Selma, Ala. Daily Photo: Cantaloupes and Watermelon

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Cantaloupes and Watermelon

By mid-August, most gardens are dry, and most truck farmers are finished until fall. But, I was delighted to find fresh cantaloupes and watermelons stacked in the back of this pickup truck near Memorial Stadium.

5 comments:

Kate said...: Looks like a melon feast!; August 12, 2010 at 5:29 PM
Jim Klenke said...: watermelon would hit the spot this weekend.; August 13, 2010 at 6:19 AM
Rose said...: This is usually a familiar sight around here, but so far not so much this year. I don't know why.

Anyway, this made a wonderful photo.; August 13, 2010 at 8:18 AM
Halcyon said...: I'll take one... or two!; August 13, 2010 at 9:41 AM
Bergson said...: je prendrai bien un peu de pastèque il fait trop chaud; August 20, 2010 at 2:20 AM

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Selma is among the oldest cities in Alabama and has the largest contiguous historic district. It is known for its Civil War and Civil Rights history. The Battle of Selma was one of the last fought in the War Between the States, and the town was a center for the Voting Rights Movement in the 1960s. Today, with a population of about 20,000, Selma is the largest town in the western Black Belt region. The Black Belt, named for the color of its soil, stretches across Central Alabama from Mississippi to Georgia.