when my daughter left the nest…

…i made sure she landed into her own. her college, in Mobile, Alabama, had dorm room walls, built with cement block. i suppose, to prevent the building from being ripped apart by a hurricane. they tend to grow in the Gulf of Mexico. she is somewhat safe from the violent elements that plague the region….

Before I die…

I found this chalkboard in an empty lot between buildings on the streets of downtown Mobile, unfortunately there was not a stick of chalk to be found. It is, however, a perfect lesson in light & how a camera sees so differently then our own eyes do. The board was black, in person, but i…

tree bark turn green when the rain falls

This tree is Mobile, Alabama…tree bark turns green in Birmingham too. While the tree remains dry, the bark is brown.  i love the Southern rains, always strong & heavy, nothing subtle about rain that falls here.  It is magic to drive the roads i do everyday, or to just look at my own backyard &…

the yellow bike

Please park it beside the yellow & blue fire hydrant. Cause it make for a great photograph! Mobile, Alabama

the first celebration of Mardi Gras was in Alabama?!?

After living in Alabama for 20 years, i still can’t associate Alabama & Mardi Gras together. I mean, Mardi Gras is New Orleans, right? Wrong!The first celebration of Mardi Gras in the United States was celebrated in Mobile, Alabama, the year was 1703….fifteen years before the birth of New Orleans!! Mobile was the first capital…