Serene evening...

... at the park.

Basket of crackers

Polly, want a cracker?

Decor

Photo taken in Mel's Bar and Grill - a place that serves great sandwiches, and other tasty menu items. It has a nice old wooden saloon style counter, with large mirror, and bar stools. It also has wooden tables and chairs, and tall wooden booths. It has a lot of old wooden furnishings, and is a nice place to cool off, and dine.

What fun

What fun to balance and walk on the edge of the path, instead of on the path.

See the mothers hand extended to catch him if he falls.

Exercising

This little guy is demonstrating (or trying to) how this bicycling apparatus works. Put your feet on the pedals, and your hands on the handle bars, and round and round they go. He needs to grow a bit, to fully master this piece of playground equipment. Maybe it's more for Mom's and Dad's who are bring their chidren to the park. This photo was taken at Riverside Park, in Wichita, Ks.

A portion of the park

Such a lovely place.

Chow time

.... both hands on the sandwich.

Pasta salad, potato chips, soft drink, and a dill pickle.

Riverside Pagoda

For as long as I can recall, this cute little building has graced the grounds of Riverside Park. It's always reminded me of a Chinese Style Building - a Pagoda in the park. I don't know what it's original purpose was, or what it's used for currently. All I know - is it is probably remembered by many who have been to this city park. I bet Steve Buser of New Orleans remembers it. It's not far from the Rocket Slide, and is near the area where Wichita's original zoo was located. It was a little zoo, with very few animals. It had aligators, monkeys, bears, and an assortment of birds. Most of the animals who had called this park their home, were relocated to Wichita's Sedgwick Co Zoo, when it was built. But, some animals still reside in a Kansas Wildlife exhibit in Riverside Park. I'm so impressed with the way this park has been maintained, and added to throughout the years. It's certainly one of Wichita's finest.

More cat tails...

...beside the pond at Riverside Park, in Wichita, Ks.

Stuck on Cat tails

I just love these things.

Cat Tail

When I was a child, riding along the country roads in our car, and would spot a clump of cat tails beside a pond - - I would ask "can I get out and get a cat tail?" Sometimes, if time allowed, I was allowed. I would take it to wherever we were headed (Grandma's usually) and when we arrived I would get out of the car, and place both hands on the cat tail. I would then twist it with each hand going different directions, and the cat tail would fluff up and out in billowy form. It was a treat to see this, simple country entertainment for a child. I love this plant that grows near ponds, lakes and streams. This photo was taken at Riverside Park in Wichita Ks.

Touching water

There's just something about a refreshing pool of water, on a hot sunny day,

that makes a person want jump in and swim, or at very least - to touch it with a finger or a toe.

Bucket of dessert

$1.99 at Logan's Roadhouse.

Just the right size to safisfy a sweet tooth after a full meal.

And, you get to keep the cute little bucket.

Water fountain

Taken at the Keeper of the Plains Plaza.

Teepee

Hide and seek

Can you find the bunny?

Lawrence Block

This is a building with a rounded corner, cuved glass, and the name Lawrence Block on it.

I wonder who that was?

Loco Joes

I hear this place in downtown Wichita is going to start serving mexican food. I'll have to check it out - maybe I'll take a walk around the downtown streetscape statues and grab a taco at Loco Joe's, this weekend.

Pidgeon

Butterfly

As I look at this photo, I think of that song about "the great elusive butterfly of love".