WAITING FOR A CALL

 

More from the Central West End Halloween party. Awfully good makeup. He looks like he is waiting for a call or wielding his phone as a futuristic weapon (which maybe it is).                

SLIGHTLY SPOOKY FAMILY

 

I made it to the Central West Halloween party. Didn't stay that long due to my creaky condition but got a few good shots. Everyone is happy to be photographed. Nice to see a family out for the evening but I think it's past the little one's bedtime.             

CITY DAILY PHOTO NOVEMBER THEME - HAPPY

 

You don't have to be good to be happy, so I thought I'd mix the theme with the day after Halloween. The illustration is from this year's St. Lou Fringe Festival in a show called The Wizard of Oz(es), a mashup of all the Broadway shows and movies. Other City Daily Photo members have a good cackle at https://citydailyphoto.org/category/theme-days/.             

HALLOWEEN

 

It's the day for another massive marketing ploy, but  lots of people enjoy it. There is a huge outdoor party in our Maryland Plaza in the Central West End neighborhood. The costumes are outrageous and there are big prizes for the winners. This is a scene from last year. The weather looks good tonight, my spine isn't too awful so I'm going to give it a shot. Results, I hope, to follow.              

STL DPB ON THE ROAD - WAITING FOR A TREAT

 

While in Vienna, we attended morning exercise at the Spanish Riding School with the Lipizzaner stallions. The main shows are sold out weeks in advance. No photos while the horses are in the arena, supposedly for their peace of mind. However, a walkway just behind goes by the stables. This one looks to be waiting for a sugar cube.              

STL DPB ON THE ROAD - I THINK I GOT MY SAINTS STRAIGHT

 

I admitted recently that I was getting confused about what saint goes with which cathedral, an easy thing to do in Europe. I'm confident, though, that this is St. Stephen's in Vienna. Although its twin steeples tower over the central city, it is hard to get an overview as it is crowded by neighboring buildings. One corner, though, collects afternoon sun.             

STL DPB ON THE ROAD - THE LAST SUPPER OF VIENNA

 

Something special and a bit  out of the way in Vienna. There is a somewhat smaller church in the central city known as the Minoritenkirche. It contains something remarkable. When Napoleon swung through town, he decided he wanted Leonardo's Last Supper there. The original in Milan wasn't portable - it's a fresco, egg tempera painted on wet plaster. So an Italian artist was commissioned to create a copy in mosaic - thousands and thousands ot tiny pieces only a couple of millimeters across.

Turns out I did have mild pneumonia. Getting better now, hoping to get out to shoot our big outdoor Halloween party Saturday night.