Category Archives: Forest Park
It’s not all doom and gloom here in St. Louis, despite continuing racial tensions around the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson. Ferguson is where my grandparent’s old house was, where I used to visit as a … Continue reading
Posted in Forest Park, Summer, Uncategorized
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The Cardinals won last night against the Brewers, and it was a fun game to watch. They won today, too. We went to walk in the park this morning. The cup plants (Silphiom perfoliatum) by the river are all very … Continue reading
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Moon and Shakespeare and Glorious June
I missed the full moon on Friday (the 13th, no less, with Mercury in retrograde someone told me, and other things astrological) so here it is, 2 days late, this morning, behind the sycamore tree. The weather has been glorious … Continue reading
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On a walk today I saw only one turtle out sunning and only one frog. Nice day, too, not too hot. Hopefully they have all just gone into hiding until the Fair in the park is over. Crews are busily … Continue reading
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Biked to work today- saw Drill sargeant- mulberries- quail- bullfrog- forest green- water Sunrise over Forest Parkway
On a midday walk just now it was hot, humid, the grass-cutters had cut down the cattails that were at the edge of Jefferson Lake, where the redwing blackbirds build their nests- I looked for signs of carnage but found … Continue reading
Forest Park
We took a walk in Forest Park this morning to places I have never been before. Here’s a sampling. MayApple fruit (Podophyllum peltatum) Catalpa blossoms Devil’s walking stick (Aralia spinosa). … Continue reading
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Things I saw and heard while biking around the park and to work this morning: Red Truck Tai Chi man in Muny parking lot Quail near the Worlds Fair pavilion where I heard him last year Fielding Electric man fishing … Continue reading
Turtles, fish hawk, and sparrow song
On a walk just now I watched an osprey circling and gliding over Jefferson Lake, hunting for a fish; he spied one, folded his wings, and down he went into the water. Came out with a good-size fish, maybe 6 … Continue reading
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New Year’s Day, 2014
Saint Louis at sunrise Great Blue Heron looking for breakfast Breakfast Fixing the fire for Britches (in the green chair). She has not felt well and went to the vet with me yesterday. She’s getting better now. Later we’ll take … Continue reading
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