Winter Wonderland

I took this photo a couple of years ago in front of the DeMenil Mansion in South St. Louis.  Such a stately and beautiful home.  Funny how beautiful things can have such sad stories.  The early families who ran these breweries were wealthy, yet seemingly very unhappy people.  So many dramatic and even violent tales  are associated with them.  The snow blankets even the harshest histories and seems to soften it's heartaches.  Come sweet snow!  I have to admit, snow and even sleet and ice are exciting to me.  Somehow it brings yet another dimension to incredible creation and all its variety.  I sympathize with anyone stuck out in its harshness, but treasure the beauty it often brings. 


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"Every song that I write comes from my own personal experience.  i believe the role of an artist is to interpret reality through a system of beliefs and a long-term seeking of truth, in your own life and in the world at large."  Dan Folgelberg

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