Monthly Archives: July 2009
Woodstock — Forty Years Ago? Wow….
My friend Kathy and I took a photography class in a Wichita, Kansas, high school during the summer of 1969. Mark, one of the other students, told us about an outdoor three-day music concert he was going to in New York … Continue reading
Kansas – The Nation’s Breadbasket
I was born in Virginia, but I’ve spent most of my life in Kansas. Even though I’ve always lived in cities, I’ve never been far from fields of wheat, soybeans and corn. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture , Kansas is … Continue reading
Filed under Agriculture, Food, Kansas, Kansas City, Life, Personal
Assassin in the Garden
Every day, I watch the progress of the Black Swallowtail (BST) caterpillars on my huge bronze fennel plant, which is home to a lot of other insects, including this character (see photo) who seemed to be hanging out and doing … Continue reading
Filed under Animals, Biology, Butterflies, Entomology, Environment, Gardening, Humor, Insects, Kansas, Kansas City, Life, Natural History, Nature, Photography, Science, University of Kansas
Survivor — Caterpillar Version
If you plant it, will they come? Over the past two years, I’ve planted many kinds of coneflowers and milkweed. I’ve planted bronze fennel, parsley, bee balm, butterfly bush, autumn sedum and more. It’s a buffet for Black Swallowtail and Monarch … Continue reading
Filed under Animals, Butterflies, Entomology, Environment, Gardening, Insects, Kansas, Kansas City, Life, Natural History, Nature, Personal, Photography, Science
Robert Plant receives Commander of the British Empire Honor
(Photo by Johnny Green) Former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant , right, receives his CBE from Britain’s Prince Charles during the investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London on Friday, July 10, 2009. Associated Press, July 10, 2009 … Continue reading
Filed under Entertainment, History, Life, Music
Old Cowtown Museum Celebrates Independence Day
A few decades ago, when I was a Girl Scout I spent a week during a couple of summers as a tour guide at a living history museum called Old Cowtown in Wichita, Kansas. There were only a few buildings in those days, … Continue reading
Filed under Abraham Lincoln, Education, Entertainment, Family, Gardening, History, Kansas, Life, Personal, Presidents, Travel
