My Adenium has been struggling for a few years now. He's really been enjoying his new spot on the deck and is now even flowering! Bought this quite a few years back at the Cactus & Succulent show at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis.
These cute little furry friends almost met the wrath of my lawn mower today. Good thing I weed whacked first, which I never do, because I wouldn't have spotted them otherwise. Check out the other pics and you will tell how small they really are!
One of my good buddy's son had a T-ball game the other day so we went out to take a few shots and root him on. For such a young dude he sure had a good cut and an overall awareness. Might be a future Card here!
As you may or may not know, my Grandma Meade passed away April 16th, the same day my son was born. Recently my Mom came in town and brought a few sentimental items from my Grandma's house that she thought I'd like. One of those items came with a very interesting surprise.
Ever been to Botanical Gardens in St. Louis? If not, I highly recommend it. And while this photo doesn't actually highlight the beauty of Botanical Gardens, you can find out more info on their website at MoBot.org
I've been collecting photos of entrances for quite awhile so I thought I'd unleash a few now. These were taken in South City St. Louis. A plate full of toasted ravioli for the first person who can name the street.
I've been collecting photos of entrances for quite awhile so I thought I'd unleash a few now. These were taken in South City St. Louis. A plate full of toasted ravioli for the first person who can name the street.
I've been collecting photos of entrances for quite awhile so I thought I'd unleash a few now. These were taken in South City St. Louis. A plate full of toasted ravioli for the first person who can name the street.
This is a photo of a little birdie that wasn't too keen on reading and obeying the message plastered to the rung of this ladder. I took this photo and posted it so it may be a lesson to the wild, careless and/or disobedient.
Well, today Jack downgraded from gremlin to bean pod, his original status. It's been a rough couple of days where nothing seemed to put him at ease for longer than a half hour.
Benton Park is a cool little historic neighborhood near downtown St. Louis. It's actually the first place I lived when I moved to St. Louis. I lived near Pestalozzi and McNair, close to Venice Cafe.
Although I've been talking about him everywhere, this is the first official post dedicated to my new baby Jack. He was born on April 16th at 1:17PM. He weighed 8 pounds and 0.4 ounces and was 22 inches long.
Taken on the end of my driveway during some very colorful spring skies. I love spring; the flowers, the storms, everything. I'd be a storm chaser if I had some patience.
I was moving some old photos around and this one just sort of struck me funny so I'm posting it up here. The cool thing about having a partner that shoots is you get to go out on shooting expeditions. This one happened in Carondelet Park in St. Louis
I have to pay respect to my Grandma Frances Meade who passed away on April 16th 2008, the same day my son was born. I was not able to attend the funeral, my heart is broken. She was a beautiful lady and she will be missed.
Well it's time for my official spring is here post but I fear that by doing so I may experience more raining slush like I did yesterday. Hinging on what I hear and read online has lead me to go ahead and do it, it's supposed to get nice this week.
Time for another Caps entry. This time I'm keeping it local with my favorite brewery of all time: Schlafly. This No. 15 brew is the tool I use to get people in the door and it even got Sarah to start trying (and now liking) beer.
Ok so I'm late to the punch on everything around here. But I am pulling through with some belly pics. I even took my dumb hat off and did my hair to get in one of these photos. Baby is due this friday! (more photos below)
The rain has been insane lately. A few days ago I had a little river in my back yard. Good news though, spring is here. Now I can start going outside again. This shot was taken in Chesterfield Valley on my way to Trader Joe's.
Going to check on the baby (well, the belly, you get it) is a weekly thing now. Sometimes two times a week. Our due date is April 11th but I'm predicting the 8th which would be next tuesday.
I like "shooting from the hip". You simply leave the camera around your shoulder and snap spap. It's a good way to shoot in places where you may be asked to leave if caught taking photographs. This is our favorite asian store in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Nam Hai Oriental Food Market.
How about some totally random, totally unrelated photos from South City St. Louis? These photos were taken on Grand Avenue in South City St. Louis.
I used to never read. I actually still don't like the art of reading but I love me some learnen'. This is a shot of a few books and magazines on my dashboard during my most recent road trip to Iowa to see my Grandma.
This is my windshield. This was a road trip. This is my windshield on a road trip. Any err questions?
There is a plethora of interesting things to photograph at Grandma's house. This is the inside of her closet. Sometimes I like to shoot and only focus on things like composition, shapes, textures and color. It's a great way to get over the "there's nothing to shoot" rut.
Ever had mountain lightening? It was our beverage of choice as poor college kids. If you answered yes to the question above then chances are you're also familiar with Dr Topper? If you said yes to both of those, high five. Here's a mountain lighting catching a few rays on the edge of the starbucks trash can.
Argyle socks and a fresh pair of chucks. It really doesn't get any more crisp than that. I like keeping one pair nice and clean and the other nice and holey. I have holey socks and I have holey chucks. I have clean socks and clean chucks, never mix the two.
This is the start of a new series I've been dying to do. Last year I started collecting bottle caps from my favorite brews. My goal in this series is to photograph the cap, talk about the beer (maybe some history) and explain why I think it's so tasty. So the first up is Ayinger, a beer I first enjoyed in Germany when I was around 17 years old...
I love my fisheye camera. It was a gift from aunt and uncle to be, lil Dira and Jameson. I've used it a bunch of times but have been horrible at scanning the prints. My to-do for this week is to buy more film and carry the camera with me.
