Class reunion

My 25-year Althoff High School reunion was last Saturday night. I wasn't sure what to expect, but it was a nice and somewhat nostalgic evening. A fairly small turn-out -- around 50 of 235 -- but still a lot of fun. It was really great catching up with my friends Ray & Shari and Tom, all shown below. (We've let too much time pass!) Full set of photos here.

Happy Father's Day

This is my dad, back in the 1970s, sitting in his recliner, smoking his pipe and relaxing. The smile says a lot...

Remember to tip your pinsetter

Went bowling Friday night at a place where the pins are reset by hand... there are only three pins per lane... the bowling balls are only 4-5 inches in diameter... you get up to three throws per frame! The place was The Corner Bar, a 140-year-old joint in old-town St. Charles. It was a fundraiser for Pet's Second Chance - Corgi Rescue, the group through which I am fostering Bose. The game is called "cocked hat pin bowling." The folks who work at The Corner Bar said that it's the only place in the whole world that still offers this kind of bowling! It was a lot of fun. For more information, click on the photo below and read its caption and "mouse-over" notes.

Whiskey footage

Ran across some footage of my friends Brian & Natalie's dog Whiskey from last summer. Whiskey passed away earlier this year, so this footage is all the more special...

Some sunlit color

After several days of rain, at lunchtime today I took advantage of an opportunity to allow the sun to provide the backlighting for this photo, taken looking up.

Magnolia

I took this photo a few weeks ago, but we still have plenty of nice spring color on display in St. Louis due to a very cool spring.

More spring color

Photos of a dogwood tree in my neighbor Joan's front yard. The tree is currently in full bloom.