When I grow up

I will get up in the morning, grab a hot cup of coffee & snip my best blossoms to put in every window in the house. how ever humble my dream was, it has come to pass. I guess I grew up.

The security guard was so sweet, bless his heart

Mountain Brook hires security guards for their one & only strip mall. This place is going to torn down for something that will be very new, very perfect. But I will miss this place, I hope the future buildings will be affordable for all the business that have been here for years & years.

The luck of the gods

I was standing outside the store with my camera & she comes out the door. I couldn’t believe my luck.

wild & crazy car

My, then, 16 year old daughter took this picture in Prague on a trip for her confirmation class. As much as she dislikes anything I like, she can’t help but love photographing the world around her. I tell her she is not like me, our eyes notice different things. Her photographs are all hers. Anyway,…

Iron man stands on a mountain of iron

2nd largest statue of a human in U.S.A, his name is Vulcan. google it. I was standing on his platform for this photo. For now, this is my home & I’m going to try to find things around me that are positive. The Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Sloss Furnace our recycling program, farmer’s market at the…

He made my day…

To me, the best part of blogging is not the number of views, or followers or awards…it is finding wonderful people around the world that you can become familiar to one another & then pen pals.  You can learn things from other people, learn about their towns, their history… I found this written to me…