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  • Dreamy visions of a Blue Jay perched in a tree
    Visions of a Blue Jay.jpg
  • A Curious Blue Jay Searches A Stump For A Meal
    Blue Jay Searching In Stump.jpg
  • Mr. Blue Jay Dropped By For a Quick Bite and a Photo
    Blue Jay Snax.jpg
  • Mr. Blue Jay Grabs A Meal-Worm To Snack On
    Blue-Jay Breakfast.jpg
  • Feeling Blue But Inspired at Klondike Park in St. Charles, MO
    Klondike Blue.jpg
  • This blue jay was resting under a heat lamp on a cold and snowy winter day in my Missouri backyard. Having a pretty close vantage point I was able to get a dent amount of detail in the feathers of this lovely bird. A close look reveals the water droplets from the falling snow that has melted from the heat of the lamp.<br />
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The Blue Jay is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to North America. It is resident through most of eastern and central United States and southern Canada, although western populations may be migratory.<br />
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This common, large songbird is familiar to many people, with its perky crest; blue, white, and black plumage; and noisy calls. Blue Jays are known for their intelligence and complex social systems with tight family bonds. Their fondness for acorns is credited with helping spread oak trees after the last glacial period.<br />
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Blue Jays prefer tray feeders or hopper feeders on a post rather than hanging feeders, and they prefer peanuts, sunflower seeds, and suet. Planting oak trees will make acorns available for jays of the future. Blue Jays often take drinks from birdbaths.
    Winter Heat Blue Jay.jpg
  • A Blue Jay perched atop a stump looking down with a mealworm in its mouth
    Blue Jay on Pastels.jpg
  • A Blue Jay Brabs A Mealworm For A Snack
    Blue Jay Luch Closeup.jpg
  • A Blue Jay Visitor Posted On An Old Tree Stump
    Blue Jay Posted.jpg
  • A Tufted Titmouse In A Tree With A Textured Blue Backdrop
    Tufted Blue Breeze.jpg
  • A Blue Macro Of Some Wild Foliage/Vegetation
    A Blue Mood.jpg
  • A Graceful Goose Casts Reflections In Vibrant Blue Waters While Dipping to Dabble.
    Blue Goose Reflecting.jpg
  • A Black-capped Chickadee walks across a blue pole
    BCCH on Blue.jpg
  • A Blue Jay In On A Post In Full Detail
    Blue Jay Posted Details.jpg
  • A Blue Jay Grabs A Morning Bite, And Stops On A Perch For A Quick Photograph
    Blue Jay Mealworm Munch.jpg
  • The gold and orange autumn trees reflect on the lake under blue skies and puffy clouds at Broemmelsiek Park in Wentzville, Missouri
    Baby Blue Broemmelsiek Skies.jpg
  • Well fall is officially here and winter is knocking at the door - nothing but blue skies and once vibrant fields turned brown
    Dead Fields Blue Skies.jpg
  • A Female Dark-Eyed Junco Foraging For Food in the Snow During A Cold Blue Winter Day.<br />
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Females and juvenile birds are generally paler and show a greater mixture of brown in the plumage. Generally, there is less white on the outer tail feathers in juvenile and female birds. There is, however, much individual variation.<br />
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The Dark-eyed Junco is the best-known species of the juncos, a genus of small grayish American sparrows. This bird is common across much of temperate North America and in summer ranges far into the Arctic. Dark-eyed Juncos are neat, even flashy little sparrows that flit about forest floors of the western mountains and Canada, then flood the rest of North America for winter. They're easy to recognize by their crisp (though extremely variable) markings and the bright white tail feathers they habitually flash in flight. One of the most abundant forest birds of North America, you'll see juncos on woodland walks as well as in flocks at your feeders or on the ground beneath them. <br />
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Juncos are the "snowbirds" of the middle latitudes. Over most of the eastern United States, they appear as winter sets in and then retreat northward each spring. Some juncos in the Appalachian Mountains remain there all year round, breeding at the higher elevations. These residents have shorter wings than the migrants that join them each winter. Longer wings are better suited to flying long distances, a pattern commonly noted among other studies of migratory vs. resident species.
    Blue Christmas Junco.jpg
  • The onset of spring brings vibrant blue skies and waters around Klondike Park
    Klondike Lake 6401.jpg
  • Soft Cobalt, Baby Blue Flower Petals In A Square Format. This Blue Spraid Gerber Daisy Adds A Baby Blue Soft Focus For Your Walls. Add some fresh seasonal color to floral arrangements and decor with this Wild Gerbera. With a just picked look that will never fade, it's even better than the real thing. This stem contains one bloom and no leaves.
    Cobalt Petals.jpg
  • A Blue-Jay Posted On A Broken Tree Stump With A Mealworm In His Beak
    Blue Jay Mealworm Posted Painted BG.jpg
  • A traced pink rose from the garden with a blue scratched background texture.
    Rose Scratched Blues.jpg
  • Sprint Blue's and Green's cover the landscapes at Klondike Park
    Klodike Blues and Greens.jpg
  • A bluebird perched on a rotting tree branch on a moody overcast day.<br />
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The bluebirds are a group of medium-sized, mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the genus Sialia of the thrush family. Bluebirds are one of the few thrush genera in the Americas. They have blue, or blue and rose beige, plumage.
    Bluebird Blues.jpg
  • A traced pink rose from the garden with a blue scratched background texture.
    Rose Scratched Blues.jpg
  • A Male House Finch Perched On Top Of A Log Backed By Soft Blue
    Mr House Finch Perched On Blues.jpg
  • A Deep Orange Marigold Flower on a Blue Backdrop in the Garden
    Marigold Morning.jpg
  • A flowing Monarch perched on a vibrant chive against a soft blue backdrop. The Monarch butterfly is a milkweed butterfly, in the family Nymphalidae. It is perhaps the best known of all North American butterflies
    Monarch Blues on Chives.jpg
  • A Female Purple Finch Up Close and Personal. This little lady landed on the swing just in front of the lens for a detailed shot
    Female House Finch Blue Bar.jpg
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  • A Heron on the lake shore at Busch Memorial Conservation.
    Great Blue Heron On The Shore.jpg
  • Blue Jay On Branch.jpg
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  • Blue Moon Pour.jpg
  • Common chicory is a somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant of the dandelion family Asteraceae, usually with bright blue flowers, rarely white or pink. Many varieties are cultivated for salad leaves, chicons, or roots, which are baked, ground, and used as a coffee substitute and food additive.
    Blue Wildflower On Walk Bokeh.jpg
  • Soft Blue Jay.jpg
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  • Blue Morpho 2.jpg
  • Soft white tulips whisper in the blue midnight glow reaching towards the shining the way
    White Tulip Blue Light.jpg
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  • Most of the country drives during an eastern North American summer will turn up a few Eastern Bluebirds sitting on telephone wires or perched atop a nest box, calling out in a short, wavering voice or abruptly dropping to the ground after an insect. Marvelous birds to capture in your binoculars, male Eastern Bluebirds are a brilliant royal blue on the back and head, and warm red-brown on the breast. Blue tinges in the wings and tail give the grayer females an elegant look.
    Bluebird Watching.jpg
  • The Blue and Gold Macaw Ara ararauna is one of the most beautiful large parrots. It is a sweet tempered and affectionate parrot, and has one of the best all around personalities of the large Macaws. This bird makes a great companion for a single person. But it is friendly with everyone, including other birds, when it's well socialized. Although some Macaws are one-person type birds, the Blue and Gold is right at home in a family type situation as well.<br />
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This large parrot is also sometimes called the Blue and Yellow Macaw, or you may come across a larger variant from Bolivia called the Bolivian Blue and Gold Macaw. The Bolivian variety is distinguished by its larger size and its coloring. On all these Macaws the colors are vibrant, but the Bolivian has more of a true blue rather than the teal blue seen in the average Blue and Gold. They all share the same wonderful personality and characteristics.<br />
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The Blue and Gold Macaw is very adaptive. Whatever environment they are in, it becomes quite normal for them. If they are around many people, they will accept many people. When well trained and socialized, Blue and Gold Macaws enjoy participating in all sorts of outdoor and public activities with their owners. We've seen them attending public festivals on their owners arms. One woman regularly took her Macaw with her to Western line dance classes. Another woman would take her Blue and Gold horseback riding with her. There are bird leashes available so you can take your feathered friend wherever you go, and they just adapt. They ride well in a car on a bird car seat
    Tropic Macaw.jpg
  • Boating on Blue Waters Under Blue Skies - Tonka Like!
    A Great Day For Boating.jpg
  • The Snow Goose has two color plumage morphs, white (snow) or gray/blue (blue), thus the common description as snows and blues. White-morph birds are white except for black wing tips, but blue-morph geese have bluish-grey plumage replacing the white except on the head, neck and tail tip. The immature blue phase is drab or slate-gray with little to no white on the head, neck, or belly.<br />
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Outside of the nesting season, they usually feed in flocks. In winter, snow geese feed on left-over grain in fields. They migrate in large flocks, often visiting traditional stopover habitats in spectacular numbers. Snow Geese often travel and feed alongside Greater White-fronted Geese; in contrast, the two tend to avoid travelling and feeding alongside Canada Geese, which are often heavier birds.<br />
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The breeding population of the Lesser Snow Goose exceeds 5 million birds, an increase of more than 300 percent since the mid-1970s. The population is increasing at a rate of more than 5 percent per year. Non-breeding geese (juveniles or adults that fail to nest successfully) are not included in this estimate, so the total number of geese is even higher. Lesser Snow Goose population indices are the highest they have been since population records have been kept, and evidence suggests that large breeding populations are spreading to previously untouched sections of the Hudson Bay coastline.
    Snow Goose Flight.jpg
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  • Watching huge flocks of Snow Geese swirl down from the sky, amid a cacophony of honking, is a little like standing inside a snow globe. These loud, white-and-black geese can cover the ground in a snowy blanket as they eat their way across fallow cornfields or wetlands. Among them, you might see a dark form with a white head?a color variant called the ?Blue Goose.? Snow Geese have skyrocketed in numbers and are now among the most abundant waterfowl on the continent. <br />
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The Snow Goose, also known as the Blue Goose, is a North American species of goose. Its name derives from the typically white plumage. The genus of this bird is disputed. Snow Geese don't like to travel without the company of another couple dozen geese and can form flocks of several hundred thousand. Family groups forage together on wintering grounds, digging up roots and tubers from muddy fields and marshes. In flight, they are steady on the wing with even wingbeats.
    Snow Geese Over New Melle.jpg
  • A seagull flies over the ocean framed by blue skies
    Gull Over The Water.jpg
  • This Blue Hyacinth Macaw Strikes A Funny Pose.<br />
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The large Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus is a majestic beauty. Visually it appears to be the largest parrot in the world. But that is not quite so. The elongated body of the Hyacinth reaches about 37' (95 cm) in length and it has an impressive wingspan up to about 42 inches across, which is the most expansive parrot in the world. But the Hyacinth is not all that hefty, it only weighs up to about 3.7 lb.<br />
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The worlds largest parrot is actually a flightless, ground-dwelling bird. It is the species Strigops habroptila, commonly called Kakapo which means night parrot. This hefty bird only extends to 24' (61 cm) in length, but in weight a mature adult can be up to 9 pounds (4 kg)! The Kakapo is endemic to New Zealand and is quite a pretty bird in its own right. Rather than being blue like the Hyacinth, it is a yellowish green color mottled with dark stripes and spots giving it an owlish appearance. Its scientific name actually means 'owl-faced soft feathers'.<br />
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The beautiful Hyacinth is pretty much an all blue large Macaw. The rich cobalt blue of its coloring is what influenced its name. It is a calm Macaw and known to make an excellent pet. Hyacinth Macaws have a very even temperament. They are sweet, extremely gentle, and are not inclined to make a great deal of noise. They are affectionate and playful, and become quite attached to their human families.
    Hyacinth Pose.jpg
  • Splashed Blur Petals Pop From A Backdrop Of White In An Explosion Of Floral Geometry
    Petals On White.jpg
  • Blue Skies and Flakes Of White Blanket The Evergreen That Stands Tall With The Only Foliage Color Left As Winter Sets In.
    Snowy Tree.jpg
  • The Blue Crane, also known as the Stanley Crane and the Paradise Crane, is the national bird of South Africa
    Stanley Crane.jpg
  • I took this shot of the Male Indigo Bunting in my front yard. The Indigo Bunting is a small bird. It displays sexual dimorphism in its coloration; the male is a vibrant blue in the summer and a brown color during the winter months, while the female is brown year-round.
    male_indigo_bunting.jpg
  • A Goose Swims in blue waters casting a geometric reflection
    Goose Symmetry.jpg
  • A Seagull soars through skies of blue
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  • Taken in New Melle Missouri, This Vibrant Golden Summer Farm Field Shines Under Bright Blue Skies and Puffy White Clouds
    Fields Of Gold.jpg
  • On a summer drive through New Melle, Missouri near Wentzville the green foliage and blue skies give grace to this rural landscape under blue skies and puffy clouds
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  • Blue skies cover the home at 4754 Jacob Lane in New Melle, Missouri on the late autumn afternoon
    4754 Jacob Lane.jpg
  • A goose swimming in purple and blue sunset lighting across lake superior.
    Sunset Goose.jpg
  • An uphill view at Jefferson Barracks as blue skies and wispy clouds cover the velvet green grass and headstones
    Jefferson Barracks Graves.jpg
  • Three Geese Swim Along In Blue Waters
    We Three Geese.jpg
  • A Bold Green Summer Tree reflects off of Lake 15 at August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area catch Bright Blue Skies and Puffy Clouds on a Summer Afternoon
    Green Scene at Lake 15.jpg
  • A close up macro shot of a muted blue rose with a purple tint with morning dew droplets on the soft petals.
    In Dew Time.jpg
  • Lily Pads and a Blooming Water Lily Glow In Vibrant Blue Waters
    Lily Pad Hype.jpg
  • Tall blue skies with wispy clouds above the reflecting tree line at Klondike Park lake in Saint Charles, Missouri.
    Klondike Tall Skies.jpg
  • A wood duck swims in a sea of blue as the sun sets and rays illuminate the waterfowl.
    Darkwing Ducky.jpg
  • Two pink flamingos highlighted in blue and purple fantasy lighting, taken at the Saint Louis Zoo.<br />
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Flamingos often stand on one leg, the other leg tucked beneath the body. The reason for this behavior is not fully understood. Recent research indicates that standing on one leg may allow the birds to conserve more body heat, given that they spend a significant amount of time wading in cold water. However, the behavior also takes place in warm water. As well as standing in the water, flamingos may stamp their webbed feet in the mud to stir up food from the bottom.<br />
Young flamingos hatch with grayish reddish plumage, but adults range from light pink to bright red due to aqueous bacteria and beta-Carotene obtained from their food supply. A well-fed, healthy flamingo is more vibrantly colored and thus a more desirable mate; a white or pale flamingo, however, is usually unhealthy or malnourished. Captive flamingos are a notable exception; many turn a pale pink as they are not fed carotene at levels comparable to the wild
    Flamingos In Fantast Lights.jpg
  • A row of hay bales leads the eye through the field and down the dirt road towards a forest of autumn colors under rough skies of blue just outside New Melle, Missouri.
    Embossed Autumn Field.jpg
  • A wonderful mix of colors, the deep blue water and sky, and the bare white rock. Klondike Park, once the site of a silica sand quarry, is a popular destination for outdoor recreationalists, families, and youth activity groups. Trails, both paved and natural, criss-cross the verdant hillsides and offer bicyclists, joggers, and hikers spectacular views of wildlife, native plants, and the surrounding Missouri River Valley.
    Klondike Park Autumn Lake 2.jpg
  • A bright summer drive along a highway in Iowa. Bursting vibrant colors with a blue sky filled with puffy white clouds and glimmers of warmth from the green hills and trees in this rural area.
    Pavement Approach.jpg
  • A Bold and Vibrant Red-Bellied Woodpecker Posted On A Tree Stump Poses For The Camera Against Painterly Blue Skies.
    Woodpecker Post Painted Blue.jpg
  • Puffy Clouds and Deep Blues Surround The Vibrant Green Foliage at Klondike Park Lake in Saint Charles County, Missouri
    Klondike Lake 399.jpg
  • August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area - This 6,987-acre area contains 3,000 acres of forest in addition to grassland, cropland, old fields, prairie, and wetlands. Facilities/features: boat rentals, picnic areas, pavilion, hiking trails, 43 fishing jetties, fishing docks, staffed firearms range, archery range, five viewing blinds, and a visitor center. The area also has 28 fishable lakes and ponds totaling 550 acres.
    Blues at Busch Sunset.jpg
  • Spring Colors and Foliage Are Beginning To Fill In The Tree Lines Reflecting On The Lakes at The August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area
    Busch Spring Filling In.jpg
  • Spring Greens Are So Close, and yet, So Far Away.
    Spring Green So Far Away.jpg
  • A Black-crowned Night Heron in Green Waters. The Black-crowned Night Heron, commonly abbreviated to just Night Heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia. Black-crowned Night-Herons are stocky birds compared to many of their long-limbed heron relatives. They're most active at night or at dusk, when you may see their ghostly forms flapping out from daytime roosts to forage in wetlands. In the light of day adults are striking in gray-and-black plumage and long white head plumes. These social birds breed in colonies of stick nests usually built over water. They live in fresh, salt, and brackish wetlands and are the most widespread heron in the world. <br />
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Black-crowned Night-Herons often spend their days perched on tree limbs or concealed among foliage and branches. They forage in the evening and at night, in water, on mudflats, and on land. In flight they fold their head back against their shoulders, almost making the neck disappear.<br />
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These are social birds that tend to roost and nest in groups, although they typically forage on their own. Look for them in most wetland habitats across North America, including estuaries, marshes, streams, lakes, and reservoirs.
    Black-crowned Night Heron 2.jpg
  • Portions of the August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area were used by the Department of Army in the 1940's for TNT and DNT production and by the Atomic Energy Commission in the 1960's for uranium ore processing. The affected portions were all part of a federal environmental cleanup project and required to meet certain environmental health and safety standards. The area is now considered to be safe for all recreational pursuits allowed on the area, as well as the wildlife found within the area.
    Busch Bare Reflections.jpg
  • 2008 Harley Davidson Road King Classic - We stopped to grab some photographs from the Biker poker run on July 13, 2013. One of the stops along the way was Liz’s Bar and Grill in New Melle, Missouri. Many of the shots we got were more for personal use by the owners, but I gave this one a bit more flare as I thought there may be some broader interest.<br />
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For some, the ultimate motorcycling experience comes in the form of the Harley Davidson Road King Classic. More than any other motorcycle even any Harley Davidson motorcycle, the Road King Classic appeals to every class of rider. From diehard metric cruiser riders to sport bike riders, all are hard pressed to label the Harley Davidson Road King Classic as anything less than iconic.<br />
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Very much a legend of its own right, Harley Davidson has created in the FLHRC Road King Classic a machine which many riders aspire to. It is the Harley Davidson that everyone wants. Returning for 2008 are the Harley Davidson leather covered saddlebags, laced wheels, and wide whitewall tires, while new for this year is tooled fender detailing, a revised chrome tank console, and a six-gallon fuel tank, making this year's Harley Davidson Road King Classic even more travelable than ever before. ABS brakes are an option this year, and electronic cruise control is standard, as is an air-adjustable suspension and Brembo brakes.
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  • A scenic beach along the Minnesota North Shore on Lake Superior
    North Shore Beach.jpg
  • Sunset On The Ocean in Maui, Hawaii
    Ocean Glory Nights.jpg
  • An Air Filter Emblem From A  2007 Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 with Chrome Details and Accents in Black and White. <br />
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With a 95 cubic inch V-twin engine providing plenty of low-end torque and excellent highway muscle, the Vulcan 1600 Classic has extra power for just about anything its rider chooses to do. Of course, extra power is nice for playtime, but when a trip calls for extended seat-time, the single-pin crankshaft provides a comforting rhythm that isn't tarnished by harsh vibrations, thanks to the engine's gear-driven counter balancer.<br />
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The design details that make the 1600 Classic a one-of-a-kind American classic include a wide, pullback handlebar, stepped seat, dual slash-cut mufflers, and a multi-reflector headlight. Features of the integrated instrument cluster include an LCD screen, tank-mounted ignition switch, fuel-injection warning lamp, fuel gauge, odometer, tripmeter and clock.
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  • A Purple and Fuchsia Dahlia Flower with White Tips
    Purple Flower unknown - dahlia .jpg
  • Aladdin Genie at Walt Disney World.
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  • Framed by the last of summers vibrant green trees we see a pavement level view down Brooke Street
    A Look Down Brooke Street in Nicole ...jpg
  • As Daylight Fades in New Melle and the Sun Sets along a quaint country road we see the skies true colors.
    Daylight Fades in New Melle.jpg
  • A Twelve-spotted Skimmer Dragonfly in Pastel Colors. The Twelve-spotted Skimmer is a common North American skimmer dragonfly, found in southern Canada and in all 48 of the contiguous U.S. states. It is a large species, at 50 mm long
    Dragonfly on Pastels - Twelve-spotte...jpg
  • A Titmouse peeks down below to see what all the commotion is about under the bird feeder
    Titmouse Peekdown.jpg
  • A Black-Capped Chickadee in the snow
    Winter Black-Capped Chickadee.jpg
  • Succumb to the gentle petals and let them take you away.
    Succumb.jpg
  • Just Peacocking - Because I Can.jpg
  • A Bluebird on top of a birdhouse with a morning meal in his mouth
    Bluebird Grabs A Bite.jpg
  • Follow the train tracks through the vast beyond - railroad from ground level in Minnetonka, Minnesota
    Follow The Tracks.jpg
  • Rocky formations along the shore of Klondike Park Lake cast reflection along the waters' edge
    Klondike Rocky Shore.jpg
  • A Purple Sunset Approaches over Lake Superior Along Minnesota's North Shore. The North Shore of Lake Superior runs from Duluth, Minnesota, United States, at the southwestern end of the lake, to Thunder Bay and Nipigon, Ontario, Canada, in the north to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, in the east. The shore is characterized by alternating rocky cliffs and cobblestone beaches, with rolling hills and ridges covered in boreal forest inland from the lake, through which scenic rivers and waterfalls descend as they flow to Lake Superior. Americans often refer only to the Minnesota shoreline from Duluth to the international border at Grand Portage as the North Shore
    Purple acSunset Approaches.jpg
  • A vibrant Autumn scene at Klondike Lake around an old withered tree long dead in the middle of the lake
    Colorful Lake Stump.jpg
  • A Majestic Residence in the Wentzville - New Melle Area
    Autumn New Melle Home.jpg
  • A Row of Vibrant Autumn Trees on Ahden Knight Hampton Memorial Lake at August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area in Saint Charles, Missouri
    Autumn Tree Line at Busch.jpg
  • Enjoy affordably creative food and drink in a hip, fun, and artsy social hangout right in the heart of New Town! Groovy daily specials and Beatnik Brew make every fall in to Beatniks a wonderfully unique experience.
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  • The main focus of the New Town at St. Charles  project was the creation of lakes and canals primarily needed to contain 75 acres of storm runoff. However, these lakes quickly became the strong and indentifiable character of New Town St. Charles by providing it with a dramatic and active waterfront. Four neighborhoods will surround a dense, island-like town center neighborhood connected by greens and plazas and entirely surrounded by water.
    Reflecting On New Town.jpg
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