Pic Today 8/31/17

 

 

NO MOWING

THIS FRONT YARD

Long stem white hostas

instead of grass.

What a fragrant gorgeous idea!

 

Pic Today 8/30/17

 

TROUT FINDING THE SUN

A group of rainbow trout

were attracted to rays of the sun

following a rainy, foggy morning.

Shot at Maramec Spring,

Missouri's 5th largest spring

(Maramec Spring Fish Hatchery.)

 

Pic Today 8/29/17

 

THIS OWL

TURNS HEADS

We are blessed to have the

 Great Horned Owl 

here in Missouri.

Magnificent hunter,

silent flyer, and

those beautiful eyes!

He can't move his eyes,

but his head can turn

270˚ around.

 

Pic Today 8/28/17

 

PICKIN' UP PAW-PAWS

All the paw-paw trees

 are loaded with fruit now. 

Lucky to have a forest of paw-paws,

down near the river cabin.

So, as the children's song goes

"pickin' up paw paws,

put 'em in my pocket,

Way down yonder in the

paw-paw patch."

So yummy!

 

Pic Today 8/27/17

 

PERFECT FLOAT-TRIP WEEKEND

Last weekend in August.

Perfect weather.

Going with the flow,

floating their cares away.

 

Pic Today 8/26/17

 

GONE FISHIN'

Headed down to the cabin.

Perfect weather forecast,

  hoping the fish are biting. 

God bless the people

in the path of Hurricane Harvey.

 

Pic Today 8/25/17

 

WATERMELON DAYS

Perfect float-trip food.

Float a fresh watermelon

next to your raft

in the cool cool waters

of a spring-fed stream.

Summer perfect! 

Pic Today 8/24/17

 

CRAZY BUMPER STICKERS

... say a lot about the person driving!

(He had a Dump Trump sticker on the back.)

☺️

 

Pic Today 8/23/17

 

RURAL ROUTE

I'm sure the mail carrier

appreciates the reach

of this ingenious 

 Missouri mailbox.

Pic Today 8/22/17

 

 

 

 

AND THE SKY TURNED DARK

Words are difficult

to describe yesterday's

total solar eclipse.

By noon, it was blistery hot.

An hour later, the sunlight dimmed,

and the air turned chilly.

It was impossible to photograph,

impossible to describe.

The perfect corona

circling a black moon.

Viewing the universe.

Spellbinding beauty.

Pic Today 8/21/17

 

READY AT THIS END

Let the show begin!

 

Pic Today 8/20/17

 

SOMETHING'S COMING

And the heavens know it.

The sun is about to be robbed,

and the moon is the 

probable suspect. 

The skies and clouds

 are being weird. 

So beautiful.

(2 days and counting.)

 

Pic Today 8/19/17

 

RABBIT IN THE SKY

And there he was,

the weekend before

 our total solar eclipse.

A rabbit in the sky!

It is said that the Buddha,

disguised as a rabbit, 

threw himself in a fire

as sacrifice to the god Indra.

His reward was to live as a moon.

Coincidence?

Certainly not.

The rabbit is the totem

for the coming celestial event,

where the moon blocks all of the sun.

 

Pic Today 8/18/17

BARN AT REST

Weathered old Missouri barn.

Surviving years of service,

storms and storage.

Aging gracefully,

and still in use.

So beautiful.

 

Pic Today 8/17/17

 

SWIMMING HOLE

Most country folks

with a spring fed pond,

build a deck

out to the deep part.

Made for running out,

jumping in.

Cools you right down.

Pic Today 8/16/17

 

HOW TO EAT A RASPBERRY

Any questions?

Pic Today 8/15/17

 

 

 

FIRE DRILL

AT

KIRKWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

Teachers learn how to

use emergency equipment

to get wheelchair students

  down steps quickly, safely. 

Safe evacuation drills

are taken seriously.

Pic Today 8/14/17

 

 

PADDLEBOARDING

THE MERAMEC

Missouri streams are famous

for "float trips" . . .

canoes, kayaks, rafts

and now,

"standup paddleboards!"

My first sighting.

(Doesn't look very relaxing.)

 

Pic Today 8/13/17

 

ANA MARIA

IN THE RAIN

(Tarde Lluviosa)

La Candaleria

Bogotá, Colombia

Pic Today 8/12/17

 

 

 

BUDDHIST RETREAT

WORTH THE SEARCH

In the middle of Missouri wine country,

there's a Buddhist retreat

open to the public,

but hidden from view.

In the rolling hills

near Augusta,

you will be welcomed

to hike the paths of this

beautiful retreat.

And leave in a peaceful state.

 

Pic Today 8/11/17

SUMMER BREEZE

Makes me feel fine.

Blowing through the jasmine

In my mind.

                     (Seals & Croft 1972)

Pic Today 8/10/17

 

BARN AT REST

An old farm shed

resting on summer pastures

in rural Missouri.

Not sure it will make it

to next year.

(I love how they

leave it standing.)

 

Pic Today 8/9/17

 

 

COUNTDOWN TO

LOUFEST

One month away.

2 days, 3 stages,

way too many bands,

in beautiful Forest Park.

Pic Today 8/8/17

 

ELI GETS METTA

Good shooting, bud.

Not with bullets,

but with chilly Meramec

river water.

  

Summer fun

before school starts again. 

Pic Today 8/7/17

 

GARDEN COMPOSITION

Rainy day visit

to the Botanical Garden.

Where a dead palm leaf

was protecting this young

Schefflera sprout.

Beautiful.

Pic Today 8/6/17

 

 

 

 

 

PRIME TIME

AT THE

FARMER'S MARKET

Peak-of-freshness vegetables,

heirloom varieties.

picked fresh, grown locally.

Everything's in season.

Sooo good.

 

Pic Today 8/5/17

 

ONCE IN A LIFETIME EVENT

Monday, August 21

Take the day off.

Where will you be? 

They say this one's 

going to be spectacular.

If you're lucky enough 

to be in the path.

You're in for a treat.

See above map for the U.S.

You'll notice Cuba, Missouri,

is one of the featured cities.

I'll be on the gravel bar, in the middle

of the Meramec River.

(Photo is typical corona display

when the moon gets exactly between

the Sun and the Earth.)

Time stops.  You can see stars

in the sky!   Animals hide.

Birds are silent.

Be there!

 

Pic Today 8/4/17

 

GREAT DAY TO WEAR

'SUMMER YELLOWS' 

Weather man says 

"perfect weather for

coming weekend."

So wear yellow, and smile!

 

Pic Today 8/3/17

 

TOMATOES 

HAVE FEELINGS 

Here's proof.

This one's happy.

She's definitely smiling.

(There's a chance

I've been spending too much time

at the farmers market.)

😏

 

  

Pic Today 8/2/17

 

CACTUS SUN

Looking down

on a barrel cactus

always reminds me

of sunshine!

Summer sun

is exactly what cacti

need and love.

(Looking forward to 

the total solar eclipse,

August 21.)

 

Pic Today 8/1/17

 

 

THE SYMMETRY OF NATURE

It's worth getting close to

growing things, really close.

Plants and leaves

have such wonderful design

and structure.

So beautiful.