Purple Transluscent Petals

 along the bank of Dardenne Creek near old town, St. Peters, Missouri. By the way, have you visited the historic house on display in old town, St. Peters? It is worth a few minutes detour from Highway 70.

St. Louis Temple - from the flower garden

 

Glasses

Had a moment to spend with the camera 

Wife, Mom & Grandma

 

Where in the World?

Who can identify where this picture was taken? It is one of two places on earth where you can see streams of boulders as you see in the foreground of the photograph - where veins of solid  rock, due to harsh weather conditions over eons of time, have been shattered into streams of boulders.


Answer: Wow! that generated a lot of non-interest. It is the Falkland Islands, which to me was one of the most interesting place that I have ever visited.. 

All Of The Family At This Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July Rose

 

Image of a rose. The image was softened and made to look  more ethereal on Picasa.  

Scalloped Blossoms

Glowing Sunrise

 This glowing sunrise over the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica gives me the same feeling that I have experienced each day of the heat wave - here comes the heat again.

Cool off in this lake

 

Queen Anne's Lace

 

At this time of year in Missouri, the flower, Queen Anne's Lace, abounds. It is a beautiful flower with dozens of little, pure white blossoms making up this single flower. From the top it looks like a mat of delicately knit white lace. But, because of the whiteness of the flower it is difficult to photograph from the top of the flower with good results. Hence, the photograph from the ground up perspective. 

1909 Singer Treadle Sewing Machine

 

My great friend, Blake, made my grandmother's old treadle sewing machine look like new. Thank you. It is a family heirloom that I treasure very much.

Dardenne Creek - Flood Plain - Morning Light

 

Harvested Wheat Field

 

Layers of color with the early morning mist. Flood plain north of St. Peters, Missouri

St. Louis Lambert Airport and Tornado

 

It has been a little over a year since we were in Terminal C of the St. Louis Airport when it was struck by a tornado. The devastation shown in this image taken a few minutes after the tornado did its damage is now just a memory. The repairs and renovations of the terminal are now complete.

The Big Three

 

Where Did the Ice Cream Go?

 

The Tradition Continues

 

Deliciously Silly

 

Fun in Pasadena

 

Cat Tails

I've loved cat tails since I was a child. The image was modified by a Picasa feature that makes lighted portions of the image appear to be thin.

Butterfly and Thistle Blossom