Even More Fall

I just can't resist these colors. Can you tell it's my favorite season?

Most from Ward Meade Park yesterday...

More Pretty Fall

...and a duck.

Hicks Block

Hicks Block, the oldest apartment complex in Topeka, built 1888-89 and still standing. I think people do still live in these apartments.

There are some beautiful interior views here (by Topeka photographer Carol Yoho). I hope they still look this good inside; the place was sold in 2005 at auction.

Weird, A Little

The name, the building, the location...all together make this place just seem a little weird to me.

Topeka Has Lola's Has Poetry

Poetry reading at Lola's Saturday evening, Joe Harrington and Cyrus Console.



Dennis Etzel, the driving force behind Top City Poetry and a poet and teacher himself, introduces the two readers.





Joe Harrington, poet and professor of English at the University of Kansas. A bit more of his work is here.


Cyrus Console, poet, Topekan, KU student.



Part of the crowd watching Cyrus read.

It was a lot more interesting than it looks here, I promise. Please check the Top City Poetry blog for announcements regarding upcoming readings. The next one will be on Saturday, November 22, and will feature three poets--Brian Daldorph, Carl Tillona and Israel Wasserstein. Come enjoy!

More October Farmer's Market

I haven't been able to get to the Farmer's Market much this year (I work most Saturday mornings), and one of the last times I tried it, I got rained out before getting any pictures. But yesterday I was very successful and delighted to find the market full of sun and people and colors. Click for the larger views for full effect.



Pumpkins and watermelon and customers.




Gorgeous gourds at Rees Fruit Farms stand.




Heavenly honey from Country Creek Honey in Meriden (OK, that's only almost Topeka, but I bought some and it is good).




Herbs for your health and culinary delight, forgot to note the name of the herb growers.




Not everything there is produce, of course. These colorful rag rugs are from Rodecap Rugs. Machine washable.




Albo Glass Studio and Ebb & Flow Arts shared a booth.




All the blown glass is from Albo Glass Studio, owned by Doug Sheafor.




The fused glass is by Laura Engelhardt, Ebb & Flow Arts.





The pictures don't do these beautiful pendants justice.





Larry O'Hara of 5 O's Sweet Kettle Corn working the big kettle. I should note that Larry and I used to be co-workers, and he's apparently still as ornery as he ever was.






And finally, flowers. Amazing mums! These are all the glorious blazing colors of fall.

October Farmer's Market

I don't remember which vegetable stand this was, but aren't they lovely? I'll be posting more market pics, and something else, later today or tomorrow, so stay tuned.

Ooops...they did it again

And I think I'm through with this series. Probably.

Friday, 10/10/08, it fell another $.10/gal at the first station I shot a pic of but I'm not taking any more. Maybe if it drops down to $1.50/gal. Maybe then.

Another edit: It fell down to $2.39/gal at this station before beginning to climb back up. The lines of cars trying to get in and out of there were absolutely insane!

Believe It Or Not!

Yes, and it's terrible to think of gas just below $3.00/gallon as "cheap."