Dabbling in history…….
I just returned to a trip out to Topeka, Kansas to visit with my wonderful Fuji buddies Jackie Hillyer and Cy Franks and the great folks Wolfe’s Camera. What a fin store and a top notch staff! I did a talk for them and a photo walk over to the Capital which has just undergone a multi, multi million dollar renovation and it is one of the nicest capitals I’ve ever photogrpahed! One of our folks we met was Ken Metz, a terrific photographer from the Topeka area and retied Kansas State trooper. Meeting the Wolfe folks, and Ken and getting to spend time with Jackie and Cy was a real pleasure. i also met a young man named Jesse who will become my next scholarship student! All told it was worth the 25 hours of diving to get to and from Topeka!
Before I went to Topeka, Sherelene and I joined her sister Debi and her husband Eddie for a trip to uffalo Trace Distillery and to Keeneland for the Spring races, I got a few shots at Buffalo Trace. Below are some of the images from these trips! Next up, a weekend in Indianapolis with Robert’s Camera and the Riviera Camera Club!
Our group in Topeka for the walking tour of the capital.
The famous Kansas historic figure John Brown!
Some of my images from Buffalo Trace;
Barrell stencil.
Lots of history and a lot of driving for one week!
Blessings,
the pilgrim
Bourbon note! When a young college student I consumed more than my share of Kentucky Bourbon, but I no longer drink, well, and occasional glass of wine, but I got most of that out of my system in college. I do not judge anyone that drinks, I hope they do it in moderation and stay off the road when they do, but as part of my faith I’ve given up hard liquor, but Bourbon is a part of the history of my state and that history interests me, even if I did not sample any, even when a guest there! Just so you know!
Photo Note: All images Fuji X PRO 2 and 10-24, 18-135, and 16mm f 1.4.
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Way back when I was a young Army Captain I suffered an injury in Ranger School which put my wedding in jeopardy and cancelled our Alaska Honeymoon Cruise due to a bunch of schooling changes. I was in a class in Ft Leavenworth, and had to beg for a day off to fly out to get married. Then I brought my new wife back to stay with me in what amounted to a bedroom and shared bath for a little over a week. One of our short trips was to Topeka and its fabulous museum. Nice to see a redo…thanks for the memory jogger. Be safe on the road my friend. Prayers for you and His Light every night.
Thanks Eric, miss you my friend, keep the bad guys away!!!!!!
You missed a couple of great statutes on the Capitol grounds. One of your fellow Kentuckian, Abe Lincoln, with a lap that local children are known to sit in and the other of a pioneer mom with a babe in arms (well, one arm) and a rifle in the other captioned: DEDICATED TO THE PIONEER WOMEN OF KANSAS.
Sorry I missed it!