I make no secret of my love of Gargoyles. I wrote a post about there here. I even love the Gargoyles cartoon. So, when I spotted these guys, I had to stop the car and jump out to get a couple shots. Now, these fellows sit high atop the St. George Catholic Church in South St. Louis. […]
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If there is a better picture for a Saturday, I don’t know what it would be. Who doesn’t love this charming porch, with it’s friendly sign and rocking chair? It was all I could do to not run up there, sit in the chair, and relax with a big old lemonade. Of course, I didn’t […]
After yesterday’s long, photo-heavy post, we’re going to kick back and take it easy for Friday. Wandering around the tiny, historic town of Kimmswick, MO, with The Hubs, we came upon this old barn that really spoke to me. I can’t imagine why… I want a barn…with a wine garden…full of wine…Is it too early […]
If you remember, a while back, I introduced you to the Compton Hill Water Tower & The Reservoir Park. A beautiful old structure and surrounding park that I had never even visited, even though I’ve lived here my entire life. LOL Well, I found out during my visit that, once a month during the spring and summer, […]
A few weeks back, The Hubs and I took the afternoon and went to Laumeier Sculpture Park here in St. Louis. It’s a beautiful park, full of modern sculpture and walking trails. Since the 1980s, the largest sculpture, Liberman’s “The Way,” has been the symbol of the park itself. Constructed from eighteen oil tankers, the […]
I had two options with this shot. 1) Climb a hill that was way overgrown and probably infested with snakes and giant flesh-eating bugs or 2) opt for an “artsy” perspective, while staying relatively clean and safe on the gravel road below the mountain of death standing between me and said abandoned house. Sooooo yeah…I […]
I used to go to this park a lot more when I was first married. The Hubs grew up in this neighborhood and this park was his stomping grounds. That kind of carried over after we had kids of our own. But, when we moved to the ‘burbs and my mother-in-law moved to the ‘burbs, […]
This building is always a little bit disconcerting when you are driving down Broadway in South City, St. Louis, MO. This portion of Broadway is largely industrial, more than a little rundown, and some parts are downright unsafe. You are driving along the gray buildings, piles of salvage and refuse, and then, BAM, you are […]
Away from Forest Park, away from the beauty of the pastoral acres, St. Louis is always busy. Cranes reaching for the skies to build a new women’s and children’s healthcare center can be seen from Forest Park Parkway. (I would love for you to come back to visit, so please SUBSCRIBE using one of the […]
OK, so I did finally pull myself away from the awesome symmetry I shared in yesterday’s post and went around to the stunning front of Forest Park’s beautiful World’s Fair pavilion. The fountains aren’t going yet, but that doesn’t make it any less gorgeous. Built in 1909 with proceeds from the 1904 World’s Fair held […]