Almost there

After spending a few days with family in Iowa and Missouri, eating well, doing some around the house work for the first time in a many weeks, and too many loads of laundry to count, Bob packed the car and we headed East again.
On our way to TN and 4th of July celebration, we stopped in St Louis to see the Arch. The recent rains caused the river to rise that we could barely see the Lewis and Clark statue - maybe it is a realistic depiction of perils that they encountered on their way west, almost drowning...
We enjoyed the ride up in the Arch and the clear view of the city below - only our excitement about seeing dear friends caused us to tarry back to the car.