I really have been missing in action. My new job is kicking my butt but good. I try to get out on Mondays and do some shooting. Last Monday the birds weren't cooperating so luckily I had my 50 mm along with me. 3.07.13

I was coming home from St. Louis Monday night and took a bunch of photos of car tail lights and signs with slow exposures. It was fun and there were a couple I actually liked. This is the best I think. Anyway, my way of trying to "think outside the box." 2.13.13

Always been kind of fascinated by choo choo trains. These are coal cars sitting near the Modo Ferry in Illinois. 2.6.13

I dawned on me the other day that I have lived in St. Louis for almost 15 years and have never taken any photos of the famous Arch. That led to an interesting dining experience at the Sevens restaurant in the Casino Queen. I took this image directly behind the CQ Hotel around 6:00 pm, not the best but definitely not the worst shot I have ever taken. I think I'll try again when the weather is a little bit warmer. 2.5.13

Homemade bird feeder: Take a toilet paper roll and cover with peanut butter, then roll in bird seed and voile you have a great bird feeder. You can hand on tree limbs or whatever. 1.31.13

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Reflection in fountain at Washington University in St. Louis. Taken in late July. 1.18.13

A little song sparrow looking for food in the backyard. How delicate they are yet they are exposed to such severe weather. Nature is truly amazing. 1.17.13

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Trying to break away from just posting bird photos, I went through some albums from this past summer and found a few photos that I had taken in downtown St. Louis. I have been completely blown away by some of the fabulous landscape and architectural photos posted to SmugMug recently. I can begin to match those, but I do like the different shapes and angles of this shot. 1.16.13

There are a lot of miles on those wheels but the shoes really take a beating. Jordan goes through a pair of shoes faster than any kid I have ever known. I understand how the soles get worn, but how he got the hole in the side of his shoe is a mystery to me. 1.15.13

The weather here in the Midwest has finally got down below freezing so I've been spending a lot of time going through photos from the summer. I spent an hour out in the bird blind this morning and still feel cold at 3pm. I am just not a fan of winter weather. Ran across some shot of Jordan at the skate park. These kids have a lot of guts I tell you. Despite wiping out they get up and do it again and again. 1.13.12

Celebrating her first birthday included eating cake and ice cream with her little hands. I'm not sure how much she actually ate, but she sure spread it around. 1.9.13

Another visitor to my bird feeders. I am ambivalent about having them. On one hand, they are birds but on the other hand they eat up everything so fast nothing is left for more desirable birds. 1/9/13

Twenty years ago everyone didn't have a cell phone. Now, the countryside is cluttered with cell phone towers like this at Cedar Hill State Park in Texas. Seems a little like overkill to me. 1.3.13

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year 2013