King Cobra

Taken at the Sedgwick County Zoo - a non-flared King Cobra.

Old car

I don't have a clue to the make, model, or year of this old automobile. Do you?

Funning around

These two were part of the Keystone Kops segment of the Parade, they were clowning around in their prison striped uniforms.

Man or boy?

This photo reminds me of the saying of

"the only difference between men and boys is the size and cost of their toys".

What thoughts come to mind for you, as you view this picture?

Got Milk?

This is an old Milk Delivery vehicle - all dressed up for the St Patrick's Day parade.

Police car

Most Wichita Police Officers ride in cars like this one, not on horseback or bicycle.

Horsepowered

At some Wichita events with large crowds, police ride horses and/or bicycles. They are easier to navigate through groups of people and roadless areas. This photo was taken at the parade.

Kansas Palm Trees

A colorful sting of electrical Palm trees, can be seen at night along the Kellogg West entrance ramp, from West street. I wonder what the story is behind them - did the city install these trees, or did a company put them in? Well, on the rainy night that this picture was taken, I sure enjoyed seeing them. They came as a complete surprise.

Office Max

Remember the time when "the customer is always right"?

I think those days are gone.

But when my camera broke, Office Max replaced it with a similar model.

They would of replaced it with the same, but the model I had was no longer available.

It did help, that I had purchased the extended warranty.

Do you have any customer service stories to tell?

Big Dog Motorcycle

If you'd like to read about, or see more Big Dog Motorcycles - click here: bigdogmotorcycles

Orange Mustang

There were quite a few classic, and antique cars in the parade.

Irish dancers

This dancing group was fun to watch, and their dresses were neatly decorated.

Wearing of the green

This young lady was passing out candy to parade watchers.

She has her green on.

Happy St. Patrick's day to all!

Walking a Dog

We could all tell this brightly colored clown was walking a dog. But, he made it a point to tell the crowd it was his weanie dog. As you can see it's a hot dog in a bun. It wiggled on the end of the fairly stiff leash as if it had some life to it and was enjoying the parade.

St Patrick's Day Parade

There is a person attached to this bundle of balloons, and he or she was giving candy to the kids.

Bridge sails!

These sails decorate two bridges near downtown Wichita. One is the Douglas bridge and the other (this one) is the Lewis St bridge (near the boathouse). It's fitting that even though there's no coastal property in Kansas - there are sails, a sailboat, and a boathouse along the river.

See the moon?

Bridge lighting

Taken on the Lewis Street Bridge.

I liked the way the light and shadows looked so I took a picture.

Tomorrow, I'll show one of the sails that decorate this bridge.

Inside

Inside of America 3

America 3

This photo is best viewed enlarged. It's a picture of the America3 sailing vessel, winner of the 1992 America's Cup race. It stays permanently displayed on the grounds of the Wichita Boathouse (seen to the left). This is the combined photo of - the above (mast), below (shark?), and in between (boat). All connected into one great and speedy sailing yacht. Can't you just imagine what that shark looked like swimming along below this boat? It must of been quite intimidating to the other fishes in the sea.

In between

Let's go up these stairs and see what's in between the last two photos.