27 December 2009

Pig in a tree


Pig in a tree
Originally uploaded by matneym
A few days late but Merry Christmas and bring on the new year.

31 October 2009

Flood waters


Flood waters
Originally uploaded by matneym
Silver Creek over its banks on Old Lebanon road south of Troy Illinois. Needless to say the road is closed.

24 October 2009

20 October 2009

The Great River Road


The Great River Road
Originally uploaded by matneym
A little Sunday drive on the Great River Road, heading south towards Alton.

02 August 2009

Silo and Sky


Silo and Sky
Originally uploaded by matneym
It's been a beautiful summer here in St. Louis this year. The Troy Grain silo is always one of my favourite views here in town. The boy was driving so I was able to snap this picture while the light was red.

18 July 2009

Fun in the fountain


Fun in the fountain
Originally uploaded by matneym
A beautiful day here in St. Louis. The family and I went down to the new Citygarden in St. Louis. A wonderful addition to the city.

12 July 2009

Malcom W. Martin Memorial Park


Looking up the ramp
Originally uploaded by matneym
Looking up the ramp at Malcom W. Martin Memorial Park in East St. Louis Illinois. The view of St. Louis fantastic from the top.

11 June 2009

09 June 2009

30 May 2009

Baby Turtle


Baby Turtle
Originally uploaded by matneym
Found this guy in the driveway today flat on his back. Thought he was dead at first but I saw him move a leg and open his mouth. Put him in a plastic dish with some water and he seems to be recovering a bit. Suspect a bird was trying to eat him and he got dropped.

09 May 2009

Jukka, Emmpu & Annette of Nightwish


Jukka, Emmpu & Annette
Originally uploaded by matneym
A fantastic concert last night by Nightwish at Pop's. I missed them last year due to circumstances beyond my control but not this year! I've heard some criticism of Annette's ability to pull songs off live but she was outstanding. The band seemed to be having a good time. Glad to see a sizable crowd at Pop's. More Nightwish fans out there in St. Louis than I imagined.

07 May 2009

Schneider Paint Company Fire

Just finished mowing the lawn when I noticed the fire just to the north of the subdivision.

19 April 2009

Another Sunday, another round of CD ripping

Another Sunday, another round of CD ripping. I'd say I'm about 60% done with the project so far. Some of these CDs haven't been out of their cases in years. Some I had forgotten I even had though I see them on the wall all the time.

18 April 2009

Beer


Beer
Originally uploaded by matneym
Finally got around to taking the Anheuser-Busch brewery tour today. Free samples at the end.

24 March 2009

Double Rainbow


Double Rainbow
Originally uploaded by matneym
A nice double rainbow after the storm moved through tonight.

22 February 2009

Forgotten


Forgotten
Originally uploaded by matneym
Saw this little teddy bear in a car at the junk yard yesterday. Just kind of made me a bit sad to see it sitting there. What is the story behind it?

31 January 2009

At the auto show


031-365
Originally uploaded by matneym
Ian and I on our annual trip to the St. Louis auto show.

18 January 2009

Bald Eagle


Bald Eagle
Originally uploaded by matneym
It was Eagle Day at the Chain of Rocks bridge. This beauty was inside treating all the visitors to a show.