STL DPB'S 19TH ANNIVERSARY

 

Today is St. Louis Daily Photo's 19th anniversary, having first appeared on March 22, 2007. 6,831 posts to date. Hooda thunk. Most of the pictures are from St. Louis, but there are others from Tibet to Patagonia. So how much longer?                 

SAINT LOUIS DAILY PHOTO'S 17TH ANNIVERSARY

What on earth got into me? Not exactly fourscore and seven years ago, but 6,107 posts are not trivial. It's kept me occupied. Although we will be in Costa Rica for a while longer, I thought I'd post a nice picture of the Saint Louis Art museum at dusk to mark the occasion.

We are still in Costa Rica, of course. My cross-cultural challenge yesterday was trying to read a Spanish-only menu in an Indian tandoori restaurant.              

SIX THOUSAND POSTS

The Blogger page where you can review your existing posts and start a new one keeps a running count of how many you have. I noticed last week that the number was passing 5,990. I couldn't believe it at first but this project began in March 2007 and I've published something almost every day I've had Internet access. So, incredibly, this is the six thousandth post of this endeavor. Hooda thunk? I suppose it's kept me on the streets and mostly out of trouble.            

STL DPB IS 14

Some people say everyone needs a hobby. I needed something to preserve my mental health during all those years I was doing the lawyer thing. (My advice in hindsight: don't go to law school unless you really know what you are getting into.) In 2008, a photographer (and lawyer) friend told me about this City Daily Photo thing. I checked it out and here we are. 5,394 posts later. I've met some wonderful people and made good friends. It has helped my skills and got me into my sideline of theatrical photography. Now that I finally retired there is every reason to keep it going as long as my right eye  and index finger still work.

Thanks to all of you for your support and friendship..               

Pictures Of The Year

It was a rich visual year for St. Louis Daily Photo. 362 total posts. The ones I'm bringing back today are my favorites.

Above, January 2. Jeff and Josh, jugglers extraordinaire, incite the crowd at First Night in Grand Center    

January 15: Badwater, Death Valley, California, the lowest elevation in the U.S.

March 13: Waiting at the border in Peñas Blancas, Nicaragua, returning to Costa Rica

March 28: at the Missouri Botanical Garden's annual orchid show




March 29: my favorite Arch picture of the year

May 6: 53rd Street and 3rd Avenue, New York City

July 2: on the sidelines of the Pridefest parade

July 17: Slut Walk, an anti-rape demonstration

August 3: at the Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland

August 20: the Color Run, St. Louis

September 15: Balloon Glow in Forest Park

 

October 6: the open kitchen at Julian's restaurant in Kansas City




October 21: Seattle and Mt. Rainier, taken from the Space Needle




October 30: Halloween in St. Louis' Central West End
























December 20: directly underneath the Arch with a fisheye lens