Statue of Limitations

After a couple of weeks off, Mary and I decided it was time to go snap...or we would snap. We've had a lot going on indivdually and collectively with work and the passing of a great friend. Today almost didn't happen but the photo-Gods smiled on us and led us down a path that was unstructured and turned out to be fabulous.

We began the journey with a jaunt to a Greek oasis on the edge of the City of St. Louis. The Olympia Kabob House provided garlicky sustinence for our travels. As we traversed the city of Clayton in search of sculpture and statue, enjoying the brisk fall weather, we happened upon some surprising opportunities to get us back in the groove.

Mary was either highly amused or extremely polite in following me on my trip down memory lane when I managed to find something to say about everything we passed. I grew up in this area and my usual random thoughts were working overtime today, spilling out at every turn. It made the time pass and between jumping in and out of the car and following my thoughts, I'm not sure how Mary managed to keep up.

At any rate, we got some wonderful pictures of statues, sculptures and the like and had a lovely time - without limitations.

2 Snappy Broads!!

This blog belongs to Mary and April. Two accidental friends who discovered that they had a whole lot in common including a secret passion for photography.

We take off for a day with no particular goal in mind other than to take pictures of the things that we find interesting. It's been a great way to relax and we've found surprises around every corner.

Mary's true interest is in winged creatures. As a "birder", she looks for opportunities to shoot her fine feathered friends and she's particularly good at capturing them in flight. She also has a terrific eye for making her photos even more etherial than what she spied through the lens. Mary owns a 35 mm shooter given to her by her father after her digital suffered an untimely death at the hands of a certain red-headed girl.

Mary splits her photog time between working at an international adoption agency and raising her two children. She also finds time to get dragged around her yard by her Golden Retriever, Amos and Mia, her Great Dane.

April's fortay is taking pics of the more abstract and structural components of common items. This way of looking at things is mirrored in her life and gives her continual insight into the thought that "not everything is what it seems". She owns a simple digital camera that she has been able to elicit some surprising images from and doesn't really need that digital Nikon anyway.

April pulls herself away from the lens long enough to work at a manufacturing facility and chase after her teenager. She shares her home with her adopted Yellow Lab named Fiona that she was lucky enough to get from Mary.

We hope you enjoy our blog and pictures as much as we have enjoyed capturing them. Leave your feedback if you wish...or not. We're okay with that.

Mary and April
Two Snappy Broads