"I am lining up my heroes like big paper dolls"

Meet Paper June. This is a life-size (or possibly larger) cutout of our adorable niece who lives in Pasadena, Cali. My sister-in-law mailed it to the 'Lou to get photo opps will all the extended family out here. June's daddy loves Imo's pizza, a St. Louis original, and in fact so does June! See all of Paper June's travels at: nandemunson.blogspot.com

*Disclaimer: Post title courtesy of Innocence Mission - check them out on MySpace or at: www.theinnocencemission.com. They're an Oldie (debut album containing paper dolls was released in '89), but a Goodie!

Check out s'more Journeez

This weekend I got to talk to one of my best friends from high school, Kimi Christensen. It reminded me of my travels West this summer in which I got to visit a bunch of amigos from the past. Click here to view the pics on our Journeez travel blog. Buckets 'o Fries anyone?

for no other reason...

We've been a bit busy these past few days, so there hasn't been any new shooting goin' on in or around the Munson house... So, for the sake of keeping our blog postings regular, here's a b/w image from a college shoot a few weeks ago + a little texture dropped in, similar to Tyler's photo in a previous post. Rosie's a great subject for shooting; this is one of her outtakes.

life passes us by so fast

The weekend flew by, but it was fun nonetheless. Included in our festivities was The Taste of St. Louis (on our trip downtown for the penultimate Cards game), which won over these poor souls with a pile of spicy yellow chicken, white rice, and some darn good ice cream from Blue Sky Creamery. No pictures were harmed by Photoshop during the development of this product. You can also see it at the Post-Dispatch site.

Men rescue 66-year-old from river

A joy ride turned into a rescue mission Tuesday evening in O'Fallon.

Kendall Smith, 22, of Wentzville and Jason Gjere, 18, of St. Paul were riding all-terrain vehicles when they spotted something floating in floodwater that covered Firma Road.

The aftermath of Hurricane Ike sent torrential rains and high wind through the area last weekend, causing flash flooding."We thought it was a log or something and then I saw it waving - it was kind of freaky," Smith said.

under a neon sky

The Canal Park area in Duluth, Minn., has more neon signs in one small stretch than any other place I've been (except Vegas, which doesn't count IMO). Hope you enjoy the different look than you'd get if you were just standing there in person... For info about neon and LED signs, ask Joe.