A few Missouri pix
I told you I was going to learn to shoot!
Cousin Gary, behind me, is wearing the Sox cap I brought him in exchange for shooting lessons.
The Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City is famous for its wide expanse of green lawn. In 1994, giant shuttlecocks were installed on it. From the museum’s website:
The husband and wife team of Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen were commissioned in 1994 to design a sculpture for The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. They responded to the formality of the original neoclassical building and the green expanse of its lawn by imagining the Museum as a badminton net and the lawn as a playing field. The pair designed four birdies or shuttlecocks that were placed as though they had just landed on opposite sides of the net. Each shuttlecock weighs 5,500 pounds, stands nearly 18 feet tall and has a diameter of some 16 feet.
From Robin’s camera:
And a picture of me at the Rainy Day Books reading. This is that black dress, by the way. You can see how comfortable and easily accessorized it is. (Yes, it does look smashing with the Golden Rod Rainbow Stripe Shawl Sweater Shrug Cardigan.)
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Ummmm – Miss Conduct? As a target shooter myself, I must comment on your first photo…
WHERE IS YOUR EAR PROTECTION YOUNG LADY???
I can only hope that you’re wearing earplugs that just can’t be seen in the photo. Pistols are loud, and very damaging to your hearing. If you continue with this (very fun and cathartic) sport, I suggest getting investing in some quality ear protectors. I have these: http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/pod/standard-pod-wrapped.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/pod-link.jsp_A&_DAV=null-cat20801&rid=&indexId=cat20801&navAction=push&masterpathid=&navCount=0&parentType=index&parentId=cat20801&id=0031405 and love them.
No worries, BlondMaggie, I’ve got a pair in that you can’t see. I’d DEFINITELY use better ones at a firing range, though. Anyone who knows me knows that preventing utterly preventable hearing loss is a huge thing with me!