Nutcracker

Note to self: Must get out and take more pictures!

The Wichita Lineman

Telephone - Electric - Cable Television

I find it amazing how voice, image, and electricity can be transported through wiring.

This photo reminds me of an old Glenn Campbell song.

I am a lineman for the county and I drive the main road

Searchin' in the sun for another overload

I hear you singin' in the wire,

I can hear you through the whine

And the Wichita Lineman is still on the line

I know I need a small vacation but it don't look like rain

And if it snows that stretch down south won't ever stand the strain

And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time

And the Wichita Lineman is still on the line

I am a lineman for the county and I drive the main road

Searchin' in the sun for another overload

And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time

And the Wichita Lineman is still on the line

Light and shadows

I like the layers and lattice of shadows in this photo.

I just know, one of these months the theme will be benches,

and my best bench shots will have already been posted.

Ice Cold Shower

Here's a close up of the little (and "lots of") ice balls shown in yesterday's photo. It was confusing, trying to decide if they were considered sleet or hail. My Kansas friend, Moonshadow, tells me it was sleet. I don't know how most Wichitan's felt about this winter treat, but I really enjoyed seeing it. It wasn't hard to drive on, and could be seen covering the streets, sidewalks, driveways - in all directions. Elarging the photo shows how cute they were. I think what impressed me was their size, perfectly rounded form, and the density - it would of made a nice "Ice Cold Shower" for a giant.

Goodness gracious....

....great balls of ICE!

Yesterday morning, Wichitan's enjoyed a show put on by Mother Nature, as she had dotted the landscape with lots (and I mean LOTS) of little ice balls. They were very small, and nicely rounded hail stones. There was lots of them, and it was quite a sight to see. I had heard it hitting the window, roof and street during the night. As I opened my door to go to work, this is what I saw - and as my car rolled over it - I could hear the ice crunching under the tires.

Wichita sometimes gets large hail storms, that do damage to the trees, windows, roofs, cars, and more. Hail can sometimes be as large as golf, tennis, baseball, and softballs. But, this little storm was harmless and a spectacular sight. This photo shows the density of coverage, but it doesn't show a good focused shot of the little balls. I'll post a macro of them - tomorrow.

Dog on Douglas Street

It's too cold to get out and take photos, so I'm pulling from some past ones. This one was taken on Douglas Street. I think it's kind of funny, because I asked the kids to step out of the picture. And, so they hid behind the mesh wall. See their feet?

Hospital Lobby

A couple of chairs in a hospital lobby.