GoRoyalsGirl

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An appreciator not a maker: educational audiologist, books, cool photos, live music, MLB, buy local, pollinators, mom to adults, long-haul married.

A few from the back of the graduation ceremony at Wichita State University. In the foreground are rows of graduates and their caps and gowns. The stage and podium are visible with several faculty members standing around preparing for the ceremony. A large black and gold banner that says “Wichita State University” and includes the university seal hangs in the background.
Hand holding a small envelope with long narrow seeds protruding, with a green prairie in the background.
View from below cattle sorting pens in Bazaar, KS. Sign above the gate reads “KTA Cattle Pens EST 1956”
The empty case for the CD of Fleetwood Mac Rumours album held by the front seat passenger with the backdrop of the vehicle dashboard, the highway, and the blue sky.
View of Kansas City Royals Kaufman Stadium from the upper deck.
Package of a Hot Wheels color shifters car in magenta and turquoise.
Vintage vinyl album entitled “ Polka with Pride“ in front of a small turntable, playing the record. Album cover is white with red white and blue diagonal stripe, American Eagle above the stripe, Polish White Eagle below the stripe.
A handwritten insert from a cassette tape I recorded in the 1990s. The handwriting is cursive and very compact and precise. Side A is the Mary Chapin Carpenter album Come On Come On (1992). Side B is the Marc Cohn album The Rainy Season (1993).
Photo of a pink, blue, and white sunset through the silhouette of a tree along a suburban neighborhood street.
Our black/brown cat lounging on our bed, her paws draped over the edge, staring at me. The bedding is white with a blue floral pattern. The morning sun creates horizontal shadows.
Man and woman, with grey hair, standing in front of a straight car that says “grand opening”
Black medium short hair cat sitting on a countertop amongst recently unloaded groceries, peeking at me around a box of fruit snacks.
One tiny monarch caterpillar feeding on a Butterfly Milkweed plant.
Two small green good luck Care Bears and one large good luck Care Bear sitting on a bookshelf.
Afternoon blooms of Rock Pink, a perennial succulent with wispy green stems and small fuchsia blooms. The plant is encircled by rocks of various types and sizes.
Art installation: statue of a woman among the trees at Antioch Park.
Roadside view of 8 wind turbines standing still near a green interstate sign for Ellsworth, Kansas.
Close-up photo of leaves and seed pods of the Blue False Indigo plant.
A roadside mountain scene with a dirty snowbank in the foreground surrounded by different sizes of evergreen trees.
The view from the upper deck at Kaufman Stadium. The ball field is beautifully mowed and ready for the game to start. In the foreground is a large pulled pork sandwich on a Gates Barbecue plate.
Close up of nine bright yellow dandelion blossoms growing amongst green clover.
Two pint glasses of Boulevard Wheat beer, with lemon garnish, sitting on a wooden bar table that says “The Quaff Bar&Grill, downtown KCMO“.
A doorway of an abandoned building, painted a bright yellow color and covered in graffiti of many colors, most words not intelligible.
Two protesters. Man in a black parka holding a sign that says “No No No Elon!”. Woman in puffy blue coat and disposable mask holding sign that says “Billionaires don’t want Democracy”.
Cover of a coffee table book entitled “the Kansas City Royals: an illustrated timeline by Matt Stewart”. Cover includes pictures of a variety of baseball players, catching, throwing, and batting, as well as a group of players celebrating a victory. A burgundy coffee mug that says “rainy day books“ is in the foreground.
My view of the path during my walk: a wooden bridge with metal railings leads to a paved path. The path weaves across a grassy hill with a few stark trees under a cloudy sky.
Silhouette of trees in front of a pink and yellow sunrise.
Silver ruler nearly completely submerged in a pile of snow, measuring 11 inches deep.
Four frosted cinnamon rolls on a red and white striped serving plate.
Patio table and chairs covered in approximately 6 inches of snow.
Empty grocery shelves underneath a sign that says”EGGS”.
Paved trail, winding through Prairie grass and trees under a blue sky with puffy white clouds.
Outdoor photo of replica statue of Rodin’s ”The Thinker” on the right, Shuttlecock sculpture on the left, and the facade of the Nelson – Atkins Museum in the background.
Silhouette of three trees blanketed in morning fog.
A cranberry apple pie in a glass pie plate, with one large piece sitting on a small glass plate in front of it ready to eat.
1960s Atlas opened to a colorful page labeled Europe languages. Pair of red eyeglasses sits on the open book. a bottle of a red wine sits behind the book, the label has a capital A surrounded by red filigree designs. A short glass of wine sits next to the bottle.
Office building in a strip mall with a sign that says “Drivers License”.
A blue sky with white clouds seen through the branches of two trees.
A single pale purple cone flower plant with four vibrant blooms coming up from a rock garden full of fall leaves.
Silver metallic sculpture and silver building fade against bright blue sky.
Hand written, sign attached to a front door, using blue painter’s tape, stating “Howler short film, shooting in progress!
Five rows of old books on a table with a sign in the middle stating “nostalgia/old books”
White bicycle, leaning against a tree next to a bike path which goes through some fall trees.