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Monday, July 05, 2010

Some Recent Photos

DESPITE TAKING LOTS of photos lately, I haven't been posting very many of them. Here is a selection of the pictures I've taken over the past few months.

Fisherman at sunset, at Bee Tree Park, in Saint Louis County, Missouri, USA

Sunset at Bee Tree Park, in Saint Louis County, Missouri.

Chicory blossom, at Fort Bellefontaine, in Saint Louis County, Missouri, USA

Chicory blossom. The root of this plant is sometimes added to coffee.

Railroad bridge, in Valley Park, Missouri, USA

Railroad bridge in Valley Park, Missouri.

Hot air ballons, in Buder Park, near Valley Park, Missouri, USA

Rocks in stream, at Cliff Cave Park, in Oakville, Missouri, USA

Purple water lilly, at the Missouri Botanical Garden (Shaw's Garden), in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Water lily, at Shaw's Garden.

Clark Bridge, in Alton, lllinois, USA - illuminated at dusk

The Clark Bridge, in Alton, Illinois.

Old Saint Stanislaus Jesuit Seminary, in Florissant, Missouri, USA - Old Rock Building

The old rock building at the former Saint Stanislaus Jesuit Seminary, in Florissant, Missouri.

Gateway Arch, view from the Four Seasons Hotel at night, in downtown Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Gateway Arch.

Fire fountain, at the Four Seasons Hotel, in downtown Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Fire fountain, at the Four Seasons Hotel, in downtown Saint Louis.

Maryland Walk, in Clayton, Missouri, USA - view of building at dusk

A building in Clayton, Missouri.

Yellow daisy

Millstream Gardens Conservation Area, in Madison County, Missouri, USA - view up into grove of white pines

A view up into a grove of native white pines.

Abandoned mine building, Missouri Mines State Historic Site (former Saint Joseph Lead Company), in Park Hills, Missouri, USA

Abandoned mine building, at the Missouri Mines State Historic Site (former Saint Joseph Lead Company), in Park Hills, Missouri.

Lilly

Waterfall, in Forest Park, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Waterfall, in Forest Park, in Saint Louis.

View of the Central West End high-rise buildings, from Forest Park, in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

A view from Forest Park.

Lake at dusk, in Forest Park, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Lake at dusk, in Forest Park.

Christ Pantocrator detail, at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, in Town and Country, Missouri, USA

Detail of an icon of Christ Pantocrator, at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, in Town and Country, Missouri.

Two trees and the Meramec River, at Emmenegger Nature Park, in Kirkwood, Missouri, USA

Two trees next to the Meramec River.

Tree roots and the Meramec River, at Emmenegger Nature Park, in Kirkwood, Missouri, USA - view at dusk

Exposed tree roots on the Meramec.

Night view of Old Courthouse and Gateway Arch from Kiener Plaza, in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

At Kiener Plaza, in downtown Saint Louis.

Waterfall in Kiener Plaza, in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA - view at night

Waterfall in Kiener Plaza.

Saint Peter Roman Catholic Church, in Kirkwood, Missouri, USA - sculpture of Saint Peter

Statue of Saint Peter, at Saint Peter Church, in Kirkwood, Missouri.

Saint Joan of Arc Roman Catholic Church, in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA - mosaic of Saint Joan of Arc

Mosaic of Saint Joan of Arc, at Saint Joan of Arc Church, in Saint Louis.

Stained glass window of an armored saint, at the Saint Louis Art Museum, in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Stained glass window of an armored saint, at the Saint Louis Art Museum.

Coneflower

Coneflower growing in my parents' back yard.
Posted by Mark S. Abeln at 7/05/2010 07:15:00 PM
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