August 15th, 2010 §
Today, we did our grocery shopping for the week, and had lunch at Culver’s while we were out. After dinner we went for a walk on campus. Tonight, we decided to walk on west campus and visit the Pioneer Cemetery.
There is an obelisk near the center of the cemetery commemorating Thomas W. Barber, the only casualty of the Wakarusa War.
The stones on the ground are the poem “Burial of Barber“, by John Wittier. There is also an obelisk to commemorate the unknown dead Union soldiers of the Civil War.
Your history lesson for the day. Oh, and I lost 1.6 pounds since my last weigh in.
August 14th, 2010 §
Today we took it easy. We slept in, then had lunch at India Palace. After a lazy afternoon of catching up on the blogging and news, we determined we would have to go out for dinner because chili was the only thing we had the ingredients to make, and it just didn’t sound good in 95 degree weather. So, we went to Encore. Afterwards, we had ice cream from Silas and Maddy’s, then went for a walk on campus. Our picture of the day is another interesting feature on campus: the bronze sculpture titled “The Pioneer”, by Frederick C. Hibbard, ca 1904. It was the first sculpture on campus. You can read more about it here.
The Pioneer
July 12th, 2009 §
I experienced a moment of perfect contentment this weekend, sitting on a storm drain at the farmer’s market Saturday morning, watching people walk by and listening to a local band.
Note the babies on the backs of the musicians. Totally Lawrence.
March 17th, 2009 §
We stopped downtown today to spend a little time at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. It looked like most the the town had taken off work for the event; parking was a nightmare, and there were thousands of people lining Mass Street. Before the parade started, the reviewing stand was serenaded by a fiddle quartet:
Good music
Everyone was decked out in their best “Irish” garb.
How many green fro wigs do you see?
His shirt says "Irish Craic Addict." Craic - "fun, enjoyment, abandonment, or lighthearted mischief; often in the context of drinking or music" - Oxford English Dictionary
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February 28th, 2009 §
We woke up to this today:
Snow!
We ended up with 2.5 inches, nothing major, just a little reminder that it is technically still February.
October 25th, 2008 §
It’s that time of year again. We got up bright and early to decorate a window downtown. Kaity had been working on the design for the last several weeks, and put the finishing touches on last night.
The Halloween Paint-In is always the weekend before Halloween, which, being as we’re in Kansas, means it’s cold. We had a great window, right next to the paint station, and wasted no time getting to work.
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October 8th, 2008 §
It was foggy this morning, and a cloud had settled in right over the bridge.
Sunlight scattered as it refracted off the water vapor, and we were driving through a rainbow. I love mornings like this.
July 18th, 2008 §
Kaity drug me outside this morning to see this little guy:
Green June Beetle
As we pulled into the driveway this evening, I saw something large stuck to the screen door. Investigation revealed this:
A Luna Moth. I’ve only ever seen these in entomology collections. Just beautiful, and one of the things I enjoy most about living outside the city limits.
July 17th, 2008 §
My dad told me that on the day I was born, hell froze over (it was apparently very cold for July). But this is ridiculous. Maybe someone at the NWS was having a little fun.
