Dichroic Glass — A piece from Ginger’s blue glass collection. I liked the bright colors, and the way the blue glass looked almost black with the light reflecting off of the dichroic coating.
Missouri
Words and pictures featuring Missouri
Looking south from City Market — (I’ve also seen this area referred to as River Market). We spent a couple of hours soaking up all the exhibits at the Arabia Steamboat Museum – https://www.1856.com/. The Arabia sank in 1856 and was excavated in the 1980s. The museum provided a fascinating insight into the goods being shipped by steamboat into the Midwest
February 13, 2026 14:54
Chinatown Food Market — Lots of tasty morsels were purchased along with enough packets of noodles for many backpacking lunches.
February 13, 2026 12:27
Orange cat and spot — Of course a visit to see Katie also means a chance to see Dick, our grandcat in his native environment and with a nice midcentury modern style rug too.
February 13, 2026 10:21
Top of the Power and Light Building. I love Art Deco architecture.
February 13, 2026 10:10
The Kauffman Center from the 32nd floor terrace, Kansas City Power and Light Building — We were at the Kauffman Center last night for Chris Thile with the Kansas City Symphony.
February 13, 2026 10:09
View to the east from the 32nd floor terrace, Kansas City Power and Light Building.
February 13, 2026 10:08
View to the west from the 32nd floor terrace, Kansas City Power and Light Building — Featuring the Diocesan office and Grace & Holy Trinity Cathedral, which can be seen just past the convention center. I waved at my ex-colleagues, but I don’t think they saw me.
February 13, 2026 10:07
Empty Chair — I’d planned on taking a picture of Ginger sitting enjoying the view, which would have been a great silhouette. But Ginger got up as I grabbed my phone.
February 13, 2026 8:31
Ginger’s Flowers— Ginger loves to sit here in the sun in the winter. I liked the light on flowers and thought I’d try to capture it. 2
January 11, 2026 12:31
Furnace Closet refurb complete — No more green paint, and the many years of scratches, scrapes and various holes drilled in the walls have been patched. 2
July 20, 2025 14:47
What hole? Four days later, and it’s all fixed. I also patched the rest of the walls, the ceiling, and repainted the lot. 2
July 20, 2025 9:42
Dyson battery & charger holder — It must be summer. Time for some work around the house. It’s too hot and buggy to be outside. 3
July 20, 2025 7:26
That escalated quickly — This started out as a three-hour job. I’ll be lucky if I finish it in under a week.
July 16, 2025 9:34
Finally finished — Two years later, I patched and repainted the wall. 1
July 6, 2025 17:15
Table Rock Lake was the highest I’ve seen it — At 928.5 ft. It was 18 ft higher than when I was last here in September 2024.
June 14, 2025 14:10
Making a cup of tea.
June 12, 2025 11:14
View from my hammock. Piney Creek Wilderness, June 2025. 2
June 12, 2025 11:13
Camped by Table Rock Lake at Piney Creek Wilderness — Camped by Table Rock Lake at Piney Creek Wilderness. The lake was a lot nearer to my campsite than usual.
June 11, 2025 12:45
Camped by Table Rock Lake at Piney Creek Wilderness, June 2025. 2
June 11, 2025 12:42
Piney Creek Wilderness, Table Rock Lake. Looking west towards Buck Hollow and Piney Creek. I took a short hike further east along the lakeshore to find a spot where I could see out across the lake.
June 11, 2025 12:21
Packing for four days by the lake — I’m off to spend four days sitting watching the Lake at my favorite Piney Creek Wilderness camping spot.
June 9, 2025 11:07
Sunday check, clean, and oil — My Sig P938 got very wet while backpacking in the rain at Hercules Glades a while back. Today, I decided to give it a good cleaning and thorough inspection. 1
May 25, 2025 11:05
Camped on ‘Ant Hill’ — I’ve camped on ‘Ant Hill’ before, but this time, I had to shift to a nearby location to avoid a dicey-looking dead tree.