Wildlife
2788 photos
Various wildlife from near our home to areas close by and far away.
Butterflies, Dragonflies, Bees, Spiders & Misc...
1417 photos
These may also appear in other sets, as well.
Flowers, Plants
2410 photos
A varied collection of flowers and plants.
Leaves
1256 photos
Leaves can be uniquely beautiful with the detail of their vein structure, colors, patterns and shapes, plus they change during the seasons or when floating delicately on water or being reflected in...
Feathers
229 photos
Feathers as found in their natural settings. I really appreciate the fine detail and amazing beauty in feathers that are so often overlooked.
Macro Photos
1962 photos
Macro photos of various subjects from flowers to water drops to insects and more. All appear in their corresponding albums, as well.
Water Drops
747 photos
Water drops on various surfaces from leaves to flowers to cars to feathers to spider webs. All add a unique touch of beauty and magnification to wherever nature decides to place them. Their...
Misc. Photos, Events, Landscapes, etc.
1409 photos
Loess Bluffs/Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge
526 photos, 1 video
RENAMED LOESS BLUFFS NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREA January 2017, previously Squaw Creek. Located near Mound City, Missouri about 1 1/2 hours drive from me. Amazing location for viewing the annual...
GREAT BLUE HERON ROOKERY 2021
26 photos
Rookery of about 13-14 nests high atop a sycamore tree. Great Blue Heron migrate so had left our area during the winter but returned to these nests to raise their young. The aren't known to mate for...
GREAT BLUE HERON ROOKERY 2022
10 photos
GREAT BLUE HERON ROOKERY 2023
18 photos
Horses
45 photos
Various horses and miniature horse photos. Also includes a donkey. :) All are in other albums under their corresponding events, as well.
KAUA`I, HAWAI`I
177 photos
Wide assortment of photos from the lush and beautiful island of Kaua`I, the northernmost Hawaian Island. Photos vary from birds, wildlife, land and seascapes, rainbows, sunsets, mountains, waterfalls...
New Green Heron Nest & Chicks 2013
33 photos
New Green Heron nest July 2013, a once in a lifetime experience so saving a lot of photos. It was in same place as a nest the previous year that yielded 4 chicks, but suddenly one day both the nest...
SEA JELLIES AT THE AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC, LONG...
13 photos
Various varieties of sea jellies at the Aquarium of the Pacific. Many not very sharp due to low light, shooting at full telephoto, high ISO and focus issues with my basic lens. Didn't have to time to...
Car Shows
704 photos
Photos from a variety of car shows or just cars found in various places. Many photos are HDR processed for a more dramatic look, others standard photos and processing.
LAKE GARNETT GRAND PRIX REVIVAL
20 photos
Lake Garnett, Kansas, about 1 1/2 hours south of Kansas City. It was home to road races in the 1960's to 1970's drawing over 60,000 spectators to this small town. In 2015 it featured a Cobra...
BUDWEISER CLYDESDALES
20 photos
Budweiser Clydesdales. Magnificent draft horses about18 1/2 hands high and 1800-2300 pounds. Very famous in many commercials, especially during the Super Bowl.
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS, NEGRO LEAGUES BASEBALL
8 photos
Photos of the Kansas City Monarchs Negro Leagues Baseball Team and Memorial to Buck O'Neil in Kansas City's Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District.
ART SHOWS
22 photos
Various local art shows.
KANSAS CITY JAZZ HISTORY
9 photos
Several photos of the history of Kansas City Jazz from the Charlie 'Bird' Parker Memorial in the Historic 18 & Vine District not far from the Kansas City Jazz & Negro Leagues Hall Of Fame...
Air Shows & Remote Contral Airplanes
232 photos
Various air shows, some in flight and some from static air shows where planes are displayed on the ground. Also Remote Control aircraft photos.
Liberty Memorial & National WWI Museum
145 photos
Liberty Memorial site was dedicated in 1921 and completed in 1926. The National WWI Museum was later built beneath the Memorial and opened in December 2006.
Veteran's Day Legacy Jump Kansas City, Mo.
20 photos
Held at the National WWI Museum & Memorial in Kansas City at sunrise before other events that day. All Veteran skydiving team did tandem jumps with Veteran's from all the wars back to WWII. One...
NHRA KANSAS NATIONALS DRAG RACING HEARTLAND PARK,...
18 photos
Yearly National drag race at Heartland Park, Topeka, Kansas. 1/4 mile drag strip. Many time and speed records have been broken on this very fast track.
Sports
180 photos
Various sporting events.
University Of Kansas Sports
294 photos
Various KU Jayhawk sporting events such as Soccer, Baseball, Football, Rowing and Softball. This may contain photos of other sports teams that were in competition with Kansas at an event without...
Kansas Relays
91 photos
The Kansas Relays are held annually at the University of Kansas in Lawrence and host both high school and college teams that compete in the respective groups. It is now being held at Rock Chalk...
Street Pole Vault, Lawrence, Kansas
18 photos
Annual street pole vault event in the parking lot of the Salty Iguana Mexican Restaurant in Lawrence, Kansas in the evening during the KU Relays being held at KU. Professional pole vaulters.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS BASKETBALL CLINIC FOR...
29 photos
An annual event with about 100 Special Olympians from Kansas with the University of Kansas men's basketball team arranged by Special Olympics Kansas. An incredibly beautiful time for both Special...
KC BLUES RUGBY CLUB
65 photos
Established 1966, the club fields both Division 1 and Division 2 teams. Most local matches are played at the Swope Park Soccer Village in Kansas City, Missouri. They compete on a National Level, as...
USA RUGBY CLUB 7s 2019 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP,...
24 photos
An amazing array of 32 teams from across the nation, 16 men's and 16 women's August 10-11, 2019. Held at the Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Missouri and hosted by our own KC Blues Rugby Club....
KC JAZZ WOMEN'S RUGBY CLUB
19 photos
Kansas City Jazz Women's Rugby Club. Belong to the USA Rugby Assoc. Established 1993.
HDR Photos
363 photos
A wide variety of High Dynamic Range photos ranging from cars to animals to flowers to airplanes to landscapes and more. All taken with 3 different exposures (-2 stops, + 2 stops, & 0) then...
KANSAS CITY WEST BOTTOMS
24 photos
Industrial area of Kansas City with many old decaying structures but many Antique Shops and Restaurants, as well. Quite a bit of street art.
"Out Of Bounds" Photos
44 photos
Various photos that I have processed with an Out Of Bounds editing program that gives a 'through a window' effect. These also appear in their respective groups such as nature, car shows, zoo, etc.
Polar Plunge For Special Olympics
204 photos
Photos from the annual Polar Plunge events, a yearly fund raiser for Special Olympics held at Shawnee Mission Park each January. Although it was held at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in 2017 due to the...
HEROES PULL FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS
139 photos
One of several annual fund raising events by Kansas Law Enforcement to raise money for Kansas Special Olympics. This one is held after the Shawnee St. Patrick's Parade. Teams pull a fire truck,...
FOXX EQUIPMENT COMPANY MURAL, KANSAS CITY
20 photos
Cool new mural replacing a previous one that had been there for many years but had faded. This was just completed when I took the photos. Unfortunately lighting was rather poor for photos but it...
Dragon Boat Festivals
133 photos
Annual Dragon Boat Festival held in Kansas City's Country Club Plaza's Brush Creek. A cooperative effort of Kansas City and Xi'an, China to promote international friendship. Xi'an is one of Kansas...
The Battle Of Lone Jack - 150th Anniversary...
26 photos
150th Anniversary reenactment of the Civil War Battle of Lone Jack, Missouri. Union soldiers were encamped near Lone Jack at the Cave house thinking there were no southern fighters anywhere near,...
Battle of Westport
20 photos
150th Anniversary reenactment of the Civil War Battle of Westport at Swope Park on October 25, 2014 in Kansas City.
Missouri 340 River Race
50 photos
Annual race starting on the Kaw River at Kaw Point in Kansas City, Kansas, the landing & camp location of the Lewis & Clark Expedition June 26-29, 1804.. It then quickly merges into the...
Ice Photos
189 photos
I find ice possess a unique beauty not found in anything else in nature, be it hanging icicles or pieces of ice laying out on a frozen lake illuminated by the sun.
Black & White
150 photos
Photos taken in, or converted to black & white. Some may have some selective color.
Kansas City Irish Fest
58 photos
Kansas City Renaissance Festival
15 photos
Rodeo Time
82 photos
Kansas City Zoo
86 photos
A great place to visit with a wide variety of animals that now includes a new $15 million penguin exhibit that opened in October 2013.
Trains
136 photos
Assortment of real trains and remote control model train exhibits.
Midwest Balloon Fest
17 photos
This event comes to the Kansas City area each year. Lots of fun hot air balloons. Held at its new location in 2014, the Kansas Speedway, home to Nascar and Indy Car Racing.
4th Of July, Flags, Fireworks, etc
51 photos
Linwood, Kansas 150th Anniversary Festival 2017
20 photos
Just a few photos from the 150th Anniversary of the small country town of only about 375 people. Could only stay for the morning parade so missed all the afternoon and evening events. May add...
Cinco de Mayo Chihuahua Parade
14 photos
Chihuahuas were gathers on a very hot Cinco de Mayo morning in hopes of breaking the Guiness World record for the most Chihuahuas in a parade, but the 500 or so that were there fell short of the...
Sony DSC-H5 Photos
35 photos
Photos taken with my Sony H-5 super zoom camera that I have had for over 7 years, prior to get a DSLR. Very portable, still love this camera even though many new ones have come out with more zoom,...