TRAPPED

Haven’t been out on the street in several days. It’s just too hot. So, one more from the City Museum. There is a dome on top of the roof topped by a 24 foot / 7.3 meter praying mantis. Slinky-like tubes for kids to climb through are all around. This boy looks like he might become lunch.                 

WIZARDS

The City Museum has a collection of vintage pinball machines. For a small additional charge, you can play as long as you like. I like to think I was pretty good at this in my youth. A friend and I were almost late for our last law school exam because, if memory serves, we had 23 free games racked up on our favorite machine. When I tried again the day this picture was taken, I was just awful. Skills decline.               

WOULD YOU ENTER?

Another detail at the City Museum. The neon sign may have been part of an old amusement park but it sends a mixed message about what may lie beyond.                   

QUEEN OF THE NILE

But not the Mississippi. Time to move on. I’ve got a few images from a recent trip to the City Museum with the wonderful grandkid. One of the things I really like there is the collection of old architectural artifacts. This was probably on the facade of a building but I didn’t look for the explanation.           

SENIOR OPINION

Some of the senior members of the St. Louis community take a break from the heat and humidity at the No Kings rally. No way to get him out the door until the 2026 mid-term elections.                      

FREE SPEECH

Another image from No Kings. There is a case to be made about the effect of private equity on the public good, although it is controversial. I’ve been running  pictures from the protest for a week and it would be nice to have something new. However, after a relatively cool and wet spring, we are now into the oven big time. Close to 100 F / 37-38 C on Saturday and Sunday. What can I shoot from my car?                     

PLACE NAMES

To be determined by geographers and cartographers, not politicians. I note that both Google and Apple Maps have caved on this. Shame.