I drove down onto the levee by the Mississippi to get a closer view of what's going on. During busier periods, particularly summer, the ...

This is the old levee, built in the 19th Century, that connects the Mississippi River to the central city. It's hard to get scale from t...

Gotta get back to normal stuff. When I took this picture my loose associations made me think of a rocket gantry but it's just some kind ...

On Saturday I took Ellie to The Magic House, STL's children's museum. One section is about the divisions of government, with mock-up...

The last photo in this increasingly depressing series from the Old Missouri State Penitentiary. Most of us with daily photo blogs like to po...

Next to last image in this somber series. This is the path leading to the Old State Penitentiary's execution chamber. If find the irony ...

There are many broken windows in the Old State Penitentiary but the buildings are still stifling. Seen on the floor of one of the residence ...