click

snapshot of the gateway/getaway whichever sounds better with honks flying at me (and curses i've never heard before), squished in six godawful lanes and brandishing my camera like a swordsman without eyes
everything said - welcome to st louis

so did that sickly orange thing lying on my windshield.
that's when you know you've really stepped foot in a city
or parked car in a city
with an uncharged meter
hence the orange
ticket
bellowing
"welcome. the city of st louis."
SMILE!