Unique, wispy clouds graced the skies yesterday afternoon above the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Kansas City.
Category: architecture
Day 241: Reflections
I love this time of year when it starts to cool off, especially when I get the chance to go outside during the work day. Jerod and I met for lunch at a downtown park yesterday, and this building was part of our view.
Day 236: Going Nowhere
I pass this door every day from the parking lot to my office building. It is suspended one story up, so obviously it cannot be accessed from the outside. I have no idea why it was built that way.
Days 203-204: A little of this, a little of that, a lot of heat
The downtown Y is getting a new roof, so it’s been surrounded with scaffolding the last couple of weeks. No one was working when I took this photo Friday…possibly because of the 103 degree temperatures?? On Saturday we hung out with some friends, and I think the heat was affecting all of us, including their dogs, who were particularly lazy that day. I think we might break the 1936 heat record of 39 days of 90+ degree temps.
Day 124: Quality Architecture
Yesterday was a beautiful spring day … and a great day for a walk over lunch! This is one of the historic-looking buildings we passed in the Quality Hill district of downtown Kansas City.
Canon 60d
1/500 sec., f/3.5, ISO 100
18-200 mm lens (18 mm), natural light
Day 110: Glimmering Light
A couple weeks ago while riding bikes, Jerod and I stumbled across this random sculpture in what looked to be an abandoned field. I don’t carry my DSLR camera on my bike, so I went back yesterday evening to photograph it. According to the forecast, we’re supposed to have rain every day for the next week, so this may be the last glimmer of sunlight you see on the blog for a while.
Canon 60d
1/250 sec., f/11.0, ISO 100
18-200 mm lens (40 mm)
Day 104: Wrong side of the tracks
It’s hard to believe this view of a Kansas City train yard, and this view of beautiful tulips, are a mere four blocks apart from each other.
Canon 60d
1/1000 sec., f/7.0, ISO 200
18-200 mm lens (50 mm), natural light
Day 76: Large Books, Small Goals
Posting a St. Patty’s Day photo would be cliché, wouldn’t it? Actually between you and me, I didn’t do much for St. Patrick’s Day. When my best friend (a.k.a. the hubby) works a lot of overtime and has tons of homework for his Master’s classes, it puts a damper on our party life. Ok … vent over.
If you haven’t seen it, this is the front of the downtown Kansas City Library parking garage. Have you read any of these books? I’ve read two of them, thanks to my goal of reading the top 10 American classic novels. I just finished the last one on my list – Farewell to Arms – and returned it yesterday. Another goal completed!
1/180 sec., F8.0, ISO 200
18-55 mm lens (18 mm), no flash fired
Day 75: The Farmhouse
I was lucky to spend some time outside enjoying the beautiful weather yesterday while I met my friend Lindsey for lunch. We met at the Farmhouse in the Rivermarket area of downtown Kansas City. I absolutely love the Rivermarket. It was still hard to find food without high fructose corn syrup, which I gave up for Lent, even though they buy their food from local farmers. Hopefully I succeeded.
1/125, F9.0, ISO 200
18-55 mm lens (38 mm), no flash fired
Day 73: Gloomy mornings
I don’t know anyone who was hoping for snow yesterday morning, but that’s exactly what we got. The sleet and snow, along with the dark morning after Daylight Savings Time, made my Monday morning feel a little … ok, a lot … dreary. Luckily the skies cleared, it warmed up, and the snow melted. I can’t wait for the 70 degree weather later this week!
1/45 sec., F5.6, ISO 200
18-55 mm lens (55 mm), no flash fired
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