Then Homewood Star

Since the early 1950's the Homewood Star has shown at the top of 18th Street signaling the beginning of the Christmas season. If you look carefully beneath the bottom right point, you can see Vulcan!

Red and Green

Sweet Peas Garden Shop in Homewood is always in the holiday spirit!

Welcome Santa!

Homewood's Christmas Parade

Sweet Faces of Christmas

Shooting parades is NOT my forte. I find them crowded, fast moving (duh!), and often with really low light.  I struggle trying to capture just a few that for me represent the spirit of the event.  After shooting this year's Homewood Christmas Parade, I was convinced I had very little to show for it, but these two sweet faces made it all worthwhile.

I have published two new Paris weekly calendars on Blurb, in color and black and white.

Paris Through My Lens
2012 | Make Your Own Book

Still Shining After All These Years

About 60 years ago, Homewood resident Douglass McConnell took some steel, wielded it together and made a giant star that was hung at the top of the hill on 18th Street in Homewood. Well, amazingly it's still around and is one of Homewood's most beloved traditions.  Recently the city rededicated it, and you can read about it here. The photo in the article is one of mine from an earlier Christmas.  You Birmingham readers will recognize Vulcan in the background.

I'm pleased to announce that Paris Through My Lens 2012 weekly planner is now for sale on BLURB!

Coca-Cola Enjoy!

I wandered all around, up and down, at Tricia's Treasures in Homewood last Saturday. Tricia's is the go to place for antiques of all kinds, plus she is just a great lady! This vintage table and chairs, with the memorable Coca- Cola emblem, brought back some fond memories

The Star, a Homewood Tradition

The star hanging at the top of the hill in downtown Homewood has been shining at Christmas for as long as I can remember. (Yes, we had electricity back then! ) I like it when communities honor longtime traditions! I featured it last December from another angle here. I decided to try it from another perspective a few nights ago. Twinkle, twinkle!!

LATE BREAKING WEATHER NEWS!!!

For days the weather man has said we'd get snow flurries late Friday night. We all laughed and laughed and said our usual, "It won't stick!" Well hello snow. This is what I saw from my bedroom window this morning. The roads are clear so we're good to go but it is a lovely scene to enjoy with my morning coffee.