We’ve had a little bit more snow and a little more is maybe on the way so I decided to post a couple of images taken last week when it was closer to 80 degrees. These images were taken during my frequent walk through Gage Park. Spring is just around the corner!
Congratulations to the KU men’s basketball team on making it to the NCAA Elite 8 Tournament! I am an equal opportunity fan. I like to see Kansas Schools get the recognition they deserve no matter what part of the state they are from! So to celebrate a bit I thought it would be fitting to venture from Topeka a bit to Lawrence Kansas for a few Jayhawk images.
On Wed. of this week I stopped in the Blue Planet Cafe located in beautiful downtown Topeka,KS for lunch. Blue Planet is Topeka’s only vegan restaurant and coffee shop. For you carnivores don’t worry though because as I understand it they have a great turkey or roast beef sandwiches in addition to their meat free options. The Blue Planet is quite laid back and the staff are friendly and helpful. I sat at the counter and passed the time of day with a nice gentleman at the counter which I later found out that he was the owner of Gizmo Pictures and his wife is the owner of the cafe. After my soup (Samosa soup – featuring potatoes and peas swimming in a mild, balanced curry broth) and fresh salad I looked around the cafe a little bit. In the back there is a beautiful meeting room that is available for rent.
As I was looking around the cafe and taking a few photos I met an interesting man named Brad. Brad was standing there ordering his lunch with his full white beard, suspenders and hat. I said to him “can I take your picture?” and he said sure “you want to see my compost pile?” a little taken back (very briefly) I said that I didn’t think I did! But after learning how passionate Brad is for compost my interest was peaked and after he had finished his lunch we proceeded to his compost pile in the alley behind the cafe. Take a look at the little video of Brad talking about compost and also notice the image I took of the thermometer in the compost about 130 degrees! Brad was very pleased with the reaction that was occuring!
This little outing today was truly a Topeka serendipity. I had a great experience at the Blue Planet Cafe and got to meet several new friends Brad, Timothy the barista and Jeff the owner’s husband, fun afternoon!
One of the great things about living in Topeka is that the city is big enough to have many of the conveniences of a bigger city but when there is an event like a parade you find yourself running into many people you know!
If you are looking for your image that I took at the parade you can find all the images posted on our Harrington Photography,llc Facebook Fan Page by clicking here. Feel free to tag yourselves and the images should be of a high enough resolution so that you are able to download the image(s) and have them printed into a 4×6 so you can remember the fun of St. Patrick’s Day 2011!
As St. Patrick’s Day approaches this coming Thursday if you find yourself in need of beads for the parade you need to visit the Topeka Carnival Supply located in North Topeka. The guy that runs it is really nice and I have a feeling that he would really appreciate your business. If you have never been in the store you really owe it to yourself to visit the store and look around. The store is literally packed to the rafters with all kinds of costumes, beads, cotton candy machines, gag gifts and even some stage makeup. If you don’t see it just ask and he probably has it! So go over the bridge and check out Topeka Carnival Supply it is located just catty corner (can you tell I’m from Kansas?) from Brad’s Corner Cafe (a whole other post soon)!
