After a 130 year absence, St. Luke's Episcopal Church has returned to Old Cahawba Archaeological Park, and its reconstruction is almost finished.
The church, designed by the famous architect Richard Upjohn, was built in 1854 and moved to nearby Martin's Station in 1880. Now, thanks to the Auburn Rural Studio, Alabama Historical Commission and Cahawba Advisory Committee, the church will once again belong to Cahawba.
Upjohn, who was known for his Gothic Revival designs and Italianate style, also designed Trinity Church in New York City, St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Selma and St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Prairieville.
To read more about the church, please see a feature in the local paper HERE.Thanks to guest photographer Christine Weerts.
Happy Mother's Day! The traditional way to honor and remember our mothers is with flowers, and guest photographer Christine Weerts found this white one growing in the wild.
'Tis the season to remember your mother! Tomorrow is Mother's Day in the USA, and if your mama is still living, I know she'd love flowers of any kind. Selma's garden centers are teeming with hanging baskets and potted flowers and plants in anticipation of the occasion.
How many Selmians ever heard of the Zacapa Fountain? I had not until I found this marker in front of the old Dallas Academy. The fountain no longer stands, but the site has pretty shrubbery, and the marker states that the fountain was dedicated to the people of Zacapa, Guatemala from the people of Selma back in 1970.
So what happened to the fountain, and is this Guatemala town our "sister city?"
Isn't this a tempting spot?
I was tempted to put down my camera, take a seat amid the roses and enjoy the view of the river and the bridge. Had a cup of coffee and a newspaper been handed to me, I would have!
Two years ago, the terrace looked like this.
A freight train chugs its way across the Alabama River into Selma as the rain-swollen river chugs on down to meet the Tombigbee.
Roses are red and pink and yellow and white, and these red knockout roses at Four Seasons Garden Center are big sellers around Selma and elsewhere.
Developed about a decade ago, the roses are disease resistant and bloom practically year-round so that we have showy flowers at Christmas, Easter and the Fourth of July.
"Work's done. Stomach's full. Now, if that foolish person with the camera will get out of my face, I can get my Sunday afternoon nap!"
See more of God's creatures, great and small, at the Camera Critters meme.
It's Theme Day for the City Daily Photo Blogs, and statues are the subjects. I've posted photos of this statue before, but she's beautiful from all angles, and I took this one for a front view. She can be found in the Jones cemetery plot at Old Live Oak Cemetery. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants
