Leftovers

I pulled off the highway near Harpersville a few weeks ago to photograph this cotton field,  but it had already been picked.  So all I have for you today is leftovers.

Green Acres

If you're puzzled by my title, let me explain.  I suspect that many of you envision Alabama as one great big field of something or other and all of us country folks are just stomping around barefoot in said field.  Not so much.  s a matter of fact, I've never seen cotton growing in a field except from a car speeding past it on the highway. Always wanted to get up close and have a look,  but never have.  Well imagine my surprise last week while strolling the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Shazam!!! Cotton growing right there. Here you go.  I came, I saw, I photographed and kept my shoes on.

A tune for you today!

Cotton.....

the fabric of our lives here in Alabama, for a very, very long time. Cotton has historically been a major crop for our state. By August it's ready to pick. Many times I've wanted to stop when I'm traveling outside of Birmingham and wander in the cotton fields and take photographs. It's really beautiful, but a little hard to get to. I settled for something easier yesterday at The Hen House in English Village. They had some nice branches in their window. Problem solved!

Brattcat commented that it looked like snow. Well click here to see some "winter cotton" from a previous post.

Another Magical Snowfall

This gives, "Oh I wish I was in the land of cotton....." a whole new meaning. Dried seed pods piled with snow, became winter's cotton crop!

Oh this was a delightful surprise. I was photographing my neighbor's beautiful evergreens, and I captured the cardinals in the background!