Water everywhere, down to the fingertips of the figures in the Milles Fountain now that the pipes are open. The moisture-giving touch is something our kind may need more and more in the future.
Monday, April 7, 2014
Sunday, April 6, 2014
A Sure Sign Of Spring
One of my readers mentioned that the city turned on the water in Milles Fountain this week. Thanks for the heads up! Just had to go over yesterday morning to see how the light was hitting it.
I finally made it over to the International Photography Hall of Fame yesterday afternoon. Click About Us > Mission & History to learn about its migrations from Santa Barbara to Oklahoma City to St. Louis. There is a spectacular street photography show there now, reviewing history and style, with a special section on local street work. STL shooters owe it to themselves pay a visit and become a member.
I finally made it over to the International Photography Hall of Fame yesterday afternoon. Click About Us > Mission & History to learn about its migrations from Santa Barbara to Oklahoma City to St. Louis. There is a spectacular street photography show there now, reviewing history and style, with a special section on local street work. STL shooters owe it to themselves pay a visit and become a member.
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Did I See This At The Whitney?
When I visit my, um, place of origin, I usually check out the Whitney Museum of American Art. It's not so much just American stuff (no portraits of George Washington) as cutting edge contemporary. You can see all kinds of head scratchers in there. It just seems like I ran into this at one of those shows where people treat the art like Rorschach test figures.
It's not that snooty. I found this on the pavement at a construction site. It may be one of those mysterious symbols that mark where utility lines go. Maybe it has a deeper meaning.
It's not that snooty. I found this on the pavement at a construction site. It may be one of those mysterious symbols that mark where utility lines go. Maybe it has a deeper meaning.
Friday, April 4, 2014
Multiple Choice Question
Is this character in the Meeting Of The Waters fountain:
A. Trying to listen to the ocean in a seashell?
B. Balancing a snail on his head?
C. Practicing medieval medicine by using a leech to suck blood out of his body?
Extra credit question: where did he get that haircut?
I don't have a clue. I'm sure there are snails in the Mississippi but the ocean is a long way away.
And welcome to spring in the Midwest. The tornado sirens went off about 5 yesterday morning and again from 7 to 8:30 in the evening. No funnel clouds in our neighborhood but there were a few around the area. We got a brief but violent thunderstorm with marble-size hail. We were lucky.
A. Trying to listen to the ocean in a seashell?
B. Balancing a snail on his head?
C. Practicing medieval medicine by using a leech to suck blood out of his body?
Extra credit question: where did he get that haircut?
I don't have a clue. I'm sure there are snails in the Mississippi but the ocean is a long way away.
And welcome to spring in the Midwest. The tornado sirens went off about 5 yesterday morning and again from 7 to 8:30 in the evening. No funnel clouds in our neighborhood but there were a few around the area. We got a brief but violent thunderstorm with marble-size hail. We were lucky.
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Thursday Arch Series
A look down Market Street with a long lens. The Arch is maybe a mile and a half away. The statues and fountain I've been showing lately are just off to the left of the frame. The architectural fruit salad of the Civil Courts is left center and the tower of Union Station to the right.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Thoroughly Modern Milles
Okay, call the pun police. I'll surrender immediately. It was a long day at work.
Another shot from Carl Milles' The Meeting of The Waters. Milles was an important sculptor of the first half of the Twentieth Century. His specialty was fountains. Our colleague Steffe notes that there is a museum dedicated to his work in Stockholm. The statues in our fountain are both stolid and graceful. I'll go back in a few weeks when the water is turned on.
Another shot from Carl Milles' The Meeting of The Waters. Milles was an important sculptor of the first half of the Twentieth Century. His specialty was fountains. Our colleague Steffe notes that there is a museum dedicated to his work in Stockholm. The statues in our fountain are both stolid and graceful. I'll go back in a few weeks when the water is turned on.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Ballpark Village
It finally opened, or Phase 1 did.
We had a new baseball stadium for the 2006 season. It cost about a squillion dollars and much of it was taxpayer money. Construction was right next to the old stadium. In return for the public money, the team owners promised to build a grand complex on the old site to be called Ballpark Village. It was to include shops, restaurants, apartments and offices. So about six years go by and guess what happened? Nothing.
Then someone got some financing and the first part went up. It opened last weekend. We're all baseball fans so we went down for dinner out of curiosity.
It's all about squeezing as much money out of the customers as possible while watching sports on gigantic televisions. There was a feel of Las Vegas. We went to the Budweiser Brew House, whose menu looked okay. Despite being told earlier there would be no problem getting a table at 6, the hostess told me "30 to 45 minutes and we hope less." An hour later as we were getting up to leave they found a table. The food was better than expected (although overpriced) but it was sooo slow. I was about to leave the place when the mains arrived. The servers were wonderful but the front end and kitchen were in obvious disarray. Locals, try them in a few weeks.
We had a new baseball stadium for the 2006 season. It cost about a squillion dollars and much of it was taxpayer money. Construction was right next to the old stadium. In return for the public money, the team owners promised to build a grand complex on the old site to be called Ballpark Village. It was to include shops, restaurants, apartments and offices. So about six years go by and guess what happened? Nothing.
Then someone got some financing and the first part went up. It opened last weekend. We're all baseball fans so we went down for dinner out of curiosity.
It's all about squeezing as much money out of the customers as possible while watching sports on gigantic televisions. There was a feel of Las Vegas. We went to the Budweiser Brew House, whose menu looked okay. Despite being told earlier there would be no problem getting a table at 6, the hostess told me "30 to 45 minutes and we hope less." An hour later as we were getting up to leave they found a table. The food was better than expected (although overpriced) but it was sooo slow. I was about to leave the place when the mains arrived. The servers were wonderful but the front end and kitchen were in obvious disarray. Locals, try them in a few weeks.
Madeleine Monday on Tuesday
Ms. M was put off by the delays, too. Little kids need to eat when they are hungry. So, she perused the menu and found something tasty. When she was finished she gave us the "had enough" sign. Afterward, we got us the cold stare that demanded entertainment.
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