Hang On LIttle Tomato

 I took one look at this great espaliered wall in Charlie Thigpen's outdoor garden and you know what popped into my mind...............Sing it Pink Martini!

Very Véro!

 Véronique Vanblaere is the owner of Naked Art Gallery on Clairmont Avenue in the Forest Park neighborhood. I"m a lucky girl, because I just have to walk

 a block from my home to pop in and see what's new!  This is one delightfully fun and funky art gallery,  and she features 60 artists from all over the South.  She's a talented artist herself,  so be sure and have a look at her work.  Today, a few shots but I have more to share.

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Naked Art Gallery

3831 Clairmont Avenue

Birmingham 

I will be teaching FROM SNAPSHOTS TO PHOTOGRAPHS at Samford After Sundown beginning Oct. 16th for 5 weeks.  Join us if you are in the Birmingham area.

Charlie's Fountain

Last Friday night, we went down to Charlie Thigpen's Garden Gallery for a little fun, food and garden talk.  This beautiful leaf has been a birdbath, but Charlie has turned it into a lovely fountain. He added the pop of color. He's amazing.

Shoot Out On Morris Avenue

St. Louis Daily Photoblogger Bob Crowe, and his lovely wife Carolyn visited me earlier this month.  Bob and I have been blog friends since I started this blog in June 2008. We finally met face to face and got to shoot up Birmingham.  We photographers have some crazy ways of getting just the right angle on a shot!

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Sunday Church Series - The Episcopal Church of the Ascenion

The Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Vestavia Hills

I Long For The Days...

Saw's BBQ- Avondale

when car tags were turquoise and you didn't have to stand in line for 3 hours to get a new one!

Porch Sittin' Weather Again

Finally we're having some cooler temps here in Birmingham. Perfect weather to enjoy my friend's back porch overlooking Highland Golf Course!

BADP On the Road - Cincinnati , A Taste of Belgium

This trip I put A Taste of Belgium on my list.  We lunched there in January, and now that I'm friends with Anni in Brussels ( This is Belgium ), I had to go back for photos!  Located on Race Street in Cincinnati, you can have some authentic Belgium waffles as well as frites!  They were nice enough to let me prowl around with my camera as the waffles were being cooked.

BADP On the Road - Cincinnati Rouge

                                                                      Findlay Market

Findlay Market

Cool Wall in a building under reno

BADP On the Road - Cincinnati "Porkopolis"

"A Streetcar Named Pig"

Way back in the 1820's Cincinnati was the capital of pork processing plants,  earning it the prestigious nickname, PORKOPOLIS.  Alas, all good things must come to an end and in 1861 Chicago snatched the title away. Not to worry, Cincinnati has found a way to celebrate that rich heritage and has enlisted artists to decorate pigs all over town. I caught two as we crossed the street for lunch last week.

BADP On the Road - Cincinnati Architecture

Last week I visited my dear Paris amie Mary Gilbert and husband Jay.  I love Cincinnati. It is one of the prettiest cities I know. The architecture, with its German influence amazes me.  This week, we'll take a little trip up to Cincy for a look around.

A Very Cool ....

way to snazz up a boring parking deck.  Across the street from the brand new Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children.

(Metallic mesh panels)

Forest Hill

Forest Hill Cemetery near the Birmingham airport, was established in 1883.