. What on earth could they be talking about? What would fit this strange combination of prohibitions? The answer: the pool in Citygarden pictured below. It's wonderful that they let kids splash around in it but no poopie pants, please. It was a very bu... »
.Pinocchio celebrates spring, but perhaps he is telling yet another lie: the summer will be normal. It's awfully lush in Citygarden for the first of April. The latest forecast is for 32 C., 89 or 90 F., today, with sunshine and hazy air. An August brow... »
.Seems like every couple of years I find a reason to quote the opening lines of St. Louisan T. S. Elliott's masterwork, The Hollow Men. I'll spare you today but only because it will be in a link I'll probably use in tomorrow's post.This is a close-up o... »
.The quarterfinals of the U.S. men's college basketball tournament is in town this weekend. The whole process is usually referred to as March Madness, and it really is. People get silly-stupid about 20 year olds shooting baskets for far-away schools. I... »
.As I mentioned on Sunday, the Idiotarod was held for the benefit of Operation Food Search, a wonderful organization helping to feed St. Louis' hungry. One of the contestants' required activities in support of the cause was to roll a few lines at Flami... »
.The Thursday Arch Series has the week off while I run through some more Mardi Gras parade images. Need to shoot some new Arch pictures, anyway.The parade had many enjoyable qualities but subtlety was not one of them. Blocks of intense color were the r... »
.If Tuesday is Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, yesterday in St. Louis was Samedi Jofflu, Chubby Saturday. They (whoever they are) say we have the second biggest Mardi Gras celebration in the U.S. after New Orleans. Not that we could remotely approach the size... »
.A little digital razzmatazz on a picture of a derelict warehouse. It's not far north of the Arch, where the Laclede's Landing entertainment district yields yields to the old industrial barrens along what's called the North Riverfront. If you were to l... »
.Hmm. What kind of animal would you associate with St. Louis? A baseball cardinal or football ram? Perhaps the pigeons in Kiener Plaza or a weasel sucking up real estate redevelopment tax credits.For us locals the choice is clear: the Anheuser-Busch te... »
.Another view from the rooftop terrace at the Park Pacific apartments. These are places lawyers hang out so beware. Center-left is the Egypto-Babbylonio-Neoclassic confection known as the Civil Courts Building. It contains Missouri state courts. On the... »
.He's wearing a Cubs hat so probably more the latter.The tee shirt brought back a memory and an upcoming dilemma. My son-in-law is in food service management at St. Louis University's 10,000 seat arena. I haven't been to one of their basketball games i... »
.The lead photo in Monday's post was from First Night, The Lou's no-booze public New Year's Eve party. They say that's family friendly. Hmm. Do you hate your family if you have a glass of champagne at midnight? Well, the point is that nobody gets rowdy... »
.I get a lot of email photography newsletters. Most of them are deleted because I don't remotely have the time to read them. I would if I were not a photo addict, but then I wouldn't have a reason to subscribe to them, but I am so I can't get around to... »
.I took a lot of pictures downtown on Christmas Eve before and after sunset, something to occupy myself and keep out of the way while others were making dinner. The city center was nearly deserted. The video screen in Citygarden flashed back and forth ... »
.Huge and superb dinner at daughter Emily and son-in-law Brian's home last night. He's a professional chef and she might as well be. It wasn't a late night but when we returned home I fell asleep before I got a post up.Citygarden has unique Christmas d... »
