Last week I left the house earlier than my normal. On my drive I was amazed at how pretty the scenery looked. This was truly an inspiration for me to keep leaving at this time every morning. After completing my errands before heading into work, I treated myself to some delicious Dunkin Donuts!
Photographing people is what I do. It’s very enjoyable. However these past several months I have been drawn to landscape photography. This is so new to me. Seeing the same places in different times of the day and noticing how the lighting makes the same view look different. Sounds funny, however a new inspiration has overcome me and I find I am once again excited to carry my camera all the time.
The family and I had a wonderful time at Wamego just this past Saturday. They were promoting the state of Kansas at the festival in the city park. It was a fun filled day with so much wonderful food, good music and discovering the many beautiful areas in Kansas. I am now set on a mini vacation throughout our beautiful state! Below are a few of the images captured of our day in Wamego. For more information about the Kansas Sampler click here
Saturday- August 17, 2013 turned out to be a fun day! My daughter and her family were out of town and I went to their house to tend to the dogs. 94.5 Country was promoting- The Great Overland Station 6th Annual Topeka Railroad Festival. I grabbed my camera and off I went!
Ticket!
Food, games, train rides, a petting zoo and many vendors were on the grounds. I love fresh squeezed lemonade. It was fun watching how they were made.
The Street Organ Grinder was very entertaining. As the organ grinder was playing his organ, he told me to not feed the monkey. The monkey was sleeping, didn’t want me to disrupt him. Well of course I had to peek in the box…..
The Street Organ Grinder.
Along with the railroad, we had Abraham Lincoln and the American Indian. As I was walking through the food court, Abraham Lincoln was standing in line with the flags. The first image of this post was how I saw Ab standing. A short distance from Ab, there was a tent with onlookers. John Anderson’s Seminole Wind was playing. The image below features an American Navajo Indian.
American Indian
Inside the station- a museum and of course there were many model train sets. These weren’t little sets- the small town was remarkable. Every kid would enjoy seeing these!
Trains
In front of the Train Station there is a tribute featuring an American flag with a State flag for each of the fifty states. This is an awesome display. If you can visit the Station, you will be amazed!
