Great Blue Heron

Saturday, in south St. Charles County, Missouri, near the headwaters of Dardenne Creek, I captured  this image of a Great Blue Heron fishing in a pond. This was not, as you can see, a "catch and release," rather an "eat what you catch" fisherman.

 

Nauvoo Temple

Nauvoo Temple after the snow.
 

Riverside in Portland, Oregon

 

Flower and Bee

Sometimes a good photo, like this one, is the result of dumb luck.I had no idea that this bee would appear. 

Butterfly Visit

Lorrie's chive plant is in full bloom with beautiful purple blossoms.This butterfly came to enjoy the blossoms. See the next post for an image of the same butterfly with its wings open. 

Butterfly on Chive blossom

When it opened its wings, the butterfly showed a dramaticallly different color. 

Remembering

Finn, this one is for you. Your namesake.
 

Forest Park Photo

Forest Park, one of the treasures of St. Louis, Missouri, is beautiful this time of year.  

Hanging on

 This tree, barely hanging on, reminds me of life. At times, our roots anchored in faith, family and heritage allow us to hang on to survive the trials and tribulations of life.

Happy Easter everyone!

 

More picnic pictures

 This modified photo is of the little one. She loved the  play ground slide and butterfly stickers. 

All Smiles (almost)

 

Picnic Fun

 

Columbus Building in San Francisco

 

Motto

On the side of a building in San Francisco.

Verticle in San Francisco

 

Without a Torso

I photographed this optical illusion of a man without a torso standing in the air over an atrium in an office building in San Francisco.

What am I going to find on the nearby creek?

See the following post.  

Beaver's Lodge

This is one of two beaver lodges I discovered along Dardenne Creek near the Busch Wildlife Area. 

Dardenne Creek

 Yesterday, I walked along Dardenne Creek from where it flows out of the lake in the Busch Wildlife Area to where the creek crosses under I-64. In this area the creek passes through some very dense thickets and some verdant forests. It was a beautiful hike, much of it following deer trails through the thicket.

Traffic nightmare

 This eerie neon image of  traffic along I-64 reminds of a bad dream.

Sunrise

 It is another beautiful sunrise in Missouri.

We are a happy family

 

The Pals

Aubrey and friends at her baptism.

Flowers and Art

A favorite floral arrangement that was part of a past Flowers and Art display at the St. Louis Art Museum. The floral arrangements are created to mimic the paintings.