Author: xantismom

Sandy Creek Covered Bridge

Amatuer Photography

Nestled in the quaint community of Hillsboro, Missouri is Sandy Creek Covered Bridge. Reminiscent of an old barn, the bridge is charming and beautiful.

Several weeks ago I made my way down Old Highway 21 to explore the area and snap some photos of this beautiful piece of history.

One of six bridges built in 1872, it allowed passage from the Jefferson County seat to St. Louis. John H. Morse built Sandy Creek Covered Bridge using the Howe-truss design. William Howe patented this design which features the use of vertical rods to draw wooden members tight against the top and bottom of the bridge.

There are four covered bridge’s remaining in Missouri. Three of which were built using the Howe-Truss design; Sandy Creek, Burfordville and Locust Creek bridges.

https://mostateparks.com/park/sandy-creek-covered-bridge-state-historic-site

The Rivers Edge

Amatuer Photography

“By the time it came to the edge of the Forest, the stream had grown up, so that it was almost a river, and being grown-up, it did not run and jump and sparkle along as it used to do when it was younger, but moved more slowly. For it knew now where it was going, and it said to itself, “There is no hurry. We shall get there some day.”

– A. A. Milne

Photographs taken at

Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary

West Alton

St. Charles County, Missouri

August 25, 2022

Simply Splendid Sunflowers

Amatuer Photography

“Ah! Sunflower” by William Blake

Ah, Sunflower, weary of time,
Who countest the steps of the sun;
Seeking after that sweet golden clime,
Where the traveller’s journal done;
Where the youth pined away with desire,
And the pale virgin shrouded in snow,
Arise from their graves, and aspire
Where my Sunflower wishes to go!

Photographs taken at

Weldon Spring Conservation Area

St. Charles County, Missouri