Birthday Cake

I knew they were going to put one of the STL250 birthday cakes at the base, and they finally did. I noticed it Wednesday afternoon when I left work. I would have carried my camera but it has been too cold to leave it in the truck all day. So today I made a trip to get a shot before the weather turns on us tonight. I love having the C141B in the background. It is a beautiful plane and makes a nice backdrop.

 

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The Bridge is open

Saturday the the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge had its ribbon cutting. The public was invited to walk across and experience it before it opened for traffic on Sunday. I wasn't going to go but am glad I did. I was able to get this shot looking up at one of the towers. I doubt I would ever be able to do that again as there is no pedestrian walk way on it. The bridge is part of Interstate 70 across the Mississippi River from Missouri to Illinois and vice versa. It is a beautiful structure and it is set up to be lit at night. I am sure there will be some beautiful nightime shots of it and the Arch here in the near future.