When I met John Miller, above, on the Probstein Golf Course in Forest Park one chilly grey morning in late April, he remarked that "the Purple Martins are sulking, they're all puffed up" (to keep warm). Though I had noticed the birdhouses on the golf course many times, I hadn't paid much attention to them…
Category: Forest Park
Earth Day Festival 2013 in Forest Park
The St. Louis Earth Day Festival, which was held this past weekend on the grounds of The Muny in Forest Park, is 24 years old and the third largest in the country. Read article in Thursday's article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. A "Stop the Drones" booth, above, sat next to one devoted to meditation….
Young artists inspired by nature photographer Danny Brown
Photo courtesy of Brenda Hente After yesterday's tragic events in Boston, I hope you can find a little solace in this simple post about a collaboration between a teacher, Brenda Hente, above right, and nature photographer, Danny Brown, above left, that led to an exhibition of art by 7th & 8th graders from Olivette's Immanuel…