Dairy Queen Hamburger
Date: 12/01/2007
When we arrived in Atchison it was lunchtime. We spotted a Dairy Queen that served Brazier foods. It's been ages since any of us had had lunch at Dairy Queen.
Amelia Earhart Birthplace Plaque
Date: 11/14/2007
One of Atchison's destination points is the birthplace of Amelia Earhart.
Earhart Birthplace I
Date: 11/14/2007
It's a lovely house built on a ridge, in a style rather typical of the houses in its up-scale neighborhood.
Earhart Birthplace II
Date: 11/14/2007
This is the side of the house, with an interesting additions in the back.
Earhart Birthplace Greyhound I
Date: 11/14/2007
In the front, this remarkable sculpture of a greyhound, remarkable because this is the way greyhound's actually sit but are rarely depicted.
Earhart Birthplace Greyhound II
Date: 11/14/2007
This is another shot of the greyhound sculpture with more of the front porch of the house.
View from Earhart Birthplace
Date: 11/14/2007
From the same spot in front of the Earhart Home, one looks down the ridge to see the bridge that crosses the Missouri river into Missouri.
Campus of Benedectine College I
Date: 11/14/2007
Not far from the Earhart house was the campus of Benedictine College and the nearby St. Benedict's Abbey. This lawn was near the abbey.
Campus of Benedectine College II
Date: 11/14/2007
I was particularly interested in the way the late-autumn sun was coming through the trees.
St. Benedict's Abbey Church
Date: 11/14/2007
The abbey church is most definitely worth seeing, a masterpiece of design by architect Barry Byrne, finished in 1957 for the abbey's centenary. An interesting fact about this design: it was required to use the foundations for a church project that was started in 1928 but abandoned after the 1929 stock-market crash.
St. Benedict's Abbey Church: Bell Tower
Date: 11/14/2007
The abbey church sits on the highest point for miles around, so the bell tower is visible from quite far away.
St. Benedict's Abbey Church Interior: Nave I
Date: 11/14/2007
The ceiling is 44 feet high and decorated in bright, warm colors. There was no one in the church when we visited, which made for nice photo opportunities.
St. Benedict's Abbey Church Interior: Nave II
Date: 11/14/2007
Another view from the narthex end of the nave towards the altar.
St. Benedict's Abbey Church Interior: Nave III
Date: 11/14/2007
A view from the transept of the nave towards the narthex, showing the organ. The light fixtures are noteworthy.
St. Benedict's Abbey Church Interior: Choir I
Date: 11/14/2007
A view from the transept showing the pulpit and altars.
St. Benedict's Abbey Church Interior: Choir II
Date: 11/14/2007
Another view from the transept showing the pulpit and altars.
St. Benedict's Abbey Church Interior: Tabernacle Chapel I
Date: 11/14/2007
A small chapel in the transept houses the tabernacle.
St. Benedict's Abbey Church Interior: Tabernacle Chapel II
Date: 11/14/2007
A small chapel in the transept.
St. Benedict's Abbey Church Interior: Passage
Date: 12/01/2007
A passage between the transept chapel and the choir.
St. Benedict's Abbey Church Interior: Choir Organ I
Date: 11/14/2007
A view of the organ division in the choir, seen from behind the pulpit.
St. Benedict's Abbey Church Interior: Choir Organ II
Date: 11/14/2007
Another view of the organ division in the choir, seen from behind the pulpit.
St. Benedict's Abbey Church Interior: Main Altar I
Date: 11/14/2007
This is the main altar in the center of the choir, seen from behind the pulpit.
St. Benedict's Abbey Church Interior: Main Altar II
Date: 12/01/2007
Another view of the main altar from the side of the choir opposite the pulpit. The crucifix above the altar is seen in silhouette.
St. Benedict's Abbey Church Interior: Nave V
Date: 11/14/2007
A view from the nave from the choir towards the narthex. The day's sun had gotten low and filled the church with light, to which it responded beautifully.
St. Benedict's Abbey Church Interior: Nave Ceiling
Date: 11/14/2007
This is a detail of the decoration on the ceiling of the nave. It seems very much a product of the 1950s but it suited the interior very well.
St. Benedict's Abbey Church Interior: High Altar
Date: 12/01/2007
Back in the choir, this is a view of the decoration above the high altar.
St. Benedict's Abbey Church Interior: Confessional
Date: 11/14/2007
A confessional in the nave. I was enchanted by the way the light streaming through the clear windows lit the warm wood of the confessional.
St. Benedict's Abbey Church Exterior: Cornerstone with Pumpkins
Date: 11/14/2007
The cornerstone of the building had been set at the entrance to the narthex, which was decorated for the season.
St. Benedict's Abbey Church: Nave Exterior and Lower Bell Tower
Date: 11/14/2007
A view of the exterior showing the small extension that serves as the transept of the church.
St. Benedict's Abbey Church: Narthex Entrance
Date: 11/14/2007
A view in departure of the doors to the narthex of the church.
Northwest Missouri Landscape I
Date: 11/15/2007
For our drive back to Kansas City from Atchison, we decided to cross the Missouri river and drive down through some of rural northwest Missouri to see the countryside.
Northwest Missouri Landscape II
Date: 11/15/2007
The November sun was low in the sky by then and everything seemed bathed in a cool-blue light. I liked the silhouettes of the bare trees.
Northwest Missouri Landscape III
Date: 11/15/2007
This part of Missouri is nowhere near so flat as Western Kansas, but there are times when the horizon is a bit distant and marked with rows of trees at the edges of fields.
Northwest Missouri Landscape IV
Date: 11/15/2007
Again, I was trying to capture an impression of the light.
Northwest Missouri Landscape V
Date: 11/15/2007
Utility poles look so much more lonely in the Midwest.
Northwest Missouri Landscape X: Gothic Factory
Date: 11/15/2007
I thought this silhouette of factory buildings looked very menacing, particularly if I could capture a radioactive-looking sun in the background.
Northwest Missouri Landscape XI
Date: 11/15/2007
The spacing of these trees seemed particularly melodic.
Northwest Missouri Landscape XII: Hills
Date: 11/15/2007
There are hills in this part of Missouri; I took this photograph just to prove it.
Northwest Missouri Landscape XIII: Barn
Date: 11/15/2007
I have a continuing affinity for photos of barns in late-afternoon sun.
Weston, Missouri I
Date: 11/15/2007
Along our route we passed through the small town of Weston, Missouri. I thought the sun continued with the interesting lighting effects.
Weston, Missouri IX: Tobacco Buildings
Date: 11/15/2007
Tobacco farming is still an important part of the economy in this part of Missouri.
Weston, Missouri XIII: Main Street
Date: 11/15/2007
This wrought-iron balcony railing was very opulent.
Ridges in Sunlight
Date: 11/15/2007
I was aiming for an impressionistic effect, but mostly got lens flare.
