Two days ago we celebrated Chicago on 3/12, and now it’s St. Louis’ turn…in honor of the original telephone area code for the metro area, we observed 314 Day!
We had a few St. Louis favorites…(frozen) Imo’s pizza for dinner, with the St. Louis classic, Fitz’s root beer:
And a homemade lemon gooey butter cake for dessert:
The celebratory season is far from over…tomorrow we’re having an early St. Patrick’s Day, and then the two March birthdays in our house within a week!
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!
