AIR QUALITY

Time to move on to a new location. I worked in downtown St. Louis for 47 years. There hasn't been much reason to go back since I retired except for special events. Like  so many American city centers, it has not done so well since the pandemic. One business that has stayed is Peabody Energy, formerly known as Peabody Coal. It is the largest privately held coal mining company in the world and obviously controversial.

It ain't all bad. The greatest monumental sculpture in the world still stands by the Mississippi.           

 

IT'S NOBODY'S BUSINESS BUT THE TURKS

One more of the picnic sites in Tower Grove Park. It's a big one, known for some reason as the Turkish Pavilion. Looks like a big piece of peppermint candy to me but then what do I know. More to the point (for me), it makes me think of a certain song.   

That's the last of the Tower Grove pix. I got some good stuff downtown a few days ago. There are also some interesting street events this Saturday and Sunday so I'll be re-stocked for a while.            

WINTER TREES

 

I'm squeezing every drop I can from this series in Tower Grove Park. The view here is west entrance, a broad field flanked by old, bare trees. At least one more of these tomorrow.            

AROUND THE BEND

I didn't think this was my best photo but it got some favorable attention when I put it on Flickr. Photographers like S curves. Tower Grove Park again.                 

CHINOISERIE

I mentioned recently that there are a wide variety of so-called pavilions in Tower Grove Park that are really elaborate picnic shelters. They are very different in size and design, but all are beautifully maintained by the foundation that supports the park. This is simply called the Chinese Pavilion and covers just three picnic tables. Whether the design is culturally accurate is for others to say.