Birmingham Rouge - Fire Chief

I think this much loved old Fire Chief pedal car probably brought many smiles to a boy one Christmas morning. 

Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

A nice surprise. I picked this just a day ago. Unseasonably warm weather this month has had it's pleasures.

Sunday Church Series - Mother and Child

This lovely piece hangs on the wally in an enclosed garden at Saint Mary's- on- the -Highlands Episcopal Church on Birmingham's Southside.

Grandma's Attic

The beautiful old quilts are literally in the attic of On A Shoestring in Bluff Park. Love to stop in there from time to time. We are finally having some chilly weather. I wish I had that red and white quilt on my bed tonight!

Foggy Morning

As I have said a zillion times, "Fog is your friend." I proved it again through my windshield with my phone this morning in Crestwood. Ahhhhh

While Visions of....

Gingerbread houses danced in their heads. 

The Roth home last weekend on the IPC Holiday House Tour.

Kid Friendly

The person who designed these colorful rubber stools was a genius. The person who put them in the entry of the Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children was one as well. 

Leaves....everywhere!

It's two weeks from Christmas and we're covered in leaves down here. The weather, as I've mentioned before, is downright balmy. Running in shorts weather.

Christmas In Birmingham

This past weekend, my church Independent Presbyterian Church, hosted its 66th Holiday House Tour. I thought the Thomson's welcoming front porch with this colorful swing was perfect for our unseasonable Christmas weather.

Fa la la la la

Meet my friend and talented pianist and teacher, Gloria Gilmer. She and I have become friends via our Sunday School class at Independent Presbyterian Church. Once we learned how gifted she was, we asked/begged her to play in our Great Hall this Holiday House weekend. You may recognize her as, in addition to teaching piano, she also plays at Von Maur as well. Her extensive collection of Christmas music required a rolling suitcase! How fortunate we are to have such a talented new member.

Celebrating 100 Years

This weekend marks Independent Presbyterian Church's 66th Annual Holiday House Tour. This is also their 100th anniversary. At its founding, the church held services at Temple Emmanu-El .In the 1992, after a devastating fire, IPC again worshipped there until renovation was complete. This is one of two magnificent silver candelabrum given to IPC by the Temple when the church moved to its permanent home at 3100 Highland Avenue in 1926. The Holiday House Tour raises money for the Children's Fresh Air Farm in Bluff Park. For more information about the tour click HERE.  

An Evening Downtown

The newly restored Florentine Building downtown is even more elegant at night.

My Next Obsession

Now that a the historic Lyric Theatre is just weeks from the fabulous completion of the restoration, I've found another love... the old Thomas Jefferson Hotel. Stewart Perry Construction has taken on this old hotel and it promises to be a great photo op if I can find a way to get in there!

The Welder

Things are moving quickly as the construction company of Stewart Perry pushes to get the restoration of the Lyric finished by the end of 2015. I was there last week and the place was working alive with seats being installed, last minute painting and here welding hand railings behind of the ground floor seats. In post processing I spotted the welder's shadow on the wall.