The elderly man in the photo is the founder of Aikido. Art of Harmony. Kind of popularized by Steven Segal... Unfortunately Steven made it much more violent for the movies. Ueshiba was small in stature but big in the impact of martial arts. He took a harsh form of Daitoryu Aikijujitsu and turned it
It could be a mailbox but I doubt it. This fish weathervane ( or it may not be ) is probably nonfunctional but it may be there for strictly decorational purposes. I've seen some old collectible weathervanes sell for tens of thousands of dollars on Antiques Roadshow.... seems way overpriced but then
The county maintenance crews are now preparing for the upcoming storms with salt trucks... the snow, ice, freezing temps, slippery roads... Good old Kansas City winter weather.