A piece of the White House

 Our adventure today took me out in the heat to find a piece of the White House.  It's located at Southwest High School.  I waited until summer to do this one so I would not be the creepy person walking around taking pictures.  Then I read the school was closed in 2016.

This is it.  I walked by it on the way to the flagpole.

The flagpole was what the articles I read said to find.

The flagpole - In grateful memory of Louis A. House, who coached football, basketball and track at Southwest High School, 1925-1955.  His teams were perennial city champions.  Thanks to President Truman, the stones in this monument were from the original White House prior to 1812 and were recovered in the course of extensive reconstruction during President Truman's Administration.

 - Class of 1935

From my research I have learned, no one really know what it was.  The flagpole is on one side of the track and the stones are on the other side.

Recently, in the past 2 years, a plague has been mounted on the White House Stones.

Pretty cool.

Now on to the school.

This place is massive.  This is just the side.

Look at that door.

Corner of the front of the building.

Beautiful

It just keeps going.

I didn't it was hot.

Better view of the front.

Built in 1925.

That's it.  Our outside hot weather adventure.  What a beautiful school.  In my research I learned KCMO is possibly making apartments in a closed school for first year teachers to rent at a discount.

What a good idea!

Article about schools

Until tomorrow.

Linda Hall Library New Acquisitions

 No clouds today it's just plain hot.  We went to the Linda Hall Library.  They have a new exhibit, New Acquisitions.

I just love this place.

In the courtyard

Astronomy Book 1854

Mathematics Book, 1779

Custom Binding, 1767

Tiny Book, about 2" x 1 1/2"

The Autobiography of Robert Hutchings Goddard, 1966

I wish I could have seen the size of the print in this one.

1784

Fifty Philippine Birds, 1936

I'm not sure if I understood this one.

By Pomponius Mela, first Roman Geographers

1477

Botany manuscript by Miss H. E. Howard, 1839

She wrote and illustrated the book.

Okay, this was not an exciting adventure.  They had a new exhibit and I wanted to go plus it's nice and chilly in this building.  I promise the rest of the week will be better.

I will be working on the fireplace for the rest of the afternoon.  Ready to finish this fireplace.

Until tomorrow.

Nelson-Atkins Egypt, Greece and some religious

 This morning it was cloudy and comfortable.  I was really questioning my inside plans for the week.  Then  the sun came out, and now it's just hot and humid.

Today we will visit the air conditioned Nelson-Atkins.  I started in the Egypt section.  Every time I have tried to go there before a school field trip was there.

Sarcophagus

This is what the sarcophagus is put in.

Mummy of Ka-i-nefer

He was a man 45 to 55 and roughly 5'5".

One of my favorites

About the size of a half dollar

Horus as a Hawk

Heracles

I seem to love melty faces

Greek Mirror.

The round part would be highly polished.

Antinous

Busts

Roman Sarcophagus

It's beautiful

Silver cross

I have been looking for this for awhile.  

I have asked multiple guides.

Saint John the Baptist's finger is in the glass cylinder. 

Fighting a dragon

This was on the way out.

My lower back can take about 2 hours of looking at a museum.  Please understand for every picture I post I have taken 10 more.  I just post things I like or find interesting.

Quick stop at Lowes and Price Chopper then home.  It's even hotter than before.

Until tomorrow.

Sunday Crafty Update

I don't have much to share this week.

Just this puzzle.

The wall and the closet seems to consume most of my time this week.  

Hopefully I will complete more this week.  I have the week planned out.  All indoor activities because of the hot temps.

Until tomorrow.

 

Butterfly Festival at Powell Gardens

 Today I had the opportunity to go to Powell Gardens with 4 of my kids.  Although the focus was on the butterflies we walked the gardens which are beautiful.  Of course I got the public art map.

Garden kaleidoscope

Close Quarters

Hibiscus were everywhere

View of part of the lake.

Blue Sentinel

My favorite part was the lily pad garden.

The flowers were so perfect that they looked fake.

There were also several glass blown lilies.

There was a creek with a couple of small waterfalls.

A Roll Through The Junipers

There is a church venue

Complete with fountains

Inside church

View of the lake and park

And a second fountain.

I was getting a little cranky by now.  I was tired, thirsty, and had diva hunger.

At the playground

Celebration Apple

A room full of succulents

Another fountain.

My favorite water feature flowed beside the steps down.

I was hot!!  We went in to see the butterflies and I bought a lemonade slushy.  I drank that so fast.  I felt so much better having something cold and being in the ac.  

After getting my attitude corrected we found a lady bug

and praying mantis.

I had the most wonderful day with the kids.

This place is just beautiful.  It's about 45 min - 1 hour from Kansas City.  I probably won't go back.  It is definitely an all day event.  Make sure you take food and water so you don't become a cranky diva.

I'm exhausted.