Show Your Colors Birmingham

Uptown, Birmingham's newest convention center district offers great new eating and entertainment venues. I had lunch there last week and loved it!

How Frosty...

stays frosty in Birmingham.  This old fridge has many uses during the year at Sweet Peas Garden Center in Homewood. I loved their Christmas idea!

Boy In Field

Often when I visit places over and over, whether here in Birmingham or Paris, I try and challenge myself to find something new to photograph or even just photograph in a different way.  Last Thursday I was leading a group of Youth Leadership Forum students on a photography assignment at Railroad Park. I have been there more times than I can count. I was beginning to think I'd find nothing "new", until I spotted this young boy. I was far away and zoomed,  and ran and zoomed,  and ran, and this was what I got. Later, I photographed him with his brother on the playground. Those photos later.

It's Not Christmas Without The Homewood Star

Crafted in 1951 by Douglass McConnell, this star has heralded the Christmas season every year since from high above the city of Homewood.  I'm a bit nostalgic about this star,  as I remember it fondly from my childhood and every Christmas since.  You might see it again before Christmas is over!

Must Have Been

ride your bike to work day at Architecture Works.

Photographers In Training!

 

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of participating in the Youth Leadership Forum Arts Day.  As I've done in years past, I gathered an enthusiatic group for a photography workshop.  We met at Architecture Works, then headed to Railroad Park for our photo assignment.  Great day, great program, great photos, great kids.

Happiness Is...

...getting a brand new winter coat PLUS a hat and mittens!!!  This week, the STAIR students at
Independent Presbyterian are all receiving new winter coats thanks to the generosity of IPC and community friends and tutors who made it all possible. The happy smiles said it all!

  STAIR Birmingham Executive Director, Liz Edwards helps this student try her coat on for size.

Zoolight Safari

The Birmingham Zoolight Safari knocks itself out during the Christmas season. The carousel is always a favorite.

CDP Theme Day - Worker

 
The Sons of Vulcan are a non-profit blacksmith and metalworking group located in our Avondale community, dedicated to the artistic traditions of metal working.  Last month, they demonstrated their expertise at our Art in Avondale Park event.  Very cool to watch. I'll have more photos to come.

This is the first of the month and as always, for over 6 years, I've participated in our City Daily Photo Theme Day. Click HERE to see how my fellow CDP bloggers interpreted the theme for this month.

Over the River and Through the Woods...

Oh maybe just drop by Sweetpeas Garden Shop in Homewood and get your very fresh Christmas tree this year!

Pop of Color

Sol LeWitt's BANDS OF COLOR IN VARIOUS DIRECTIONS makes a colorful backdrop to Craig Wedderspoon's welded aluminum sculptures, QUILTED VESSELS, in the outdoor sculture gallery at the Birmingham Museum of Art.

The Falling Leaves....

At the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, the weather here in Birmingham is still fine enough to drag up a chair and enjoy the last days of autumn, while our neighbors in the NE, shovel their driveways!

Fall at First Church

Forgive me for overloading the "fall color" here but I'm trying to pack as many photos in as possible before Christmas takes over!.  A few weeks ago I snapped this shot of fall leaves set against Birmingham's First United Methodist Church, or as locals call it....First Church.

Happy Thanksgiving to all my dear blog readers who celebrate this holiday!

Cityscape

Ginkgos are such showoffs, and rightfully so.