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Jan 21, 2019

The Gatekeepers


Despite today's political climate, there are still walls that have nothing to do with Trump, the US border, or the government shutdown. 

serpentine wall
the echo of "hello"
from other hikers

However, the serpentine wall at Shaw Nature Reserve is related to a dead US president. Apparently, Thomas Jefferson inspired the structure. 

lewis and clark expedition
native americans teach
foreigners how to survive


Built in 1946, it resembles the serpentine wall in Forest Park that separates the St. Louis Zoo from the park grounds.

peace lilies
the end of world war II
but not the end of war

The wall was not built to keep people out but to protect a boxwood garden from mother nature.

wintry couple
the wind and the wall
have a long engagement

It's a good thing the wall is hundreds of miles away from the White House. No structure should have to withstand such gale-force winds.

shaw nature reserve
the only gatekeepers 
are the bald cypress