A Few Shots from Yet Another Winter Storm in Metropolis, Illinois

View of Girard Street in Metropolis 

This morning as I stood outside in relatively okay temperatures (30ish) before daybreak and admired the clear sky as the birds started to chirp, I thought back to Monday... 

View of Ferry Street in Metropolis

Monday I put on 2 pairs of long johns, a pair of jeans, a tee shirt, a long sleeved shirt, a sweatshirt, 2 hoodies, ear muffs, a scarf and gloves so that I could take a little trek over to Ferry Street and see how things looked... Things did not look good...

I stopped at many corners to get a shot of the ice covered trees with the sun behind them, but this shot was my favorite - taken at the corner of 9th and Girard, I think... 







After picking Evan up one afternoon this week, we drove through Fort Massac and I caught some lovely tree shadows...

View of Girard Street in Metropolis

And I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this sunset shot I caught while standing on the front lanai... 
















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Fireworks Go Boom - 2013 Metropolis Fireworks - Part 2

I'm dropping in to bring you a few more shots from the Metropolis 4th of July Fireworks... As I had mentioned in an earlier blog, I watched them from the riverfront last year all tucked into a corner with a bunch of hooligans... 

This year I watched them from the front of my new residence with Evan here at House at Pooh Corner...  Our friend Mike stopped by and watched with us as I roamed up and down the street to get the best angles... 

A few random neighbors were standing on the sidewalks and in the street, but I certainly didn't have to fight a crowd and that was absolutely lovely!

After the booms and flashes ended, Evan sat off a few fireworks for our personal delight... it was a bit to my chagrin though, I prefer to watch fireworks from a bit of a distance ... it's too easy for something to tip over and take someone's face off at close proximity... anywho... I'll bring you a few more shots of the July 4th celebration as the week goes on.

It's on my list to share some Superman Celebration and Super City Blues and Ques with you later today ... so be sure to bookmark.  Also, while I'm thinking of it, photos of the Super City Blues and Ques awards ceremony will be available at www.KCoJax.SmugMug.com this week at some point and I'll bring you that link when I have it... 

Have A Grand and Groovy Day!
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