Kessler Park Sunset

Magnolias

Twilight Comet ... Hard To Find....

When the scientists said this comet is hard to see... they weren't kidding.   Went up on the west side of the Kansas City Museum to look for the comet.  Didn't find it until I got home.   800mm lens, asa 4000, lens wide open at F4.....  the comet and "tail" are on the far center left of the image.   A very proper little tail pointing away from the already set sun.   May try again tomorrow night.    Top shot is very low processing.   Bottom shot more processing from a different frame....

"Kiosk" of French Derivation for Scenic Byway Application

The information kiosks for the Cliff Drive Scenic Byway are up and informing. Located at the west entrance to the Drive, The Paseo Gateway, and at the entrance adjacent to the Kansas City Museum they display information about the City Beautiful Movement which created our early system of Parks and Boulevards and also a little history of the area. There are three informational sides and a fourth with a cork billboard for residents to post notices....The word "kiosk" which I always thought was Russian because all their words are weird is actually an amalgam of French (kiosque) Turkish (kosk) and Persian (kus)... all meaning "pavillion."
I think they are finely designed and match their surroundings nicely.

This, That and That Other Thing

Cliff Drive has its charms year-round. This is a mish-mash of scenes from the Scenic Byway...Above... late afternoon last Wednesday.... below same day... shows the kiosk ... one of two. that are being built to offer details on Cliff Drive and surroundings. This one is next to the Museum and the other is by the West Entrance to the Drive (Paseo).
Blogger friend Donna (Just Me) showed some pictures of her wild grape vines.... so I thought I'd show the ones we have along the Drive. They're taking over everything... below, the overlook by the waterfall fountain.

Above by the East Entrance... looks like an alien landscape... doesn't look much better when it's green either.