Kenyon Hall Stained Glass
Inside Kenyon Hall, Emporia, Kansas – Although Kenyon Hall has suffered greatly over the past several years, the massive stained glass windows of the chapel west wall are still gorgeous, and in good condition. Here, the afternoon sun through the glass bathes the…
Kenyon Hall
Kenyon Hall, Emporia, Kansas – Saved from almost certain demolition, this local landmark is now scheduled for a 5 million dollar renovation. Kenyon Hall was dedicated in 1924 as the Administration building for the College of Emporia.
Intersection
Sixth & Mechanic, Emporia, Kansas
Why Yes, That is Hay
Northwest of Emporia, Kansas
My Catz a Zombee!
Moonlight’s making the Tiger crazy. I’m still working on scavanger hunt photos (see yesterday’s post), but I only have a couple hours between the time I get off work, until it’s dark. I worked on it as long as I could this evening, then gave it…
Scavanger Hunt
Antique American Standard Master Clock – Mary Herbert Education Center, Emporia, KS The local camera club is staging a scavanger hunt</> over the next few days. The list includes 60 different subject we need to try to find. The is my first find of the batch,…
Big Daddy’s Cadillac
Lawrence, Kansas – parked outside Big Daddy Cadillac (BTC Tattoo studio).
A Thousand Dollars Firm
Old Hwy 75, north of Lyndon, Kansas
McPherson Opera House
McPherson, Kansas – Constructed in 1888, this Eclectic/Victorian marvel is on the National Register of Historic Places. The city is preserving the building and have completed plans for its renovation. In April the community will vote on a sales tax bump intended to…
Late Afternoon on the Wetlands
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge, just north of Hartford, Kansas – Okay, I’m too noisy to sneak up on the ducks who reserve this area for their beach parties. Though it’s mostly iced over, I saw groups of mallards swimming in a few spots of open water….
Limbs – color version
Lyon County, Kansas – Who says you can’t have it both ways? This is a color rendition of the previous post… well, at least winter colors.
Limbs – B/W version
Lyon County, Kansas – Winter cabin fever is setting in so, gray skies or not, I drove through country, breathing in the feel of open roads. I stopped beside the ruins of an old farmstead. Fallen limbs and barbed wire lay coiled like snakes in the grass. Beyond the…
Tiger Eyes
It’s warmer to stay home and track wildlife in my living room. I often wonder how the world looks, through the eyes of other species.
Cow
Flint Hills, Lyon County, Kansas There isn’t much going on here, but I like the simplicity of the area, and all of the open quiet space. I visit this spot occasionally, along a country road not far from town. There’s something elegant about the sweep of…
Riffles
Winter landscape in the Flint Hills, Lyon County, Kansas