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					                                    baby tiger cubs! (8 photos)
					                                    five Amur tiger cubs that were born at the St. Louis Zoo
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    bunnies at the fair (10 photos)
					                                    We were lucky enough to go the fair on the day they were judging the rabbits!  The were the adorablest!!
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Bond County Fair (16 photos)
					                                    
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Urban Decay (10 photos)
					                                    I love neglected buildings.
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Chicago (18 photos)
					                                    Adventures in the Windy City.
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Greenville College (17 photos)
					                                    
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    The Last Days of Hogue Hall (50 photos)
					                                    
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Architectural Adventures in Oak Park (28 photos)
					                                    Dan and I went to Oak Park because it had the closest Giordano's pizza.  Then we realized that there was a slew of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings just two blocks away!  I'm currently volunteering at a museum that houses the work of Richard W. Bock, a sculptor who collaborated with Wright for many years.  So it was amazing to see some of the sculpture outside of our little museum.  On buildings and in parks - in the places that they were made for.
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Jennifer and Bob's Nuptials (18 photos)
					                                    6/12/08 in Chicago

The ceremony was very warm and intimate.  The days leading up to it were lots of fun, and Dan and I made lots of new friends.

Congrats Bob and Jen!
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Day 13 - Kensington Garden and Parliament (41 photos)
					                                    Friday, March 28
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Day 12 - Westminster Abbey (37 photos)
					                                    Thursday, March 27
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Day 11 - At the British Museum with Dan (33 photos)
					                                    Wednesday, March 26

It was my second trip to the British Museum, but Dan's first.  I was sad, though, because many of the Ancient Greek galleries were closed, including the ones with sculpture from the Mausoleum.  Wish I had gotten to photograph it.  Oh well.

We had lunch at a fantastic Italian restaurant called Paradiso.  Yum.
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Day 10 - Shopping at Seven Dials (3 photos)
					                                    Tuesay, March 25

I went to MOO to eat lunch with Dan (our first kebabs - yay!) and then went to shop in Convent Garden.  The area is called Seven Dials.  It's a very old area with lots of twisty streets and back alleys, but it's filled with theaters, gourmet cheese shops, and posh little shops.  I only got pictures of the Underground station, sadly.  But it gives you an idea of the historic area around it.
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Day 9 - Megalithic Road Trip (38 photos)
					                                    Monday, March 24

Stef rented a minivan, and we went driving off into the counryside.  We went with Stef, his wife Kay, and Joy and Brian who both work at MOO.  We went to Stonehenge, West Kennet Long Barrow, saw Silbury Hill from afar, saw various white horses on the hillsides, and drove through Avebury ring.  It's amazing how close all of these sites are together.  And they were separated by the sweetest little towns with the quaintest thatch-roofed house and old, old churches.

We had a wonderful lunch at the Bridge Inn.  I had my first traditional English food - bangers and mash (sausages with mashed potatoes and peas).  

We drove on to Oxford to see the lovely architecture and to go to some very old pubs.  We walked through Magdalen College (pronounced "maudlin"), which was founded in 1458.  We got in without being on a tour because Kay is an alumnus.  I found out later that C.S. Lewis taught English at Magdalen College for thirty years.  We even passed the Eagle and Child as we drove out of town, but I didn't get a picture. 

We went to an ancient pub, the White Horse, before we left.  It was amazing to be immersed in very old things all day - first neolithic and then Medieval in Oxford.  It was a really awesome day.
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Day 8 - Museum Day (4 photos)
					                                    Easter Sunday, March 23

The weather was cold and windy again today, so we decided to have a museum day and stay inside.  We went to the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery, which is right behind it.  Both are very close to the Underground entrance, which was nice.  No pictures allowed in the museums, though, so I decided to get some pictures of the Underground.

It was a little weird to go to the Tower of London and hear the stories of the people who were executed there, and then to go to the National Portrait Gallery to see their portraits.  It's a wonderful gallery, though.  I liked the Tudor section a lot, and we saw George Washington's portrait by Gilbert Stuart.  It's funny that we had to go all the way to London to see it!

The National Gallery was amazing.  We saw paintings by great artists that we had never seen first hand.  There were two works by Leonardo da Vinci in the same room, and one was Madonna of the Rocks.  Also saw paintings by Velasquez, Duccio, Botticelli, Van Dyck, and Rembradt.  It was fantastic.  Then, when we got back to the flat, I realized that we had completely missed The Arnolfini Wedding by Van Eyck.  Not so fantastic.


					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Day 7 - Portobello Road and Laundry (13 photos)
					                                    Saturday, March 22

I got up and went to the Portobello Road Market this morning, but the weather was terrible.  It was cold, rainy, and windy, and there was even snow at one point.  The market was really cool, but some of the vendors were packing up by the time I got there.  

After I got back we went for pizza and then went to the laundrette.  It was pretty uneventful, except that I found a lighter in the washer with my delicates when the wash cycle was done.  Thankfully it didn't leak.
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Day 6 - Spanning a Millennium (92 photos)
					                                    Friday, March 21

Wow - today was a busy day.  We took the tube to St. Paul's and walked to The Monument and then to the Tower of London.  The Tower itself is a big place, and there were lots of buildings to explore.  We got a tour from one of the Yeoman Warders - it was kind of a big thing for me.  I love the Beefeaters and the Tower ravens.  

We walked over the Tower Bridge, and then back up the South Bank to Southwark Cathedral, Shakespeare's Globe, and the Tate Modern.  Then we walked back to St. Paul's on the Millennium Bridge.

So we saw things as old as the ruin of a Roman wall to things as new as contemporary art.  It was an amazing day.
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Day 5 - Fleet Street and the Hunterian Museum  (1 photos)
					                                    Thursday, March 20

Sorry - no pictures from day Wednesday.  I. stayed in and rested

What a yucky rainy day.  I went to the Hunterian Museum, and they didn't allow photography.  But I did get a picture of Fleet Street.

The Hunterian Museum was adequately creepy.  It's the 18th century medical collection of John Hunter, and it's full of animals in jars and medical oddities.  I went mostly to see the skeleton of the Irish Giant, Charles Byrne, who was 7.7 feet tall.
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Day 3 - Notting Hill and Westminster (33 photos)
					                                    Tuesday, March 18

I decided to walk over to Notting Hill today while Dan was at the office.  It's only about a fifteen minute walk, although I got turned around a few times.  It was gorgeous with all of the flower gardens and brightly painted townhouses.  We're definitely going to go back on Saturday for the Portobello Road antique market.

After Dan got back from the office, we took the Underground to Trafalgar Square.  From there we walked to Parliament, Westminster Abbey, and Buckingham Palace.  We're going to go back to Parliament and Westminster Abbey later on, so watch for more pictures.
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    our flat (22 photos)
					                                    Our little place on Inverness Terrace.  It's my IKEA dream come true.
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Day 2  - Journey to the British Museum (19 photos)
					                                    Monday, March 17

I went to the MOO office with Dan this morning.  It was nice to meet the staff and see the office.  There wasn't a lot for me to do, so Stef (their CTO) suggested that I walk over to The British Museum, which wasn't very far away.  It was my first venture alone in the city.  I got turned around a few times, but I finally got there.  The museum is fantastic - we're planning on going back this weekend so that Dan can see it.
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    kitty Halloween costumes 2006 (9 photos)
					                                    Ivy was El Chupacabra and Simone was a Furry Old Lobster
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    handmade gifts (4 photos)
					                                    Things that I make to give away.
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Design a Day (1 photos)
					                                    My work to submit to the Flickr group Design a Day.  The idea is to create a new design, however simple, every day for a month.  I'm really excited to get the creative juices flowing!
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Orchid Show 2008 (24 photos)
					                                    at the Missouri Botanical Garden
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    handmade Christmas gifts 2007 (18 photos)
					                                    
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Autumn (11 photos)
					                                    leaves in Greenville in 2007
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Laugh-Out-Loud Cats Costumes (13 photos)
					                                    The kitties were Kitteh and Pip for Halloween this year.  The costumes were quite a bit more complex that the furry-old-lobster and chupacabra costumes, but it was totally worth it!
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Peralta drawings (7 photos)
					                                    
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Free Stamp (2 photos)
					                                    
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    A Christmas Story House (18 photos)
					                                    This is the house that they used for the exterior scenes in the movie "A Christmas Story".  The guy that bought it on eBay, only to discover that it was dump of a house that had been remodeled since the movie was shot.   He has since restored it to it's movie-day glory.  The interior scenes were shot in a sound stage, so the inside of the house doesn't have the same layout that appeared in the movie.  But they did a really good job in making it look as accurate as possible.  It was a fun experience.
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Lakeview Cemetary (27 photos)
					                                    
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Natural History Museum (12 photos)
					                                    
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Japanese Festival (7 photos)
					                                    the annual Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    The Polyphonic Spree (5 photos)
					                                    
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Orlando (7 photos)
					                                    Dan's conference was in Orlando again.  It was a pretty fun trip - we got to meet Adam Koford (aka Ape Lad).  Dealing with expensive resort food and rain at Epcot was not so fun.  We're going to Nashville next year.  Yee Haw!!
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Mii Mii Mii... (19 photos)
					                                    I think I'm a little obsessed.  But they're so much fun to make!
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Missouri Botanical Garden (140 photos)
					                                    We have a family membership to the garden now, so we're going a lot more often.  
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    explore (4 photos)
					                                    photos that are / have been around in explore
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Evie (11 photos)
					                                    Evie is my little niece.  She's a sweetie.
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    the kids (60 photos)
					                                    The ferocity, the snuggles - our cats are endlessly entertaining.
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Kitty #1 - Simone (141 photos)
					                                    born May 2005 (approx)

Simone is our first-born.  She had a hard start in life - she was a stray until I adopted her when she was about five months old.  But now she's chubby and spoiled.  
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Kitty #2 - Ivy (80 photos)
					                                    born July 9, 2006 

Ivy is all grown up now, but she's still pretty small.  She's very flouffy.  It's funny that even though she the younger kitty, she sleeps a lot more than Simone.

You can see more picture of Ivy on Dan's account:
flickr.com/photos/dancoulter/sets/72157594268577888/
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    H in Sunrays (16 photos)
					                                    The "H in Sunrays" is a hobo sign that is said to mean "It is time for the hoboes to rise up and take over the United States government."  Should we be concerned that so many of these chalk markings are appearing on fences and trash cans?  I think so.
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Hoboes (22 photos)
					                                    Illustrations of hoboes according to John Hodgman's list of 700 Hobo Names featured in his book, "The Areas of My Expertise".
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Zombies!!! (4 photos)
					                                    Pictures of zombies that are members of The Flickr Zombie Army.  Study them well - you might have to face them during the Zombocalyse.
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Huge Beings (17 photos)
					                                    Dan and I continue our search for huge beings across the nation.  These fiberglass giants were constructed as marketing tools in the 1960's by International Fiberglass of Venice, CA.  Since that time, they've been bought and sold and have migrated across the U.S., advertising everything from restaurants to goofy golf courts.  So far, we've found three Big Johns, a muffler man, and two Uniroyal Gals in IL, and a cowboy muffler man in CT.  More pictures on the way!
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Our Wedding - Oct. 29, 2005 (146 photos)
					                                    We were married in the small college town where we met.  This is a more complete set, including pictures from the rehearsal.   The photos were taken by a few different people, but the majority were taken by our friend Summer and Dan's Aunt Genny.
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    St. Louis Zoo (72 photos)
					                                    adventures at the St. Louis Zoo
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    book fair (13 photos)
					                                    The hospital auxiliary here in Greenville had their annual book fair this weekend.    All the books are 60 cents unless marked otherwise.  I have an insatiable appetite for antique books, especially textbooks, which are more likely to have handwriting in them, or things stuck in the pages.  This is a sampling of the gems that I found.
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    florida (68 photos)
					                                    Dan and I spent a week at a swanky resort in Orlando.  Dan's work sent him to a convention, and I went along, too - so we could make a vacation out of it.  It was my first trip to Florida.  The Gaylord Palms Resort, which is only five minutes from Walt Disney World, can only be described as huge-normous.  Its three atriums and outside pool areas contain live alligators,  three high-end restaraunts, a bar and grille, a coffee shop, a Ben and Jerry's, an arcade, a spa, a Godiva chocolate shop, a tiny Disney store, and various little souvenier shops.  We were in the lap of luxury.
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    flowers (15 photos)
					                                    
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    clouds after the storm (20 photos)
					                                    On Sunday April 2nd, tornadoes and severe thunderstorms ripped through southern Illinois as we were driving on Interstate 64.  We were lucky enough to only be in the storm about 30 minutes, and then found ourselves at the back of the front, where the storm clouds gave us a spectacular sunset.  There was the sunset on one side, a huge double rainbow on the other, and lightning all over the place.  Dan has more pictures of the rainbow in his photo set.
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    second day of spring (53 photos)
					                                    Starting just before midnight on March 20th, Greenville, IL started to get covered with about 6 inches of snow.  What a great way to celebrate the Vernal Equinox.
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    black and white (11 photos)
					                                    The first five of these photos were taken during a photography class that I took a few years ago.  They're pretty special to me because I developed the film and the photos myself.  
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Backyard Compositions (19 photos)
					                                    Our house is being renovated, and there's still lots of stuff in the backyard from the previous owners.  Perfect photo op!
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Indoors (19 photos)
					                                    random things in our apartment
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    Flesh & Bone (30 photos)
					                                    I received my BA in Art from Greenville College, and this is the  work from my Senior Art Exhibition in May 2003.  I worked with found objects for this show, coating my objects with white paint and newspaper, and then experimenting with oil washes.
					                                
													
												
																							
													
														
													
													
					                                    other art (19 photos)
					                                    ceramics and assemblages that I made while working toward my senior art show