I love watching the ducks. They are so graceful and playful. And so immune to the coldest days when they go out for their swims… Isn’t he pretty? That water was ice cold, but he had no cares, as he wandered over to see if we had anything to feed him. Meanwhile, I was trying […]
Category Archives: Photography
I love taking pictures. Love it. Obviously, right? But, one of the things I like to do is to make things with those pictures. Yes, I like to frame and hang them, but I also like to use photography to create things – items to sell, or even just to create the feel of a […]
This leftover holiday display is an interesting study in processing. Processed in black and white, it appeals to my love of graphic design. What this actually looks like in color is a bunch of white, coated wires, shaped, and covered in small Christmas lights. It was probably really pretty lit up in the center of […]
Isn’t this a lovely little Japanese Tea House scene? It’s at the Japanese Garden, which I will be photographing more in the spring and summer. I love to scout for places to shoot at different times of the year. For example, the tree in my post, “First Snow – The Tree” is one I’m eagerly […]
OK, settle down. I just don’t know what else you would call this picture. ROFL Naturally, these triggered my “Oooh!! Shapes!” obsession. They are actually quite beautiful, seeming to float over the reflecting pond. At night, they glow, but they were just as pretty and interesting during the day… (I would love for you to […]
As you know, no photo expedition is complete for me without finding one of my graphic shots. Shapes, lines, symmetry – I can’t resist it. And, yes, I found it at the botanical gardens. Of course I did. LOL The Children’s and Seedling gardens have some really great structural work that lends itself nicely to […]
This was one of my favorite shots I took at my recent outing to the botanical gardens. If you step off the paved pathways, sometimes, you find a special place to take in the beauty of life. I like to think that that bench there indicates that I wasn’t really breaking the rules by stepping […]
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 […]
When visiting the Missouri Botanical Gardens, you never know what you’ll happen upon, walking among the buildings and the trees and the art. Take, for example, these little girls forever running through the forest… One of the things I love most about the Garden is that it promotes not only conservation of plants and trees, […]
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 […]