The Missouri Botanical Gardens, also called Shaw’s Garden by native St. Louisans, was gifted to our city by Henry Shaw, after being inspired by his travels to Europe and the great gardens and estates he saw there. He wanted to create such a garden for the residents of his adopted hometown. He also built his […]
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If you ever get the chance to visit the Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis, don’t pass it up. On Saturday mornings, for those who live in St. Louis and immediately surrounding counties, admission is free until 9am. The garden is open year round and there is never a bad time to visit. One a […]
On Cherokee Street, in St. Louis, you will find a fantastic assortment of vintage specialty stores, antique merchants, resale shops, bistros, coffee shops, record stores, and book sellers. If you like it vintage, Cherokee Street is where it’s at. This is a gorgeous doorway on one of the historic homes on the street. All the […]
In St. Louis, it doesn’t get much more Gothic than the Lemp family and their brewery and mansion. The history of the family, their haunted mansion, and their brewery reads like Gothic fiction. The Lemp family name still towers over St. Louis today, although the family has long since passed into history and mystery. If […]
At the end of a lovely walking trail is this old bridge. Maintenance by the parks service ends several yards ahead and you can see that this hidden spot is a favorite of kids up to the usual kid things. I actually think I like this shot better than one I posted before. It has […]
I’m kicking off a week of some of my favorite Gothic(ish)-themed images. I love taking pictures with a Gothic or vaguely creepy tinge to them. I guess it’s a natural offshoot of my love of Film Noir and horror movies and all that. But, invariably, I’ll take a beautiful picture of something and try to […]
This is one of those times I wish I had Hermoine Granger’s Time-Turner in the Harry Potter books. Actually, I’d probably be dangerous if I did have one, because I would be forever tripping back in time to see what something was and how it was used. This is definitely one of them. I have […]
A little Black & White Urban Decay photography. This is where the beautiful Riverwalk in Jefferson Barracks National Park ends up. If you’re going to tramp through that, you better have a good waterproof pair of hiking boots. And your vaccinations up to date. “Like” the Shona Skye Creative page, “Share” the posts. Thx! (I […]