Tag Archives: Kansas
Rock Chalk, Jayhawk!
This is not how the University of Kansas’ final trip to Columbia, Missouri, was supposed to end, with the No. 4 University of Missouri Tigers men’s basketball team beating the No. 8 KU Jayhawks 74-71 down to the end buzzer … Continue reading
Filed under Sports
Pure Water
(This post has been sitting in my drafts for a couple of years. Now, that we’re on a “boil” order in my county in northeast Kansas in July 2011, I thought again of how we take our clean water for … Continue reading
The Prairie Center
October is a favorite time of year in the Midwest. It’s not too hot, there’s a crisp feel to the air, and a tangy fragrance wafts in the wind. This smoke-tinged perfume could be just the dying … Continue reading
Filed under Biology, Conservation, Education, Environment, History, Kansas, Kansas City, Life, Nature, Photography, Science
2010 Commencement at the University of Kansas
As any Kansas Jayhawk knows, visiting the University of Kansas campus, particularly at Commencement time, is a sacred experience. One of my nephews graduated from KU on May 16, 2010, so of course I made the holy pilgrimage! The weather was overcast, … Continue reading
Filed under Education, History, Kansas, Life, Personal, Photography, University of Kansas
Third Annual Strawberry Photograph
This is one of my favorite times of year. Every day for two weeks, I pick strawberries from my strawberry patch, more than enough for a daily bowl of cereal. This year we had so … Continue reading
Filed under Agriculture, Food, Gardening, Humor, Kansas, Kansas City, Life, Nature, Photography
We’re Not in Kansas Anymore
Actually, I am in Kansas right now, but I couldn’t resist that statement, and I’m not alone. It’s a very popular phrase to explain wonderment when entering a fantastic new environment. Recently I saw a version of the phrase in the New York … Continue reading
Cooper’s Hawk
Click on these links to learn more: Wikipedia on the Cooper’s Hawk and Cooper’s Hawk
Filed under Animals, Bird-watching, Birds, Kansas, Life, Nature, Photography
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
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
