Autumn Buds

Bobey

I shot this here in town a couple years ago. I just liked it. Vivid color, random reference.

the green doors

I'm going to go back and shoot this again. I loved how these doors and this building turned out, in spite of not being able to edit. (I won't say where it is. I don't want it to get any further exposure).

complimentary

Walking on the Plaza at the beginning of May, I saw this tree after a rather soft, Spring rain.  Between the different shades of red and the greens and then the late day sun shining on it at a fairly straight angle, from the West, I liked how it looked.   

Spring rain

I shot this last month, on a Thursday evening on Cinco de Mayo after a Spring rain.   I learned shooting rain on flowers and leaves, especially in Spring, can make for great shots.  I think so, anyway.  This was on the Plaza.  I love these trees.

New York Life

For those of us here in Kansas City, we know this as the very old New York Life building.  I don't care who owns it, that's how I'm going to refer to it.  I put up a shot of this a couple weeks ago.  This is from that same shoot.  I was trying to go for a different angle but also trying to come up with something that showed it's strength, structure and detail.  I think I got it.

Spring prep II

On the way to work at the end of March, just South of Smithville and the lake.

Check this out

This was the oddest thing.  This was about the 2nd week of March this year so last month and these guys--about 15 of them--were all right in the city, Independence, just a few blocks from our office.  I shot this as I do so many things, on the way to work in the morning.  Just odd.  Anyway, it was fun and you know I just had to immediately stop and shoot.

Winter standout

H Strong V

batter up

If you can believe this, I took this the first week of February.
Just not around here.
This is a statue outside the Boys and Girls Club of America in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia.
Kansas City was freezing at this time, literally.

Winter study in browns

Again, I shot this last month while in Atlanta.  It's from Piedmont Park.

Spring

The theme for this week on vfxy is "Spring" so here you go.  I shot this last Spring in Eastern Jackson County out on a country road, East of Independence--who knows where.  All I know is it's great that it's finally sunny and milder, right?  These blooms and blossoms will soon be here.

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Have a great weekend, y'all.

Toy

This week's theme on the vfxy photo blog is--again, you guessed it--"toy".
What better time than to show our city's own toys?

Happy Fat Tuesday, y'all.

thinking Spring

the little cloud

remember Spring

don't forget Summer

SAME DAY SERVICE

the ball