Winter in Birmingham Part III- Brown With Envy?

Plumes backlit by the setting sun

Don't get me wrong, although we have mild winters around here, things are far from green everywhere.  I'll think you'll agree that sometimes brown is just as beautful!

We have had more than our share of rain for the last few weeks. I thought "Prince of Tides"

would be a fitting Tune du Jour!

Oakleaf hydrangea detail

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Winter In Birmingham Part II - Two Things Challenge: New/Hope

Today's another twofer.  Continuing my mini series featuring Birmingham's winter look and combining the Two Things Challenge.  The challenge this week is New / Hope and for once I am beating the deadline!  I think today's photos all illustrate new growth and the hope of things to come in the spring.  As I have noted previously,  Birmingham's weather during the winter months can be  irratic,  and we often have unseasonably warm days which causes some premature blooming here and there. I hope you enjoy these prespring show-offs today!

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Today is my 200th Post!  It seems like only yesterday we celebrated my 100th. Time flies when you are having SO MUCH FUN!!!

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The Tune du Jour is  Bach's "Air" by Klazz Brothers and Cuba

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Winter in Birmingham

Down the Path

If you've seen some of my recent posts you now that we have had some irratic weather lately. It occurred to me that many of you might not know  what our "normal" winter weather is like here.  I will be doing a short series during the next week that I hope will give you a taste of winter here in the Deep South.  You might be surprised.  All photos featured have been taken during the last week in December.  Today, a stroll through the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. 

Camellia

( Note: Only a few bushes were in bloom. Most are full of buds waiting to bust open soon. Oh yes, I will be back to capture those as well.  The state flower of Alabama never disappoints.)

Fine Weather to Learn to Ride a Bike

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The Tune du Jour is "The Enchanted Garden" by Kevin Kern

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Winter's Fingers

Those of us lucky enough to live in Alabama during the winter months ( we are not going into summer weather!) are  spoiled rotten.  We can't relate to snow shovels, snow blowers, snow tires or any other nonsense pertaining to gobs and gobs of snow for 4-5 months of the year.  Oh every so often we have temps that dip into the 20's but by the next week, you could be taking your walk in just a sweatshirt.  Last night rumor had it we would have the dreaded "WINTER ADVISORY". Ohhhhh, will the schools close?  Will we be stranded with no bread or milk??? What ever will we do?  This morning I actually ran to the window and threw up the sash praying for some snow to help ease my photographic deficit.  Ahhhh, false alarm, nada!  I saw some frost on a few leaves but that pretty much wrapped it up.  So for those of you in the hinterlands blowing, shoveling, slipping , sliding and busting....well you know, my prayers are with you . I lived through an Iowa and a Wisconsin winter.  As we say down here, "Bless your hearts."

The Tune du Jour is "Sleigh Ride" by Amy Grant

Some of you out there may get a sleigh ride before it's all over!

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