On Tuesday, neighbor Aaron Williams invited me to take pictures of his magnificent four-story magnolia tree in spectacular bloom. He suggested that I ought to hurry as there was rain in the forecast and the blooms might not last. It was 80 degrees and cloudy when I took these photos that afternoon, above and below….
A busy art weekend
Last Friday evening Craft Alliance opened a new exhibition at its UCity Gallery, "Storylines: Contemporary Embroidery." Five artists were invited to participate in the show, including an old friend, Michael Aaron McAllister, shown below. The other artists are Deborah Slabeck Baker, Diem Chau, Chris Niver, Cayce Zavaglia, and Ray Materson. If you are interested in…
Governor and First Lady launch 10,000 Garden Challenge at Bowood Farms
As part of National Agriculture Week Missouri Governor and First Lady Jay and Georganne Nixon launched a "10,000 Garden Challenge" at Bowood Farms last Friday. Before speaking to the press, the Governor, in purple tie above, and First Lady toured Bowood's hoop house and vegetable garden. Bowood's John McPheeters (right foreground) and son-in-law Dave Rickard…