Pic Today 9/30/13

ROGUE UNDERGROUND DINING

GOURMET DINNER NO. 32

It's hard to believe

our secret (and now famous)

underground gourmet dining club

has just held its 32nd event . . .

each one at an improbable or unusual

location, with or without a

formal dining room or kitchen.

This time, 28 lucky "first come, first serve"

guests discovered their destination

by address only, at the final hour.

The location this time was an unoccupied

"speed shop" and auto collection site

with a most unusual top floor bedroom

with a pink double bed!

Pic Today 9/29/13

PUMPKIN DESIGN

Shopping for a pumpkin 

is not so simple anymore.

They come in all sizes, 

shapes and colors . . .

orange, white, green,

speckled, striped, with warts,

without warts.

Squash, gourds, pie pumpkins,

and pumpkins that weigh more

than 200 pounds!

There's something for everyone,

with many new varieties and shapes.

Someone's been busy in the pumpkin patch!

Pic Today 9/28/13

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

CLINCH NATIONAL LEAGUE

CENTRAL DIVISION TITLE

It's official.

The Cards have clinched

another Central Division championship,

defeating the Chicago Cubs 7-0.

I picked the right game to attend Friday

as the victory sends them into the "post season" again.

The next few days will determine 

which team we will play for the 

National League championship.

And then it's on to another World Series.

(Yes, I had that hot dog!)

Pic Today 9/27/13

MORNING RITUAL

I'm a creature of habit.

My morning routine

 starts with a walk 

to my favorite coffee shop,

awaiting their doors to open

at 6:00am sharp.

My coffee awaits.

My papers, too.

And every morning,

my neighbor (Dick)

with his two faithful dogs

(Hondo and Tinnie)

watch the city awaken

and the daylight brighten.

His table and chair

always occupied,

with his loyal companions

by his side.

Every morning.

It's a ritual

and a great way to start each day.

(Dick rescued these dogs years ago,

from a snowy hillside

on a New Mexico Indian Reservation,

and they've been by his side ever since.)

Pic Today 9/26/13

MUM'S THE WORD

. . . chrysanthemums, that is!

Mums are the "flowers of fall,"

and they're blooming everywhere.

Put a pot of mums at your front door,

and welcome in the season.

Pic Today 9/25/13

3 RECYCLED TREES

1.  A giant redwood.  Cut, erected

      and carved into a giant . . . tree!

2.  A dead tree stump.   Covered

    with hammered aluminum, to

 stand as a metallic . . . tree!

3.  A shorter tree stump.   Cut

      and carved into a . . . chair!

Not sure we're improving on the original.

(Well, they are recycled.)

Pic Today 9/24/13

CRACKS ARE IMPORTANT

I follow cracks.

They're nature's way

of keeping things from breaking.

They always follow the path

of least resistance.

They're not bad luck,

so you can step on them

(and let them lead you somewhere.)

As Doctor Who knows . . .

some are windows to the universe.

Pic Today 9/23/13

SWEET PERFORMANCE

St. Louis acoustic band, 

The River Rats,

performed at The Focal Point

to celebrate the Autumnal Equinox

under a full moon.

What a great concert.

What a sweet, sweet voice.

Of course I'm not swayed

by the fact that Maggie (lead singer)

is my daughter!

Great concert.   Great band.