Through The Screen Door

"Shut the screen door, you'll let the flies in!"

I heard that a million times growing up in the South. This is a view from Lake Martin, just south of Birmingham. Families all over are getting in their last beach/lake trips in before schools start next week. Too soon!

Morning on the Lake

There's something about a screen door that reminds me of my childhood. It also reminds me of this song from way back.  Grab a cup of coffee and a slice of that pumpkin bread and join me out here on the porch!

Capturing the Sunset

A few weeks ago three dear friends and I gathered on Lake Martin for Girls' Night at the Lake.   The weather was perfect, and I had my camera clicking almost nonstop (when I wasn't talking, laughing, eating and drinking wine).  My good friend ( and former photography student) Angelyn couldn't let the sun set without a few snaps herself.

Autumn at Lake Martin - View From the Slough Part I

Today we take a little trip down Hwy. 280 to Coosa County.  Why you ask?  Well my friends and I gathered for a "Girls' Night on Lake Martin" on Thursday.  The weather was perfect, the food delicious, the company delightful and the photo ops were so plentiful I could hardly put my camera down long enough to refill my wine glass!

2 THINGS CHALLENGE - The Calm Before the Storm

While enjoying my "girls' weekend" (I use the term girls loosely)  at Lake Martin this past wekend,  another gal dropped in .... Hurricane Fay!   Yep, she blew up from the coast on Friday night and hung around till Sunday.  To say she tried to put a damper on things is an understatement.  Well,  if you can't sit on the dock and enjoy the sun and the view ,  jump in the car and shop!  We made the best of a rainy weekend by doing just that .  My entry for the  2THINGS CHALLENGE  of  Hard/Soft is a teensy bit of a stretch but here goes.  The SOFT light of this fabulous sunset last Friday was a prelude to the  HARD rain that came through within hours.  Click above to see this week's challenge participants and their clever interpretations of Hard/Soft.

Lake Martin, located about an hour and a half  SE of Birmingham,  is one of the largest artificial lakes in the U.S.   A beautiful place,  rain or shine.

Tune du Jour: "Remember When It Rained" by Josh Groban,  one of my very favorites artists.