We had storms last night but never lost power and the alarm went off at 3:30 AM.  I took Anne downtown to the Amtrak station.  St. Louis is sure dead at four in the morning.  Gone is the old Am-shack of old.  Although the new bus and train station is not quite finished.  Anne’s train was waiting there when we arrived.  It was powered by a new GE turbine powered locomotive.  Jet train, get it?

I had planned to take today off so when I got back home I went back to bed.  I got up puttered about the house and then went for a ride in the park.  Crossing Clayton I got passed by a girl, but she was on a scooter.  I saw our old pal the Yellow Crowned Night Heron with some friends and got some better pictures of him for this post.  As I rounded Pagoda Circle I could hear the rehearsal going on for next week’s Muny show, My Fair Lady.  I could have danced all night!  I could have danced all night!   And still have begged for more …

Anne called while I was out biking.  Her train from St. Louis had been delayed.  She just barely caught her connection in Chicago.  So all systems are go for a successful landing on the Planet this evening.  I got 25 miles in.  Dan went to work.  Dave is up.

Today’s header has some other kind of heron in it.