Boxcars on MacArthur Bridge (287/366)

TIME: 6:22 pm

PLACE: Looking south from the Poplar Street Bridge, St Louis, MO
SUBJECT: MacArthur Bridge

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For the past 3 months, I have been trying to engage IKEA in a bit of commerce by attempting to purchase a desk for my home office. 

They were not having it - the desk I wanted was not in stock and could not be delivered. 

I know there is a pandemic on and all, but seriously IKEA? Don't you want to take my money?

Today, however, according to the online inventory, the St. Louis, MO store showed they had it in stock.

HH and I drove over after I got off work.  We were in and out of the store and back home in a little over an hour and 15 minutes - a new record.

Sunday in Grafton (278/366)

TIME: 2:32 pm

PLACE: Aerie's Resort
SUBJECT: View from the chair lift

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The husband, StellaDella, a friend of hers and I took a trip up the Great River Road to Grafton.

We took a chair lift ride to the top of the bluff.  Once there, we ate a bit of lunch; HH and I had some wine and we enjoyed the scenery. 

Normally, on a gorgeous sunny weekend in October? This place would be overflowing with people.

That's COVID for you.

Cape Girardeau (194/366)

TIME: 2:20 pm - 2:52 pm
PLACE: Cape Girardeau Missouri
SUBJECT: Various things

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The Husband and I drove down to Cape Girardeau to check out some real estate...

We stopped by Annie Laurie Antiques and met this sassy lady.

We also went down to the flood wall and levee.

Tracks!!!

Train!!!

The river side of the flood wall.

The levee and Mississippi looking south toward the Bill Emerson Memorial bridge.
 


Under the bridge. 

Saturday (152/365)

TIME:  11:50 AM
PLACE:  Jefferson Barracks Bridge, looking north
SUBJECT:  Mississippi River

The river is up…


TIME:  5:44 PM
PLACE:  Backyard
SUBJECT:  Clouds

..but the sky is blue and the clouds are puffy.


TIME:  6:50 PM
PLACE:  White Cottage
SUBJECT:  Oreo

And Oreo was treated to a “Doggie Sundae” when we ate ice cream with my Dad. 
It was a good day.

Rollin’ On The River (175/366)

"The Mississippi is well worth reading about. It is not a commonplace river, but on the contrary is in all ways remarkable.”

- Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi, Ch. 1

TIME:  7:54 PM
PLACE:  Mississippi River
SUBJECT:  Side of Ste. Genevieve - Modoc Ferry

This ferry normally runs between Ste. Genevieve, Missouri and Modoc, Illinois, but this evening HH & I were invited to cruise up the Mississippi and back this evening on it.  We were fed and there were beverages to be had as well.  It was a nice time.

And the sunset was beautiful.

The Great River Road (223/365)

“A bend in the road is not the end of the road... unless you fail to make the turn.” 

Unknown

TIME:  12:55 PM
PLACE:  Raging Rivers Water Park
SUBJECT:  Illinois State Route 100 and the Mississippi River

I, the three kids, DQ’s friend, Erin and my sister and her two kids had a final hurrah at the water park today.  This is a view from the covered deck where we had a table for our bags and towels.  For it being so hot today ~it made it up to 98 degrees with a heat index of 111~it wasn’t very crowded.  I’m thinking it’s because some of the school districts have started classes already.  My three go back next week Wednesday.  *shakes head*  Were did summer go?

Gloomy Day (052/365)

“I like these cold, gray winter days.  Days like these let you savor a bad mood.” 

William B. "Bill" Watterson II (American, Cartoonist and the author of the influential and popular comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, b. 1958)

TIME:  12:28 PM
PLACE:  Mississippi River
SUBJECT:  Barges

A very wet, grey and gloomy day, with a very low cloud ceiling.  In the morning, the kids went to Sunday school.  When it was over, the family went on a Costco run.  Exciting!  I took this picture from the car on our way home, as we were crossing the Mississippi River, south of St. Louis.  I was hoping to take other pictures today, but I didn’t.  So this is the one I post.  I also took a long nap this afternoon instead of folding the laundry, I hoped it would go away so I wouldn’t have to do it.  Unfortunately, it was still there when I woke up – gosh darnnit.