Julia Willard, Julie Willard, Julia Arias, Falling Off Bicycles, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, green bike, bike in KC, bike in Kansas City, bike in Paris

The other day my sister and I went out at sunset for a photoshoot with my bike at one of my favorite places here in my hometown of Kansas City, Missouri: the Nelson Gallery of Art. It was a muggy evening, but we managed to have some fun with it despite the dreadful KC summer weather.

The “Nelson” is our primary art gallery in Kansas City and a landmark with history dating back beyond 1933. It has always played a part in my Kansas City experience; I drove by it at least weekly in my childhood, as my grandparents lived just a couple of blocks away. Its outstanding collection of art, while impressive to the connoisseurs, were often a source of fright for petite Julia. I remember a couple of different pieces that scared me so much I’m not quite over it when I see them today. Still, I love going here, whether to have lunch at Rozzelle Court, to picnic on the massive lawn out front, or to wander through the dozens of rooms of masterpieces.

Julia Willard, Julie Willard, Julia Arias, Falling Off Bicycles, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, green bike, bike in KC, bike in Kansas City, bike in Paris

Julia Willard, Julie Willard, Julia Arias, Falling Off Bicycles, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, green bike, bike in KC, bike in Kansas City, bike in Paris

Julia Willard, Julie Willard, Julia Arias, Falling Off Bicycles, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, green bike, bike in KC, bike in Kansas City, bike in Paris

Julia Willard, Julie Willard, Julia Arias, Falling Off Bicycles, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, green bike, bike in KC, bike in Kansas City, bike in Paris

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