"Girls On The Run....

is so much fun!"

I had the privilege yesterday to photograph the wonderful  Girls On The Run program  at Oliver Elementary School.  This terrific nationwide program encourages not only a healthy lifestyle, but strong girls with a positive self image.

Afternoon at the Gardens

Late afternoon stroll through the Rose Garden of the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, proved a very good idea. 

BADP On The Road

Spotted as we drove threw the outskirts of Montebello on Sunday. It pays to be traveling with a fellow photographer. He didn't bat an eye when I said, "Let's stop and shoot that!"

Poppy Time!

Poppy season at the Emmett O'Neal Library garden in Crestline. What a delight to park and find this photo op!

Sunday Church Series - RAIN!

While watching a lovely wedding photo shoot at my church yesterday, I looked up and spotted a skylight I don't think I'd ever noticed. Rain appreciated.

Bethanne!

I LOVE the Magic City Art Connection. In its 32nd year, it continues to be one of Birmingham's premier art shows. I go back every spring to wander the tents and meet old and new artist friends. Today, I want you to meet my delightfully talented friend Bethanne Hill.  She and I are neighbors, good friends, but I'm also the president of her fan club. She'll be showing her art near the gazebo at the MCAC this weekend. GO, BUY, and tell her I sent you!

Old Timey Record

A 33 1/3 LP to be exact, with a new fangled needle. I remember my first LP albums and the needle was said to be high quality if it was a diamond tip. Photographed this DJ's turntable and albums at a recent event. Sweet memories.

Hair

Relay For Life, Vestavia High School

Raise your hand if you started humming THIS TUNE when you saw this image.

Optical lIllusion

Glass block windows at Jemison Gallery tricked my eye. I'd love to know what was behind it!

HIdden

among the azaleas. It's officially azalea season in Birmingham. This is my favorite variety, George Lindley Taber at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.

Parking Deck Art

 

As I'm getting into my car after shooting Children's Hospital Friday night, I looked up and spotted this very cool parking deck detail!

I have recently published a book of the Easter Season at my church, Independent Presbyterian Church here in Birmingham. It's available on BLURB.

Relay For Life......HOPE!

Yesterday I visited Vestavia Hills High School's Relay For Life. What a great event for such a great cause! It was all about HOPE!

Night Shot

Driving home last night from a downtown event, the Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children was all lit up and so colorful, I found a quick parking spot and got out. I have always loved these fountains but at night, they are even more terrific.

First Day Feet

Tonight I will be donating this photograph for the Independent Presbyterian Day School's silent auction at an event celebrating their 50th Anniversary. I took this last year on the first day of school. Some of you may remember that I spent several days there documenting the good, the fun, and squalling! Our IPC Day School has a rich history, and I'm so honored to be attending their event tonight to help document the festivities.

Home Tweet Home

 This is all I know about tweeting!

Le Tour de Homewood

Edgewood Cycles' terrific wall display caused me to make a U turn on Oxmoor Road!

CREATE!!!

One of my favorite jobs is getting into the Vestavia schools for photos. I always beg for the Art Room. On a recent visit at Vestavia Hills Elementary West , I found some serious painters.

"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." Picasso

Photogenic

Believe me, I have done my share of mowing, digging, weeding and raking. Now, with my camera, I enjoy the composition!

Amazing Evening

The Alabama Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Christopher Confessore, along with choirs from Red Mtn. Theatre's Youth Chorus, UAB, Samford and the ASO Chorus and the three featured soloists,  brought the packed audience to their feet Friday and Saturday night with their magnificent performance of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana!

Red, White and Blue

Homewood Antiques and Marketplace

Birmingham Is Dripping...

with wisteria. How fabulous.

Fitting Tribute

 

This sculpture by Birmingham artist Corday Parker is a fitting tribute to Tinsley R. Harrison, M.D.

Alabamian Tinsley R. Harrison (1900-1978) was one of the most influential physicians of the twentieth century. His worldwide fame rested primarily on his book Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, published in 1950 and reprinted 16 times and translated into 14 different languages. It remains the single-most-used and best-selling internal medicine text in the world. Harrison was the first chair of medicine and second dean at the Medical College of Alabama, now part of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).

Fun Dining

You can have your prissy white table cloth restaurants, I'm making a reservation at Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights' lunchroom. Pull up a colorful stool and dine with cute friends surrounded by the likes of Beethoven, Einstein and the Mona Lisa. There are more colorful characters vividly painted from children's books that I will share another day.

Spring Is Here

You know what that means.....get thee to the toolshed and start digging!

Happy Easter

Egg Hunt Overload

Eventually, it comes to this.

Good Friday

at the Upper Room Baptist Church in Irondale. For my readers around the world celebrating this very special day.

Après déjeuner

 

 Late Sunday lunch with friends in their 1860's cottage outside of Birmingham, surrounded by their wonderful collections and books. The kitchen hung with handmade baskets and lined with old crockery, copper pots and antiques, was the perfect setting. Good food, wine, conversation and time with special friends.

CDP Theme Day- Self Portrait

Ahhh the first day of the month and my City Daily Photoblog friends around the world are frantically digging around for a self portrait for this month's theme. I was about to bow out when I found this one from a recent photo shoot at the Henhouse Antiques where I love doing part-time work. We were photographing the wonderful pieces for a new online site last week, so here's my self portrait for today. I'm pleased to be framed by this gorgeous antique pediment mirror. For more of my fellow city daily photoblog friends' creative self portraits, click right HERE!