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St. Louis on Mother's Day

5/15/2019

Near the Grand Basin

On Mother's Day, I was in St. Louis with Beth. We visited Forest Park.

I've visited the city before and posed near the giant Arch. This was my first time in the park, where the 1904 World's Fair once took place!

The Art Museum and Lagoon

This is the lovely lagoon and art museum. They were created for the spectacular celebration, 115 years ago.

Beth's grandmother attended the fair as a little girl. Beth and her mom went the the art museum together, 75 years later.

Thinking on a Drizzly Day

The park should have been more crowded, but Beth and I had the whole area to ourselves because of the cold, damp weather. That made it easier to sit and imagine the busy fair, so many years ago.

Flowers?

But it was Mother's Day and Beth wanted to pose me in some flowers.

Beth couldn't find any, so she posed me with the ugly plants. At least I could gaze across the water, where Beth's mother ice-skated as a child.. I looked up at Art Hill, where Beth cross country skied as a teenager... and saved a boy who'd sledded in the icy lagoon.

I loved imagining the stories... on that drizzly Mother's Day in St. Louis. But we needed some color.

Luckily, Beth knew she'd be traveling on Mother's Day. She planned ahead and brought some colorful artwork, made by her kids about 25 years ago. Who does that? That sounds kind of silly, but I was glad to pose with something colorful on a colorless day.

Happy Mother's Day... Happy May!

Posing on a Thistle

4/26/2019

No More Bluebonnets

I've posed with enough bluebonnets over the years. Beth found the perfect thistle, instead.

A Friend

Then she got excited when she saw the bee. I've posed on turtles and cats, with hummingbirds and bugs. She was excited about this new friend.

Just Me

But the bee flew off and the wind blew, just after Beth balanced me on top. I took a sudden tumble, but the prickly stem stuck to my legs like Velcro.

I love a wild flower adventure!

Enchanted April!

4/26/2019

Part Way Up

Enchanted April is the name of a movie. Beth wants to go to Italy when she watches the movie. This April, she stayed in Texas and took me to Enchanted Rock instead. I am only sitting about half way up the Rock, in this photo.

Pink Granite Mountain in Texas

The big "pink rock" covers about 640 acres. It rises up 425 feet. It's the largest pink granite monadnock in the U.S. A monadnock is an isolated mountain, by the way.

Enchanted Rock actually looks pretty boring, in every picture I've ever seen.

At the Top

At the top you can hunt for this little marker. It was attached to the rock in 1956. I sat for a moment and caught my breath. We were at 1,825 elevation. That's high in Texas.

Actually I rode up in the camera bag. I was not panting. But I was sighing at the view.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

3/17/2019

Krispy Kreme Doughnut!

Beth bought a green doughnut and she made some coffee.

I sat between the two smells. I like doughnut smells better than coffee smells.

I moved a little closer to the doughnut, because it smelled so good.

Guess What? It was green inside!

I crawled back on the saucer. I told Beth that I had no idea who got to that doughnut!

Old Keys

3/3/2019

Counting Keys

Beth has a lot of stuff. Today, she poured a bunch of keys out, onto the porch. I tried to count them, but I got tired.

Instead, I just sat around and tried to decide which was my favorite.

Keys are so cool. My favorite was the one with the face, until I saw the one with World's Fair 1933, written on it. I can't decide. I took a picture of all my favorites.

Flowers on Valentine's Day

2/14/2019

I Love Valentine's Day

Candy and cards! Valentine's Day can be so fun! Beth let me pose with her flowers!

Tiki Time?

Then I noticed the vase! Beth and Don were having a Tiki Valentine's, out on the patio. This is just not right! Where are the hearts and the chocolates? Oh well. It was a nice evening, anyway.

Back in Time... Beaufort, SC

1/31/2019

Spanish Moss & An Old Wall

I've posed with Spanish moss in Florida and Georgia, but never in South Carolina! This Spanish moss had dropped down from a tree, onto an old brick wall.

I've posed for photos in at least 25 US states now. In January I got to add South Carolina to my list.

I sat safely on the wall, that surrounded this lovely antebellum house. I kept an eye on the doggies, who sat on the side porch. They seemed to be watching me, too. My South Carolina adventures could have been a lot more exciting, if I'd fallen off the wall, into the doggies' yard! Whew!

Rain in Portland, OR

12/25/2018

Umbrellas at Christmastime!

It looks kind of like I'm on top of a pumpkin. I'm really on the top of an umbrella, which is not the best place to be. You can see it is wet.

On the Porch

But the umbrella was on the porch. I was not riding the umbrella while Beth and her family walked around Portland. That's good, because it was pretty rainy over the holidays!

I Love the Holidays and I Love Umbrellas!

Holly at Christmastime

12/23/2018

Kalama, Washington

It was just a few days before Christmas and I spotted a huge green bush with cute little red berries.

Beth put me down gently, because the leaves were stiff with sharp points! I laid there for a bit and tried to make up a song about teddybears and holly. I'm still working on it.

Baking Cookies with Friends

12/2/2018

First Day of December

I started the month off just right! My friends came over and we made cookies!

I didn't really cook, but I sat on the table. My friends brought their furry friends, so we sat together and watched the fun. They even made small cookies for us.

My Friends Have Grown!

My friends have gotten so much bigger! I saw them over a year ago, when they came to swim. I don't think I ever put our pictures on this blog. We got very busy with Hurricane Harvey, which happened soon after that day.

Never Too Old For Bears

A year ago, my friends loved bears. This year, they still love bears. I love my friends.