a walk in the park

I took my little dog to Loose Park on Wednesday and fortunately remembered to bring my camera along. For those of you who aren’t from Kansas City, Jacob L. Loose Memorial Park is this gorgeous 75-acre public park located just outside of the Country Club Plaza. It’s actually a historical landmark-- the Civil War’s Battle of Westport took place here (the City displays cannons from the battle on the park’s grounds!). Though the entire park is picturesque, my favorite element is its rose garden (as pictured in the last five photos above). Gosh, doesn’t it look like a scene out of a Jane Austen novel? According to a little paper handout that I picked up at the park, the Laura Conyers Smith Municipal Rose Garden “contains some 3,000 roses of nearly 150 varieties.” The rose varieties have names like “Julia Child” and “Queen Elizabeth.” How fabulous is that? Oh dear readers, you simply must visit Kansas City someday. It really is lovely here :)