Have you ever seen that cartoon drawing of a stork that ’s trying to swallow a frog. The frog is in the stork’s mouth, but it is reaching out and strangling the stork. The caption said something like “Never Say…

I was so encouraged by the photos I took of the foggy St. Louis riverfront Monday night that I couldn’t help but stop and take more from the McKinley Bridge Wednesday night. I’ve been waiting for the right opportunity. The…

Fog photos have always had an appeal to me. The trouble is trying to capture the right exposure and the mood of the moment. I was searching for a feature photo for the paper Monday afternoon and not having much…

See the little second story window between these two men? I’m going to enlarge that area so that you can see what I saw. Maybe you will see an image in the window. Maybe you won’t.

I am generally not a…

I visited my son and his family in Leesville, La. last weekend. I don’t get to see them very often, so I take lots of pictures. I had my camera with me when we made a trip to Wal-Mart. I…

I can’t go to a wedding and not take a camera. I wasn’t official, but that doesn’t mean I can’t make images. My neighbor’s daughter, Allyson Rhomberg, now Williams, got married last weekend. I was glad that they didn’t ask…

I knew it was going to be a long night when I volunteered to spend the night in the Hillsboro jail last weekend. It was a great story opportunity. Sheriff Glenn Boyer had read that other jails had sponsored a…

Stepping into Karen McKay’s apartment is a real assault on the visual senses. Every inch of her place is covered in Cardinal memorabilia. I’ve never before met such a dedicated fan. And, we instantly connected because several of the newspaper…

While strolling around the new Citygarden last week, it didn’t take long for me to realize that something was missing. After these kids stood over one of the shooting water nozzles for a short time, they both announced that they…

It’s nice to feel wanted, I think. Over the weekend, my youngest daughter, Jamie, gave birth to her second child, Shelby Jean, 7lbs., 10 ounces, 21 and 1/2 inches long in the Columbia Regional Hospital in Columbia, Mo.. I know…