You Know Its Fall When:

The pupster and I parked and walked back a few blocks to catch this photo of

FALL

A Perfect Day in Webster Groves, MO

Lazy Day

Spanky and Our Gang

(Spanky is one of my all time favorite vocalists)

 joining Tom the Backroads Traveller 

Friday

All Things Farm and Garden

Inside is really old timey

small isles because the store is packed full of whatever you need.

Friendliest Folk Ever

There is a separate facility geared to send feed and supplies any where.

Across the street is the Market.

We are there so early, even the farmers aren't there . . . giggle

(Yellow Tape to keep announce it isn't open, yet.)

Looks like there's a job to be had.

Market Guardian

Elliot Chapel

Unitarian Universalist Church  

I was going to post a camp song . . . 

BUT - Yo-Yo Ma has just released his newest album

Six Evolutions - Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major

Yo-Yo Ma . . . Smiling for You.

Finding Tom & Willy Nilly to Share

Bandstand

A tiny bandstand built on the grassy strip between lanes in the road.

a block behind the stacked chairs

Kirkwood, MO

but, mostly overlooked.

Most Live Music is performed two blocks over.

And

Mersault making good use of a Bandstand - 

in the rain - 

in Newcastle

 

linking with Foto Tunes

107and a half - Strange Donuts

Linking: Tom the Backwoods Traveler Foto Tunes

Strange Donuts 

bottom of the door says "stay strange"

tiny place - very popular

that bench gets a lot of use

because only a few people can fit inside

Delivery vehicle

Fits the same amount of people 

giggle

Olive Chapel

This little gem sits on a corner.  It's always well cared for and lovely.  

here is a link 

The congregation has been a might force for Good since before 1853.

This church house property was purchased in 1923.

Olive Chapel North-ish side

The property sits tight on a corner, with a curve road on it's North-ish side designed for traffic to by-pass the trains.

Reads:  

Olive Chapel  

 African Methodist

 Episcopal Church 

National Historic Monument 

Built 1896 

'Come This Far By Faith' 

'Everyone Welcome' 

11 AM Rev. Debbie Thornton Pastor

Front

There's a small home tucked towards the back, perhaps where pastor lives.

I've seen young people tending the grounds - which look charming all year.

Trying to show the front is a challenge.  So, I opted to tilt the camera and fit it in the frame.

 The Historic Olive Chapel 

309 S. Harrison Avenue | Kirkwood, MO  63122

The Committed

"Lift Every Voice and Sing"

(aka Black National Anthem)

love & love,

-g- 

 linking to Tom the Backwoods Traveler - foto tunes

The Bug Store

Sun was coming up on The Bug Store.

 Downtown Kirkwood, Missouri seems like a quaint village.

Many shops are housed in re-purposed buildings.

 Yes, things are left out like this 24/7.

The shop is full of colorful stuff.

Art, Items to wear, or decorate your home.

There's a Kid section.

They also have garden experts . . . 

They have a weekly radio program . . . and once a year they give away cookies 

with buggy creatures in them.

Yes, I've seen them.

No!  i haven;t wanted to try them.

 

Bobbie Gentry & Donovan sing "Bugs"

Live from BBC Television Show 

 Linking to Tom's Foto Tunes

Down At The Station - Early In The Morning

Kirkwood Train Station

Super Early in the Morning

Built in 1893

Sits smack in the middle of town.

Run by volunteers.  

 Amtrak

 Missouri Pacific Lines

You can stick enjoy trains passing through

or

Take a day trip

Or a long adventure

"Down By The Station" (Ricks-Gaillard) by Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra, 

vocal by Denny Dennis, Lucy Ann Polk and The Sentimentalists 

(CD audio source)

1949

Thank you, MusicProf78!