Falls at Creve Coeur Lake

The Falls at Creve Coeur Lake. Legend has it that a lovelorn Indian girl died of a broken heart here. Her tears created the falls. Creve Coeur means broken heart.

Tree with Water Drops

Taken this morning while walking Jake in Carondelet Park.

January 17, 2010

A possum in Wilmore Park in South St. Louis City.

January 16, 2010

This was taken off the River des Peres greenway/trail in South St. Louis City. The water in the background is the River des Peres. It was a horridly dreary day.

Today's dailyshoot.com assignment, #62, is "One man's trash is another's treasure. Make a photo of something discarded or abandoned today."

January 13, 2010

Here's the ice mound in Boathouse Lake in Carondelet Park. It's probably over 8 feet tall as I saw some people standing next to it and it was much taller than them.

I also caught a rainbow caused by the spray of the fountain.

January 12, 2010

It was finally warm enough to take Jake over to Carondelet Park for a walk. You can see the rock bridge that goes across Horseshoe Lake in the background. The little rock house off to the left is a restroom.

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This is the view from the other side of the Lake. You can see the ducks on the pond. A couple of the ducks are actually geese. The biggest was abandoned in the park last winter.

January 7, 2010

These my basset Jake's pawprints in the snow.  It's alot harder to take a picture of pawprints in the snow than I thought.  But I think this shot is better than my first attempt.  The snow is deeper, giving more contrast.

January 6, 2010

Photo taken from my porch into Carondelet Park. It's snowing!

I tried this challenge as part of daily assignment to photograph a light source. I thought catching the snowflakes would be neat as they fell in front of said light source.

January 5, 2010

This is Boathouse Lake in Carondelet Park in South St. Louis City. We've had a recent frigid snap. They keep the fountain on for the fish and the waterfowl. That white mound is ice!

January 2, 2010

This wasn't quite what I had in mind for today's photo, but the opportunity presented itself.  It was  and still is incredibly cold today.  When I was getting out of my car, I noticed the heat radiating from the car was creating shadows on the garage door.