Kessler Park Rainy Day

From deep in the files.  2009.  A rainy day in Kessler Park... a field right next to the Kansas City Museum.  At that time the Parks Department was letting part of the field grow wild...which I liked and everyone else didn't.  :)  There was a beautiful red fox too, but he/she was faster afoot than I was with the shutter. 
 

William J. "Cable Car" Smith

William J. Smith, buried in Elmwood Cemetery, was a real estate investor and street railway and construction industry executive.  Born near New York City in 1836 he came to Kansas City in 1866 as founder of "the first store here for the sale of wagons, agricultural implements and seeds" located on the east side of Market Square.  He became president of the Kansas City Railway Company.

Elmwood Cemetery is celebrating its 150th Anniversary on October 1st, 2022.  Use the link to get more information.   https://www.facebook.com/elmwoodcemkc

His extraordinary house on Troost. 

Infrared

Experimented with infrared photography today.  Read online where the Nikon D800 was not usable for same, but then Roy Inman found an article online that said otherwise.  Otherwise is correct.  My IR filter is 67mm and I currently have no lenses of that diameter... so, had to hold the filter in front of my 50mm lens.   Works but not optimal.  I had forgotten how difficult IR can be.   Above, Indian Mound, below, the KC skyline from Kessler Park.