Pic & Play
Our house in the Midtown area must be part of a migratory pattern for black crowes because every year hundreds if not thousands of the noisy little buggers swarm our house. It is actually quite freaky and they are very noisy. Right outside our bedroom window the crows filled the...
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Since we've spent this whole week at the St. Louis Zoo I thought we should end the with week with the "Cutest Animal" at the Zoo. This the adorable Red Panda who did take that honor as voted by the zoo visitors. The Red Panda is not a panda at all and is more closely related to...
Back to the St. Louis Zoo....3rd best in the world by the way!! Let's step into the birdhouse which would be a good option on these colder days. It's very warm and humid in there. I love the color of the birds and the Tawney frogmouth birds (the one with his mouth open) are so...
Happy "Hump Day"!! This past summer, back in June. The camels Elvis and Celeste gave birth to their baby camel. Apparently the camels are big Elvis Presley fans because the baby is named "Presley". I happened to be at the zoo just two days after he had been born. Presley weigh...
I thought today we would try to make up for the snake photos from yesterday's Pic & Play by posting some photos of the variety of beautiful birds on the pond at the Zoo. Pelicans, Black Swans, Wood Ducks and more!! Song: Take Me To The River by Talking Heads
I picked up a new camera over the weekend and had to get out to test it out. Where do you go when you need a great place to take photographs that wont cost you a dime.....The St. Louis Zoo of course!! I love the reptile house so I put on the macro lens and started snapping shots...
The subject of today's Pic & Play is the National Memorial Church of God in the Midtown St. Louis neighborhood. The church is located at 460 Spring Avenue and was built in 1884. In March 2001 the church was struck by lighting and burned to the ground leaving only the stone...
What was the "New American Dream" in 1957?? Boy oh boy how the times have changed and how they've stayed the same. My wife an I live in a home built in the 1800's and while working on our third floor I pulled up some old flooring and found these almost perfectly preserved Post...
Today's Pic & Play photo was taken at the City Museum in downtown St. Louis. This is just a tiny example of the "awesome" that exists at the City Museum from the mind of the late Bob Cassilly. Just looking at this photo, you start to see how much is really going on and this...
