The Tour of Bunnies

This past Sunday Ken and I went down to the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, MO. During the Easter season the Plaza is transformed into an Easter Wonderland. March 12th was this year's debut of Nicholas and his friends--they are larger than life, standing approx. 7' tall bunnies. They are made from Plaster of Paris. These colorful bunnies line the sidewalks and corners of the Plaza. This tradition began in the 1930's to battle the Depression sales slump. The bunnies started their careers at another JC Nichols development- Crestwood Shops. They moved to the Plaza three years after being on display at the Crestwood Shops where they have been a Springtime tradition.

"Hi, My name is Brian and I am one of the Easter

bunnies here on the Plaza. A nice couple came by

and took my picture and all my friends here.

Continue on and you'll see all of my friends.

Have fun!"

"My name is Kate and that is my friend Melinda,

she dropped by for a visit."

"I'm Lee and I'll be welcoming you to the

Plaza III Restaurant. Yum!"

"Oh, Hi--I'm Ellyn and I'm here with my friend

Ken, he has dropped by to help me decorate my

eggs. He did a great job BUT he is VERY messy.

I guess that's a boy for you." :) :)

We pause on our bunny tour to see one of the many

sculptures that the Plaza features. This one is "Quiet

Talk" showing a quiet moment between Mom and

daughter.

"Amy here and I get to see all sorts of traffic down

here on the Plaza. I've been sooo busy with these

darn eggs that I haven't been able to do any

"SHOPPING!" I don't have much time or I'll be late!"

Here we have Neptune's fountain. It has not been

turned on so you can't see how spectacular it is

when it is flowing.

Kansas City is known for it's fountains and this

would be one of them.

"Hi, My name is Sue and I get to greet the many

people who come to the Cheesecake Factory.

It is over my left shoulder through those gates.

I'd love to eat there, maybe one day.........."

"I'm Peter--original name for a rabbit don't you think?

My friend over there is Ken and I guess that lady with

the camera must be his wife. I heard that they were

down here taking pictures of us.

I'm on the other side of the gates from Sue. I help her

with greeting the people but sometimes she gets sooo

busy chatting, that she forgets to greet everyone.

I tell ya--women!"

"WELL HELLO, My name is Nicholas and I stand

at the corner of JC NICHOLS PKWY and 47th

Street. This is a busy corner due to all the

visitors from the east and the north parts of

town. The things I could tell you that I've seen

from this corner." I hope you enjoyed the tour

and will come see us if you are in the area.

We will be here through April 5th.

Come back Sunday and you'll get to meet one

more of my friends, somehow she got lost today." ~Keep on Dreaming~