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Summer and the Drive-in

Clark 54 drive-in http://clark54drivein.com/default.php, the old summer standby -- the "all American" Drive-in theatre.

My husband and I dated in the late 1970's when the St. Louis area was home to several (now dark) drive-ins. 1950's nostalgia reigned during this time, the movie American Graffitti followed by American Hot Wax and television shows Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley drove the nostalgic trend. From the 1958 peak of 5000 drive-ins less than 500 remain today.

Our favorite is located in Summer Hill, Illinois. This gem of days-gone-by sets atop a hill surrounded by woods. The consessions are cheap and the facilities clean and sanitary.

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Tauern Mountains of Austria

Our daughter is in a study-abroad progam in Austria, I will do my travel via the web...this is an excerpt from TourMyCountry.com
The picture-perfect parish church of Heiligenblut in Carinthia. Its characteristic tower and the dramatic Tauern mountains in the background made this church famous. Heiligenblut is one of the two access routes to the "Großglockner Hochalpenstraße" in the National Park Hohe Tauern. This road is one of the highest mountain streets in the World and leads to Austria's highest mountain and its glacier. The alternative route starts in the South of Salzburg province.

Painting with Light: A photo exhibit

Photojournalism I exhibit.