Over the River and Through the Woods...

Oh maybe just drop by Sweetpeas Garden Shop in Homewood and get your very fresh Christmas tree this year!

Pop of Color

Sol LeWitt's BANDS OF COLOR IN VARIOUS DIRECTIONS makes a colorful backdrop to Craig Wedderspoon's welded aluminum sculptures, QUILTED VESSELS, in the outdoor sculture gallery at the Birmingham Museum of Art.

The Falling Leaves....

At the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, the weather here in Birmingham is still fine enough to drag up a chair and enjoy the last days of autumn, while our neighbors in the NE, shovel their driveways!

Fall at First Church

Forgive me for overloading the "fall color" here but I'm trying to pack as many photos in as possible before Christmas takes over!.  A few weeks ago I snapped this shot of fall leaves set against Birmingham's First United Methodist Church, or as locals call it....First Church.

Happy Thanksgiving to all my dear blog readers who celebrate this holiday!

Cityscape

Ginkgos are such showoffs, and rightfully so. 

It's That Time of Year

 

I'm home from 10 wonderful days in Paris and just in time to gear of for Thanksgiving.  Here in Alabama. you are likely to find a pecan pie alongside the traditional pumpkin on most dinner tables. Whether you pronounce it Pee-can or Pe-cahn, it's delicious!

Au Revoir

I'll be home on the 24th!

Charlie's Place

One of my most favorite places to visit, shoot, and shop... Charlie Thigpen's Garden Gallery.

Boots on the Ground

Remembering all of our veterans this day.

Drum Roll...........

The Homewood High School Patriot Marching Band.

Playing a Tribute - Dia de los Muertos

  Dia de los Muertos 2014

The trumpet player, joins others in the band in playing tribute at one of the altars.

Historic

Florentine Building

21 Street North

Artists' Pallets

City Paper Company redesigned their showroom and found a fabulous way to reuse their wooden pallets.  The creative kids at Space One Eleven turned them into works of art. I want one!!!

Throwback Thursday - Fall at the BMA

 

 Facebook friends love Throwback Thursday where they post old photos from years gone by. I decided I'd try and do that here from time to time. I've hosted this blog for 6 1/2 years daily and I'm fairly certain that not many of you have visited this blog every single day, so a re-post might be a good thing.  Today one of my very favorite autumn shots of the bench outside the Birmingham Museum of Art.

Who says....

That old industrial buildings that have long been forgotten can't be colorful???

Wade Sand and Gravel

Sail On

 One of the pluses of living in the Deep South is that you can play outside a lot longer. This weekend I looked on in horror as friends in Maine ( a given) and North Carolina ( are you kidding me??) posted first snowfall photos on Facebook.  Although we have had to turn our heat on a few mornings to knock the chill off, I'm betting that this sailor has had his boat out recently.  Spotted on Lake Logan Martin near Birmingham.

Remembering Ron

Last night was one of my favorite events in Birmingham, Dia de los Muertos.  It brings our city together to observe this wonderful Hispanic celebration. Friends and family often build altars to remember loved ones lost.  This year was very special for me.  My friend Martha lovingly arranged an altar for her husband and our dear friend Ron Council .  Ron was a fabulous man and loved by so many in our community. She chose just the right photos and mementos that exemplified Ron so perfectly! Ron Council, we miss you so, but remember you with such love for your life and all you meant to all of us and the city of Birmingham!

Today's The Day... Dia de los Muertos

My talented photographer friend Caroline Wright never disappoints!

Dia de los Muertos, one of Birmingham's finest celebrations starts at 4:00 this afternoon till.......

CDP Theme Day - Landmark

Today I join my fellow City Daily Photo blog friends around the world who are celebrating the theme I chose for this month....LANDMARKS.  I had method to my madness when I was asked to pick a theme.  As my faithful followers know, the historic 100 year old Lyric Theatre in downtown Birmingham is undergoing a fabulous restoration and I have been so blessed to be able to chronicle the progress through my lens.  The work underway and huge changes are taking place. I've not been inside for a few months but today share one of the my many obsessions with this lovely old place... the horsehair backed plaster architectural details.  Before the serious stuff started, I'd walk around the balconies with my camera and find pieces at my feet. I'm told the horsehair backing is the reason for the fabulous acoustics.  I hope to bring you recent photos of progress very soon.