Today I’m looking at a space between sections of a building looking up! When I saw this entrance at the science complex at UMSL, I thought it looked really cool. The complex is actually five connected buildings, including Benton Hall, and I think the difference between the building on either side of the entrance, plus the bank of windows going up, was something really different to see.
We had a nice walk around the Missouri Botanical Garden on a very unseasonably warm January day yesterday!
Last night was one of my favorite nights of the whole year…Garden Glow at the Missouri Botanical Garden!
I really think this is the best lights display in the area, and the Central Axis is the best of the best…I could watch it all night long (and I’m pretty sure my family thought that was my plan!)
I love how there are always new elements to the displays, like these butterflies:
And I think the gorgeous water lilies outside the Linnean House are new as well, but I’m not 100% sure. Either way, I really love them!
It’s always nice to see our favorite, familiar displays, too:
The projection on Tower Grove House was updated to a “12 Days of Christmas” theme:
It’s always nice to warm up by one of the fire pits:
One more look at the beautiful Central Axis before we go:
It’s truly the most wonderful time of the year!
Chickadee and I had fun at the St. Louis Thanks-For-Giving Parade last weekend…she was especially excited to see her old friend Fredbird!
Yesterday Chickadee and I took the MetroLink into downtown St. Louis to attend the Thanks-For-Giving Parade for the very first time!
It was a beautiful November day, and we had a good time. There were only two big balloons, and this Ameren lightning bug was adorable!
Of course there were area marching bands:
And can you even have a parade in the midwest without the Shriners in their funny little cars?
There were some clever floats, including a few that had confetti cannons:
And plenty of other groups representing various area organizations:
I was thrilled to see the giant Schnucks shopping cart:
And two local icons:
Of course the parade wrapped up with the big man himself:
I don’t know why it took me over 20 years to attend this parade…it might not be big like the Macy’s parade in New York City, but it was a lot of fun!
This space between buildings in the Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis is interesting to me both because of the ivy covering the building on the left and the way the building on the right juts out on the lower level.
I really like the space between these two buildings in the Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis for all of the trees and bushes growing there!
