman Gardens, 4801 Rockhill Road,  this year... but was nearby and           popped in.  Lovely as usual with a full complement of flowers and insects.  Very warm. 

 

William Rockhill Nelson Chapel

 

William Rockhill Nelson , 1841 - 1915, founded the Kansas City Star in 1880.  Nelson is buried in Mount Washington Cemetery in a grand mausoleum.   Once a year, on Memorial Day, the doors are opened for visitors.   Nelson, his wife, daughter, and son-in-law are buried here. 

                                         Nelson is buried in this vault which is below floor level.

          Above, Nelson's daughter's resting place.  Below, the four people buried in the mausoleum. 

Looking West Young Man

        Above,  view of the West Bottoms and Kansas City, Kansas from West Terrace Park and Quality Hill. 

                                                   Below, Strawberry Hill from the same location.  

Skyline From Kaw Point