All the Pages Are My Days - the first 12 years
the (archived) online world of Mike Rodriquez 2002-2012
I’d long been interested in seeing the giant water lilies in St. Louis, and on Tuesday I had my chance. The following photos were taken at the Lily Ponds at Tower Grove Park. It’s fascinating how the individual lily pads are connected to one central “root.” The flowers, the lilies in question, are simply gorgeous. … Read more
Though we’ve technically been in St. Louis once before, in reality we only passed through on our way to a concert at Chuck Berry’s during an extended weekend pass while undergoing basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood. Hard to believe that was almost 35 years ago! (I’m sure Lisa agrees; happy birthday to you!) So … Read more
On Monday we drove from Quincy over to Hannibal where we found some great examples of the colorful fall foliage we’ve been seeking on this trip. Here’s a small sample; there are more photos at flickr. ::
Here are a few pictures of sunset over the Mississippi River. They were taken from the eastern side of the river in Quincy, Illinois. We’re making our way to St. Louis, and traveled from Independence to Quincy today, via Kirksville. The last time I was this close to the Mississippi was back in ’74 when … Read more
We spent the weekend visiting our friends Fulton and Phylis this weekend and on Saturday took a drive through scenic Fleming Park. It’s located in the Blue Springs area of western Missouri, just a few miles southeast of their house in Independence. There are a few more related pictures at flickr. ::
Irv Gordon and his multi-million mile Volvo were in Lindsborg recently as the Volvo Car Club held its annual gathering in conjunction with Lindsborg’s Midsummer’s celebration last June. Juliana found this press release and I wanted to pass it along; Lindsborg is in some good company in this listing! Here’s the quote about Lindsborg; the … Read more
On Sunday we remained closer to “home”, first visiting the Palo Baylands Preserve followed by a stroll through the Elizabeth F. Gamble garden. Photos below and on Flickr.
On Saturday we went to San Francisco; taking photos was definitely part of the plan. We started out at the bottom of “crookedest street”, Lombard Street, took a few pictures and then drove around the block so we could drive down Lombard. That’s always fun, and the last time we did it, our cousin was … Read more
Friday afternoon we drove down the coast from Highway 92 down to Santa Cruz. It was a beautiful day, with no wind and warm temperatures. We had a nice drive and ended up back in the valley in time for dinner at Krung Thai. Here are a few of the photos from the afternoon; more … Read more
On Sunday we continued west, passing through Pagosa Springs and Durango before taking a left at Cortez. In Pagosa Springs we found a bakery that had a cinammon roll I’m going to try and recreate when I get home. The dough wasn’t overly sweet and had a taste like Sally Lund bread. The old Chuckwagon … Read more