BTUtiful

This butterfly was one of the Wings in the City sculptures that were on display in 2011.  I did not go out of my way trying to take pictures of all the pieces, just the ones I really like.

The photo below is my favorite, especially with the current situation, it symbolizes what is good and beautiful in St. Louis.  Have a relaxing and peaceful weekend everyone!

IF THE SHOE FITS .....

 ... wear it!

What size do you think this shoe is?  It definitely does not belong to Cinderella :>)

Here are a few expressions associate with "shoe" -
I wouldn't want to be in your shoes;
The shoe is on the other foot;
(I am not sure what this expression is about) The shoemaker's kids always go barefoot!
Hey QQ, how about, "Have shoe will run"?

BUTTERFLIES ON THE CAKE

This cake is on display at the Butterfly House and I believe it is one of the best decorated piece.  Of course, the theme is easy and butterfly is such a lovable, colorful species.  (I just realized that the word "species" is both singular and plural - I need to pay more attention and try to improve my limited vocabulary!)

Back in 2011, when I was "thrown off the bridge", instead of feeling sorry for myself, after spending time in the morning on job search, I volunteered for 4 hours in the afternoon, three days a week at the Butterfly House. 

I learned about the butterfly from the training and enjoyed explaining to visitors.  I enjoyed talking to people from out of town, especially tourists from other countries.  Most of the volunteers were nice to work with but there were a few that were "questionable"!

I highly recommend the Butterfly House if you are visiting St. Louis.  It is a fun place and most of the kids love the butterflies.  (There were a few that were terrified of the butterfly, especially when a butterfly landed on their body.  The more I tried to explain that the butterfly would not hurt them, the more the kids became frighten!)

It is getting warm today - we were planning to drive around in the T-bird but we decided to stay indoor.  I should clean up my office, organize the closets and it's time to gather items for donations.  Oh, all my earthly possessions - they could be more burden than blessings when you have more than you actually need.  What earthly possessions will you give away today?

LET BENJAMIN EAT CAKE

Benjamin is trying to take a big bite out of the cake located at Lewis and Clark Boat House and Nature Center in St. Charles.

Part of the celebration of St. Louis 250^th Birthday, approximately 200 birthday cakes are on displayed throughout the area.  The cake is four-feet tall and each is decorated by different artists.  For more information about the cakes and the celebration, visit www.stl250.org.

Alisa, I thought of you and the boys – I am sure they would enjoy these decorated cakes.  They would win the contest for creating the best looking cake.

FIRST SNOW STORM (2014)

(The above image could be entitled "A Smiling Face in the Snow".) 

Here is one more post about the recent snow storm and a few more cheesy snow pictures.  (I am so ready for our next summer road trip …..)

Snow started falling on or about 0300 hours on Sunday (January 5^th) and finally stopped around 1600 hours.  I have not gone outside the last five days!  (So far I have not gotten the cabin fever.  It could be because I keep busy with putting away all the Christmas decorations, just removing the ornaments from the tree and putting away them away alone took me a whole hour.)  My husband needed to use my front-wheel drive Mazda6 because his fancy Mustang would not be good for winter driving.  Of course, the T-bird is kept toasty-warm in the garage, waiting for the sunny warm summer!

It was Wildcard Weekend so I did not mind being cooped up inside.  I could not believe the Chiefs lost to the Colts (44-45) when they were leading (20 points) at halftime and lost the game for just one point.  The Colts will meet my beloved Patriots next Saturday.  I am sure Patriots fans will give a “warm” welcome back to Adam Vinatieri!  Another disappointing game was the Packers lost to the 49ers (20-23).  One bright spot was the Saints moved on (defeating the Eagles 26-24) just enough to play against the Seahawks for the division championship.

Spring semester starts next week and I so look forward to going to Employment class, reading all the legal mumbo jumbo and working on weekly assignments again ……….