I see Isosceles

And that huge, interesting pie

ce of driftowwod I dragged home.

Day Trip through Rural MO 2019

A day trip into rural MO.
We drove through Hermann, New Haven, Bonnets Mill, Chamois, Frankenstein, and Washington, MO.
We were almost to Jeff city.

We crossed and visited the Missouri, Osage, and Gasconade rivers and they were still very high.
We saw Rump 2020 campaign signs.
We saw endless American flags, billboards and signs promoting their white Jesus.

This is the Gasconade river still above flood stage.
We talked to a 77 year old man who just pulled this boat in from the water. He said the river had only recently dropped to this level.
It's still quite high.
He'd been out fishing but didn't catch anything and complained about Asian Carp.
I'd read about Asian Carp in the Missouri Conservation magazine and was actually able to hold a conversation about this highly invasive species with him. I was surprised to recall the details.

They cause serious damage to the native fish populations in the lakes and rivers that they infest because they out-compete other fish for food and space. They eat the alga which newly hatched fish need for food to grow into minnows. They are also thought to lower water quality, which can kill off sensitive organisms like native freshwater mussels.
They were imported by the US from Asia to help aquaculture and wastewater treatment facilities keep retention ponds clean but chronic flooding caused accidental releases that allowed these fish to escape into the Mississippi River system and migrate into the Missouri and Illinois rivers.
And now they are in the Gasconade river.
He told me they jump into his boat.

That's Cor-ten steel on the bridge.
The white gravel had recently been dumped there by the county to provide traction over the mud.

Rainbow from the Balcony

There's also rainbows outside of the house :)

My Balcony Retreat

The Black and Blue Goodbye

Zen

Happy Halloween from Beau (RIP)

In The Wild

I found this at the FP Goodwill store.
This is a rare blue Crown Trifari Necklace & Bracelet Alfred Philippe Blue Fruit Salad necklace and bracelet set from the 50s. Scored for 1.99, sold for $225.
Man, I love my gig.

The Sixth Decade

Delighted to have found a scarf in The Wild that almost matches my 80s plaid jacket. I was wearing this yesterday in Cracker County, IL and was called a 'liberal mess' by a passing woman.
I suppose plaid indicates a uniform but bish, I'm much more to the Left.

Alley Find

Placed it next to a dumpster.

On the Street where I lived for the first 18 years

With Juan. Photo by Jared Gastreich, 2015.

Light

Five

Puddle of the Sky

Vintage Mexican Rabbit

Ingenuity

From a generation of menfolk who had the ability to ideate via years of tinkering in the garage. Men who took Shop classes in high school and were challenged towards results and, as a result, had self esteem and confidence.
These men were kids who learned about mechanisms and engineering while playing with their train sets.
My dad was one of them.
On either top side of this garage rear view mirrors had been mounted to allow a view of the alley when exiting.

Busch. The Maternal wing

My grandfather was William (Wilhiem) Busch.
First chair. STL symphony Concert Master.
During the Depression he travelled the country to chase work.
From Enright to Hortus Ct so his children could attend Roosevelt.

VampaBelle

I vant to suck your blood! Happy Halloween.