Monthly Archives: December 2009
Cardinal on Christmas Morning
Cardinal in a Snowstorm by catherinesherman This male cardinal waited for his chance at our bird feeder on Christmas morning. Eight inches of snow covered the ground, making food difficult to find, so there was a lot of bird traffic … Continue reading
Filed under Birds, Kansas, Life, Nature, Photography
Emergency Chocolate Relief Act
Our annual book club Christmas party was on Monday night. We exchange small, but wonderful gifts. We bring a gift for each person, so we go home with a lot of loot. This year, Chris brought a recipe for “Emergency Chocolate … Continue reading
Filed under Food, Friendship, Homemaking, Howto, Humor, Life, Personal, Recipes
May Your Holidays Be Bright!
In this season, partly dedicated to consumerism, I’m posting this photograph I took this past January of the Country Club Plaza Shopping Center, one of Kansas City’s notable areas. The Country Club Plaza was the first shopping center in the world … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Kansas City, Life, Personal, Photography, Shopping
Monarch Butterflies in Space
KU Professor to help send monarchs into space By RON SYLVESTER The Wichita Eagle (published in Kansas City Star on Nov. 16, 2009) http://www.kansas.com http://www.monarchwatch.org/space LAWRENCE, Kan. – (By Ron Sylvester) Chip Taylor is used to people giving him strange … Continue reading
Filed under Biology, Butterflies, Entomology, Insects, Life, Natural History, Nature, Science, Technology, University of Kansas
United Breaks Guitars
United Breaks Guitars In this busy travel season, enjoy! As one who’s had to ship musical instruments, I can identify. A couple of follow-up videos hinted of a possible happy ending.
