Thursday, September 20, 2012

The Local Entry

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This balloon is at the Great Forest Park Balloon Race year after year. Charles Lindbergh flew The Spirit of St. Louis from near New York to near Paris in 1927. We get the big bubble of St. Louis over Forest Park on a more regular schedule. The couple below are some of the typical St. Louisans the balloon represents.

May not be able to do a post tomorrow. We're supposed to drive to Kansas City right after work tonight for a weekend anthropology expidition in the part of Kansas where my wife grew up. We'll see. The road trip, of course, will be well documented.

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6 comments:

Olivier said...

vraiment sympa la derniere photo, et tu n'es pas monte dans une des mongolfieres pour faire des photos ?

Stefan Jansson said...

Fun looking couple. And a cool balloon. Have fun in Kansas City.

William Kendall said...

Excellent shots. Enjoy the trip!

Jack said...

Yup. Look like typical St. Louisans to me. Have fun on the road trip.

Birdman said...

Road trips renew the soul. Enjoy the weekend. We're headed to the Common Ground Fair... back to Hippie ville!

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Very 'eclectic' style you Louisans have Bob!! Enjoy Kansas and the getting there!