Tom's Chapeau

  My friend Tom is one of the few men I know who still wears a hat.  No, he's the ONLY man I know that still wears a hat.   He left his here on the table Saturday at the Pepper Place, while he went in search of iced coffee for Carol and her dad. They gather religiously in the same spot,  and I love stopping by for a chat while I'm shooting and shopping.  Later I begged him to pose for me.  He consented. Très debonair...as always!

Glider Love

" Give me a hug, Darlin'"

I am certain there are sweet stories to be told here.

On a Shoestring Antiques, Bluff Park

Dog Days of Summer 2011 - Chase

Meet Chase.  Chase is my friend Beff's new love.  Just a few months ago he was a chubby little puppy with very big paws chewing everything sight.  Now he's a big boy but is still chewing everything in sight from what I hear.  He posed for me at Pepper Place last Saturday.....but not for long!

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I Get Misty

Charlie Thigpen has it figured out at The Garden Gallery at the Pepper Place.  He's found this great fan with a mister that is not only good for his outdoor garden plants,  but it cools off the grateful patrons.  If I didn't have a camera to keep dry, I'd be hogging it myself every Saturday morning.  This cute group was all about it!

Ella Fitzgerald croons Misty  just for you today!


Check out the Magic City Manifesto here.  A terrific B'ham blog.  We collided when I featured her here this week.  Small world, new blog friend!!

Time to Start Cracking the Books!

Can you believe it?  Here in Birmingham and around the state, school is starting already!  I always had this quote posted in my room on the first day of school.

"New class, new friends, a new beginning!"

Color Wheel

Birmingham Museum of Art

"Colors must fit together like pieces in a puzzle or cogs in a wheel."

Hans  Hofman

A Taste of France

You know where we are......Chez Fonfon on Birmingham's southside.  We've been here before, but I had lunch there again last week and couldn't resist a quick camera shoot before my friends arrived. Today, the view from the back hallway, looking into the dining room.  I have some outside shots I will share soon.

And merci beaucoup to Chef Mark ( a dear former student) who sent out a delicious appetizer of moules with a wonderful buttery crumb topping!

Some Shady Business

I've noticed some very chic parasols around here lately. I think it's great way to escape the sun on these scorching hot days.

I'm pleased to announce that a few of my Paris Rouge photographs are now being featured on My French Life!  Please go have a look.

Bare Footin'

It's hot down here. So hot that now we're even kicking off our flip flops!

Today meet Peanut.  If you're lucky, you will find her at the Pepper Place Market some Saturday.  This day, I caught her with her flip flops tossed aside.  Doesn't she have a great smile? Oh and she can sing too!!!

A tune for you today right here.

Look Familiar?

Well maybe not as grand as the one in Paris, but still...............

Birmingham Glam II - The Alabama Theatre

Last Easter, my church, Independent Presbyterian, worshipped at the Alabama Theatre while our sanctuary was under renovation.  I took the opportunity to have another photo shoot there.  I grew up going downtown on Saturdays and watching so many wonderful movies in this historic theater.  Now as a photographer, I delight in capturing the details I took for granted as a teenager.  Today, one of the many amazing lights that grace the sides of the theatre.  

Moonlit

"Night walked down the sky with the moon in her hand."

Frederick L. Knowles

For quite sometime I have followed my dear Brattcat at Brattleboro Brief ( Brattleboro, VT).  I admire her excellent photographs but perhaps even more, her gift with the written word, which she shares with us daily.  Today, a photograph that I think she might like and a quote I have borrowed because I don't have her wondrous gift.  Brattcat.......pour toi mon chère amie.

Feeling Blue ???

No way was this little guy feeling blue.  He'd just finished a blue snow cone at the Pepper Place last Saturday.  Your just got your smile for the day!

CDP Theme Day - Postcard-worthy

Japanese Bridge

Japanese Garden, Birmingham Botanical Gardens

It's the first of month already and you know what that means by now....City Daily Photo's Theme Day!
This month's theme is Postcard-worthy.  This was a no brainer.  The bridge in the serene Japanese Garden at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens is a show stopper.

There are almost a thousand CDP bloggers from right here in Alabama ( have a look at Selma's DP here) and around the world.  They will have some fabulous photos to share of their fair cities.
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