Roadside Blues

These dainty blue wildflowers are the kind of thing that

 brighten Mondays and any other day!

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The Festival Train

The Kenan's Mill Festival last Saturday featured a variety of activities

 for little ones, including this miniature train made from barrels

 and hand trucks. In the background is a fire safety bounce house.

Linking to City Daily Photo Blogs and Blue Monday Meme.

Just Sending News from the Battlefield

"Selma has fallen!" is what I imagine these Civil War Battle of Selma

 reenactors are texting to relatives or friends on their phone! 

View a video of the 5th Alabama Infantry Regiment Band 

playing "Amazing Grace" during Sunday's closing ceremony.

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and City Daily Photo Blogs

Blue Monday, The Awning with Blue Stripes

It's "Blue Monday" meme day, and not much could be a prettier

 shade of blue than the awning at Butler Truax Jewelers. 

The history of this store dates back to 1845, and during the Civil War,

 its owner, S.F. Hobbs, a native of Maine, went off to fight for the South.

 The story of how his bride saved the store's silver and jewelry

 during the Battle of Selma in 1865 is told here.

The business changed locations through the decades, and in 2002,

 Butler Truax renovated and moved into the former Kress building

 on Broad Street.  It's a real beauty!

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and City Daily Photo Blogs

Loving These Blues

Many yards and curbs turn blue in March

 with the appearance of these dainty blue flowers. 

I hate to watch them fade, but when they do,

 then the dogwoods and azaleas are peaking,

 and oh what a glorious sight!

Linking to

Blue Monday
 

and City Daily Photo Blogs