The elephant in the lobby of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington. DC. Click on the image for a larger view.
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Yield
Windsor Mill, Maryland. Click on the image for a larger view.
Wild Horses
Carousel on the National Mall in Washington DC is an unlikely symbol of the civil rights movement. On August 28th, 1963, the same day Martin Luther King gave his “I have a Dream” speech, Baltimore’s Gwynn Oak Amusement Park ended its segregation policy after a decade of protest. Charles Langley and his 11-month old daughter Sharon were the first black Americans to ride this carousel, an event documented by reporters. In 1981, this ride was moved to the National Mall and has been open to everyone since then. Click on the image for a larger view.
Cornucopia 2019
This year is the first annual Cornucopia festival in Kansas City. Music, food, and entertainment was available to visitors. There were also rides. Click on the image for a larger view.
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Downtown Kansas City. Click on the image for a larger view.
Reconstruction
Downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Click on the image for a larger view.
2019 Greater Kansas City Japan Festival
We had a marvelous time at the 2019 Greater Kansas City Japan Festival in Kansas City on Saturaday. Many people attended our Shikoku pilgrimage lecture. The festival had an eclectic schedule involving performances, vendors, food, and events. There were sumo wrestling and your favorite anime characters. Click on the image for a larger view.
Untitled
Paintings by Mark Rothko in the East Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. In this period of his career, Rothko did not title his paintings. Click on the image for a larger view.
Sheep at the Watering Hole
Sheep at the Watering Hole by Charles Émile Jacque, 1888, Nelson-Atkins Museum. Click on the image for a larger view.
Water Lilies
A single panel from a triptych by Monet. The last time all three panels were displayed together were in 2011 at the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City. Monet began these paintings in 1915 and reworked them for over ten years. Their completion date is unknown. Click on the image for a larger view.
