A favorite fall scene. This is an area known as Art Hill in St. Louis’s Forest park. In the background is the Art Museum looking over Art Hill which is lined by these trees. Like clockwork, every fall these trees turn a bright red. In the distance is the statue of St. Louis on hisContinue reading “St. Louis Art Hill: A Fall Marvel”
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Fall in St. Charles County
While out hunting with the Basset Hounds, this is an area we would pass through in the fall. This area borders St. Louis County along the Missouri. The hounds would chase rabbits, very rarely catching anything but was a good excuse to get out on Sunday afternoons and explore Missouri’s back roads. Click on theContinue reading “Fall in St. Charles County”
Gates
This is an interesting view at the Missouri Botanical Garden. These gates are directly in front of Henry Shaw’s home (behind me in this view) allowing a direct view through another set of gates to the Linnean House, quite a distance away. To the right of one of the posts is the Henry Shaw Mausoleum.Continue reading “Gates”
Fall in the Japanese Garden
Fall is setting on Missouri Botanical Garden’s Japanese Garden. This is 14-acrespace, one of the largest in North America, represents an evolution of centuries of tradition and a multiplicity of distinctly Japanese cultural influences. Incorporating carefully designed plantings, waterfalls, beaches and islands, the Japanese Garden invites visitors to experience the thrill of personal interpretation andContinue reading “Fall in the Japanese Garden”
Groundskeeper’s House
Exploring the Missouri Botanical Garden, this is one of my favorite buildings. In 1895, the Cleveland Avenue Gatehouse, now named the Herring House, was constructed in accordance with Henry Shaw’s will to be a residence for the Garden’s groundskeeper. The surrounding new landscape design was inspired by influential British horticulturist Gertrude Jekyll. The rear garden willContinue reading “Groundskeeper’s House”
Fall colors at the Missouri Botanical Garden
While taking a Fall walk through the Missouri Botanical Garden, I found this area I had never seen before. These are the best fall colors in the area, in an unusual setting. These are possibly plum trees. Click on the photo to purchase. Click here to see more of the Missouri Botanical Garden.
Auto Show
A restored Porsche at the European Auto Show in St. Louis. Click on the photo for more info. Click here for more photos from auto shows.
Boeing PT-17 Stearman
The Stearman (Boeing) Model 75 is a biplane used as a military trainer aircraft, of which at least 10,626 were built in the United States during the 1930s and 1940s.[1] Stearman Aircraft became a subsidiary of Boeing in 1934. Widely known as the Stearman, Boeing Stearman or Kaydet, it served as a primary trainer forContinue reading “Boeing PT-17 Stearman “
1925 Hispano-Suiza H6B Labourdette Skiff‑Torpedo
The H6B Hispano-Suiza, launched at the 1919 Paris salon was to set the standard of automotive design and engineering that other manufacturers strived to equal. Hispano-Suiza’s policy of producing only one model provided the highest degree of quality control and at the same time enabled detailed improvements based on experience and customer suggestions: By theContinue reading “1925 Hispano-Suiza H6B Labourdette Skiff‑Torpedo”
1927 Bugatti Type 35B Hellé-Nice Grand Prix
Engine: straight eight overhead cam, Bugatti-Roots supercharger, 2,292cc giving approximately 130 bhp at 5,500rpm; Gearbox: four speed manual; Suspension: front-Bugatti type forged steel tubular axle with trunnion mounted leaf springs, rear- axle carried on reversed quarter- elliptic leaf springs; Brakes: four wheel drum. Right hand drive. Considered by many people to be the most beautifulContinue reading “1927 Bugatti Type 35B Hellé-Nice Grand Prix”
Great Rivers Imaging 