Dec. 1st Theme Day - Bridges

The John Mack Bridge
The left side is identical to the right side, but the angle of the photo doesn't show it. This is my favorite bridge in Wichita. It was built in 1931. If you would like to read a little history on it, click here http://members.cox.net/wichitahpa/johnmack.html This link also shows another photo of it.

I love the big concrete rainbow arches - there are 8 of them on each side. If I would of taken this photo from the other end of the bridge, you would see a cold white coating of snow on the arches. But, from the end I photographed - the snow was already melting, giving the bridge a wet look.

There are currently 128 blogs participating in this theme day:
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What's up?

Not sure what's up, but when clicking on this most recent post to enlarge the photo, I'm getting a (download file) pop up asking if I want to open or save. And, it warns me of risks of downloading from the Internet. Wants me to be sure I trust the person who put it out there. Well, that person is me, and of course I trust myself. But, why doesn't the photo simply enlarge? Does anyone know what could be causing this?

Back to add the fix for the problem mentioned in this post can be found at: http://knownissues.blogspot.com/

The Gentle Heroes

Final Call

“Final Call” a life-size bronze statue of a firefighter discovering the helmet of a comrade amid fire debris

Gander Mtn.

Wichita is located in the flat lands of central Kansas - and so I jokingly say "this is our only mountain". Gander Mtn. offers a wide selection of items for: hunting, fishing, camping, outdoor recreation, clothing and footwear, and even gunsmith services. They even have some household furnishings - things such as a camouflauge sofa, or pillows shaped like fish. Whether, looking for sporting goods, or just browsing, it's a nice place to spend time (or money!). In looking at their website, I see there are a lot of these stores in the eastern United States, and the furthest one to the west is in Colorado. www.gandermountain.com/storelocator/ I'll label this photo under buildings, and city art, due to the deer statue in the forefront. Enlarging this photo shows much more detail in the deer statues, and look in the seat of the camoflauge 4 wheeler, what do you see?

Downtown buildings

A view of some of the buildings in downtown Wichita.

This was taken from the top of Gander Mountain's parking garage.

Footprints in the snow

Yesterday, Wichitans woke up to the season's first snowfall.

It was mostly melted by noon.