Heart of America

 Saw a teeny news clip

inviting citizens to travel to the center of our nation

-coming together to pray.-

 

 Here's my 'Urban Sketch'

of the chapel we'd find.

love & love,

💙

 

On a mission . . .

Greetings from The Garden in July.

💙 

Isn't this stunning?

There are black & white photos

from another century

showing people standing on these.

 

Nope

Not me

Not ever

BUT

Here's a link

Back to the Garden . . .

 Now, where were we?

Everything is different.

So, how do we find ourselves again?

yep.

For me it's going to be "The Garden"

The facility is being remodeled.

What used to be the Main entrance and welcoming center has been torn out.

 

We get to make reservations.

I present my ticket, someone scans, makes happy talk and let's me in.

🙂

Children shout "Look!"

Grown-ups answer - "Yes!  Leave it there!"

 

Areas have been unlocked again.

nice.

Waaaaay back there - people are arriving.

 I'll ask the teeny camera to zoom . . . 

 

💙

Gettin' Better

 

This place was worth finding.

It's a little park in Saint Louis County.

The kind people of  "Town & Country, MO."

purchased some old, original homes and moved them to this property

and created a lovely place for families to enjoy.

 

Here's my park partner.  

We especially enjoy the trails.

 

Today the "teeny trails" have the promise of children playing.

 

 

 

Hello, Tom!

It's "Gettin' Better All The Time!"

The Beatles.

💙

-g-

 

 

 

 

Thursday

  "The Garden."

 

arrived early - found a quiet place

d'ya see it?

little  path behind a tree .  .  .

 

These stepping stones are new - 

 

Welcoming Spot

 Sweet View.

Visits to The Garden can resume.

(yippeee!)

 

 

 

 

 

Finally, a camera in our pocket . . .

 Our schedule is So Different

Now we are

 Saturday - Sunday

adventurers.

So, we piled in the car,

took work shoes for repair

 

THEN

returned to a park we visited once before.

out of the car . . . 

on our way

Horse drying out after the rain.

Beautiful trails around back.

 

Spring demanding attention.

 

 

"They found extra treasure behind the abandoned house . . . "

 Life is fun, don't ya think?

MacNamara's Band

                                    

 Spike Jones and his City Slickers - 1949

 🍀

Time for some JOY!!

 The Korn Kobblers

Little Brown Jug & Casey Jones

Happy March!

Digital Travel

 Many chums are "traveling" online

to keep up their urban sketching.

Well, why not?

Cook Station, MO

(I'll have to go check it out in person someday 😏)

Today . . Pouring rain.

 Two days ago?

Snow

😊

 

 

Gotta Renew The Habit . . .

Note to self:

carry the camera

and

use it.

Lately I drive a circular route.

One direction is business after business

looking pretty much the same

The other direction is super interesting.

There's a place I stop for coffee

and

 a park

I thought the pupster would enjoy.

This morning we headed out 

with a short chore list and

an exploration of

Longview Farm Park

 

It is marvelous!

The trail is only a mile around.

(We are accustomed to many miles at a time - but, this walk is really nice!)

There are horses, and kids and trees and a pond

and it wasn't packed because the morning was cold.

This is "Good Girl."

(Mom always tells people I am a "good girl"

and

she gives me "good girl cookies.")

 

We walked here.

It was great.

I want to go again.

Then we went to the car wash 

and

I got to pick my own treat.

 

🐕

Joy!! for King & Country

 oh, yeah!!!