Hosanna!

So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out,

 “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” 

John 12:13

Coming to you all the way from Orange Beach,

 a picture of palm tree, to celebrate Palm Sunday in Selma!

Posted at Scripture and a Snapshot

Railroad Trestle at Sunset

Just before sunset is absolutely the best time for taking pictures at the river. This railroad trestle is located next to the New Orleans Steak & Seafood House (formerly Diego's).

The PEW House

Welcome to church!

Well, this is a residence, but a Lutheran congregation used to worship in the reception hall (background) and the living room (foreground) until its members built a church in west Selma.

The PEW House (notice the church pew in front of the window) is on tour this afternoon during the Selma Pilgrimage. The early 1900's Victorian is also the former home of Dr. Walter Ellwanger, who became president of Alabama Lutheran (now Concordia College) in1945. During the tour from 1-5 p.m., visitors will learn about some of the home's famous guests and see collections of international nativity sets, plus much more!

Riverscape

Here's how the Pettus Bridge and Selma look from a rising river on a chilly, windy day. This picture was taken from The Phoenix riverboat owned by Queen City Cruises. The boat is boarded downriver at the City Marina.

Photograph by Chad McEachern

Bridge Jubilee '09

Hundreds of people joined in the Bridge Crossing Jubilee march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Sunday. This view is from Broad Street looking toward the bridge.

The event commemorates the "Bloody Sunday" March in 1965 and the subsequent Selma-to-Montgomery March for voting rights.

The Jubilee has been cited as one of Alabama's Top 10 Events and this year's speakers included U.S. Attorney Gen. Eric Holder. To read more about this year's Jubilee, click HERE.

Thanks to Christine Weerts for sending the photo!

The Visitor Center at the Library

The Selma-Dallas County Public Library has converted its book sale room into the new Visitor Center at the Library. The center is open Monday through Saturday during library hours, and visitors can come in and get information, including brochures for various events, tours and specialty shopping. A video about Selma's history plays on an overhead television. The center is a project of the Chamber of Commerce, library and City of Selma. Soon, signs will go up, and the center hopes to have volunteers staff the outdoor gazebo on Sunday afternoons.
The library is located at the corner of Broad Street and Selma Avenue, next door to City Hall and across the street from the Downtowner Restaurant.

Unstable

Sun and clouds, sun and clouds, sun and clouds. Coupled with high dew points and a frontal system headed this way, we are having some cloud rotation and tornado warnings. Gotta go and turn off this computer now!