Saturn

The neighborhood of Avondale is becoming a happening place in Birmingham. It's near my home and I couldn't be more pleased. We have some new bars, some great places to eat,  a brewery and two new coffee shops. Saturn is very cool, probably too cool for me. They had me with their orange doors, but there's a rocket ship hanging from the ceiling inside! I'll show you that another day. 

Coffee With My Friend

Last Thursday morning I met my friend , mentor, and marvelous photographer Doug Stocks, for coffee at O'Henry's coffee shop in downtown Homewood.  Doug and I had some catching up to do. He'd been to his beloved England last November, and I'd been to my beloved.......well you know!  It was a chilly and very rainy morning but we spent a delightful hour together talking travels and of course photography. Before I left, I snapped this wall of beans.

O Kafés!

Earlier this week we visited The Cantina. Well step right next door and visit O Kafés! Coffee House. Also housed in the old Martin Biscuit Building on 2nd Avenue South, this was the perfect spot to spend a very rainy morning with friends. I've been buying coffee from their stand at the Pepper Place Market for years, but this was my first visit to their new coffee house. Oh, I'll be back!

Pleasel check out their website for info concerning live music, coffee beans and a lot more!

Breaking News! I am pleased to announce that two of my Paris portraits are being featured on Parisien Salon.com!! This is a beautiful site and I hope you will give it a look.

Cup of Java at O'Henry's

The Table/Chair Series is alive and well!!!

O'Henry's Coffee Shop in downtown Homewood is where my friend Doug and I like to meet for a morning chat from time to time. He's a photographer ( you met him here as my sub in June) so he wasn't a bit embarrassed when I grabbed my camera and started taking some shots in the middle of our conversation!

GOOD NEWS !!

My luggage has turned up in Nashville be home at noon today. That's a very good thing.