Tag Archives: Photos
All I Want for Christmas is a Home!
Santy Claws is a two-month-old kitten available for adoption at Wayside Waifs in Kansas City. You can read more about animals available for adoption and the work of this wonderful no-kill animal shelter on its website at Wayside Waifs. Here’s what … Continue reading
Filed under Life, Cats, Kansas City
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
Strutt With Your Mutt 2010
I don’t have my own mutt, but I was tempted to borrow Loki to participate in Wayside Waif’s 20th annual Strutt With Your Mutt on Sept. 25, 2010, in the Brookside area of Kansas City, Missouri. Loki would have been … Continue reading
Filed under Animals, Cats, Kansas City, Life, Pets, Photography
Hello, Sunshine
The newly renovated cat palace at Wayside Waifs in Kansas City is a great new home for cats and kittens awaiting adoption. One of the new features is a sun room. You know how cats love to sun themselves! Just … Continue reading
Filed under Animals, Cats, Kansas City, Life, Pets, Photography
Butterflies and Caterpillars — Oh, My!
This year in my garden, I added more host and nectar plants to the caterpillar and butterfly menu, but I haven’t seen many butterflies. Maybe I should get outside more — and weed! I know they visit, because I’ve found plenty of caterpillars … Continue reading
Filed under Butterflies, Education, Entomology, Environment, Family, Gardening, Insects, Kansas, Life, Natural History, Nature, Photography, University of Kansas
I’m Adorable! Take Me Home!
I’ve been taking photographs once a week at Wayside Waifs, a Kansas City, Missouri, animal shelter, for a month now. I’m amazed at the huge variety of beautiful cats available for adoption in many colors, patterns and fur length. (See more of my photos below.) I … Continue reading
Filed under Animals, Cats, Humor, Kansas City, Life, Pets, Photography
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
Happy Spring!
Spring officially arrived more than a month ago, but we’re just now getting lovely weather. (We did have one nice day here and there before.) The petals are already falling from the apple trees, but I’m looking forward to a succession of cheerful … Continue reading
Filed under Gardening, Insects, Kansas, Kansas City, Life, Nature, Personal, Photography, Random
I’m Addicted to Digital
Last month, I stumbled across a photographer’s blog that mentioned the RedBubble art and photography website, so I checked it out — then I signed up. Now, I can’t stay away from it. The amount of incredible excellent art and … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Entertainment, Howto, Internet, Life, Photography, Random, Shopping
Old Photographs of the Famous and the Not-So-Famous
In January, Ulysses S. Grant VI discovered a photograph in his great-great-grandfather’s album of President Abraham Lincoln standing next to the White House. Lincoln is especially “hot” right now, because his birthday was 200 years ago this year. A collector paid Grant $50,000 … Continue reading
Filed under Abraham Lincoln, History, Humor, Life, Personal, Photography, Presidents, Random
