Marble, the Decoration

Marble is one of the dogs featured on Sky Hill Animal Society's Christmas tree at the Selma Riverwalk. Numerous businesses and organizations decorated trees, and they can be seen along the walk and even from the Pettus Bridge as vehicles drive into downtown. 

The Flower Shop on Broad

The bright colors and flowers at Pringle Petals sure make

 a shopper want to go inside. The shop moved from across

 Broad Street, and its larger location offers a

 wider selection of gifts, plus flowers.

Linking to Signs, Signs

Valley Creek Presbyterian and 10th Blogaversary

Valley Creek Presbyterian Church has the distinction as the oldest 

 Presbyterian church in Alabama, and I chose to feature it 

for this blog's 10th anniversary. 

Yes, Selma, Ala., Daily Photo is 10 years old today, but that

 is just a tad when compared to the long legacy of this 201-year-old church.

 The congregation formed in 1816 before Alabama even became a territory.

 The eight families that founded it hailed from North Carolina,

 and they built a log structure in 1821. It was replaced by this

 Greek Revival building around 1857.

And yes, this church still meets! Although its active membership has dwindled 

to just a few, services are still held the second and fourth Sundays

 at 9:30 a.m., and they sing lovely old hymns from a 1946 hymnal. 

Notice the two floors. You enter on the ground floor which serves

 as a fellowship hall, then climb a couple flights of stairs

 to the second-floor sanctuary. 

 

Above is a plaque in the foyer that was placed by the Alabama Society

 of the Daughters of the American Revolution noting the church's

 distinction at the oldest Presbyerian church in the state. 

Many thanks to the readers and contributors of this blog! 

I have met so many interesting Selmians, researched local history

 and stretched my creative limits to shoot photos of the same subjects

 at different angles, in different lighting and different seasons 

to try to keep a small-town photo blog alive and fresh!

Thanks also to City Daily Photo Blogs which introduced me to this

project and to hundreds of cities and bloggers from around the world! 

Linking to Signs, Signs 

 

Playing in Butterfly Park

Children, adults and a dog enjoy a chilly day in  Riverfront Park one day

 last week. The new playground is aptly named Butterfly Park

 as  Selma is the Butterfly Capital of Alabama. 

Linking to Monday Mellow Yellows

Fresh and Local

The Good Ole' Days are here again with markets buying local

 so that we can eat fresh!

While we plant a few vegetables around the yard each spring,

 we don't have room for great big, fresh-out-of-the-ground  greens

 like these. The Orrville Farmers' Market has them though! 

Linking to Our World Tuesday

The Wildflower Patch

Across the fence in this downtown Selma yard are blue wildflowers

 propagated into the landscape. So pretty!

Linking to Good Fences

 

Autumn Foliage and Blue Sky

The leaves, they are a'changin' in downtown Selma, and the reds and oranges

 are especially accentuated by drapes of grey Spanish moss.

 Against a cobalt sky and distinctive architecture, my oh my,

 what a beautiful morning for a walk!

Linking to City Daily Photo Blogs and Skywatch Friday 

Quilted Cats

So what did I find at the World's Widest Yard Sale?

Lots...but I bought that cute, quilted cat potholder on the right.

 Many sellers set up booths beneath the pine trees out at Angie's Auction 

in Potter's Station. I never made it past that place! 

There were so many great bargains.

This year was the second for the yard sale that extends along

 and north and south of U.S. Highway 80 through central Alabama. 

Linking to Monday Mellow Yellows and City Daily Photo Blogs

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

How much stuff do you recycle? 

Selma residents are encouraged to REDUCE, REUSE and RECYCLE,

 and big RED, dropoff centers are located in a parking lot on Broad Street

 near the National Voting Rights Interpretive Center, at the old Walmart location

 on Highland Avenue and at Bloch Park/Memorial Stadium off West Dallas Avenue.

By the way, it's R Week over at ABC Wednesday!

Linking to ABC Wednesday and City Daily Photo Blogs

The Pumpkins' Gate

Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate;
The first one said, "My it's getting late."
The second one said, "There are witches in the air."
The third one said, "But we don't care."
The fourth one said, "Let's run and run and run."
The fifth one said, "It's Halloween fun."
"Wooooooo" went the wind,
And out went the lights.
These five little pumpkins ran out of sight.

Fingerplay directions:
Hold up five fingers and bend them down one at a time as the verse progresses.
Line 7: Swoosh hand through the air.
Line 8: Clap hands on "out"
Line 9: Place hands behind back.

My children learned the "Five Little Pumpkins" fingerplay verse in preschool, and these 

pumpkins (way more than five!) are on display at St. Paul's Episcopal pumpkin patch.  

Linking to Rural Thursday

City Daily Photo Blogs

L is for Lobster Fest

It's ABC Wednesday, and L is for LOBSTER FEST!

Better hurry up and call that number if you want

 to get your name and lobster in the pot!

Linking to ABC Wednesday

This is My Father's World

While heading over to Papa's house for Fathers' Day, we listened to the radio broadcast

of services at Valley Grande Baptist Church. As the congregation sang 

"This is My Father's World," I took the camera and snapped a picture

 of "my Father's world." What a gorgeous day!

Rural Thursday, Oxford's General Store

It seems that most of the photos I post for Rural Thursday are taken in Orrville.

 Well, here's another!

 This is the side of Oxford General Store. Go on in and take a look around!

Posted at Rural Thursday 

Sailing

Gulf Shores and Orange Beach are favorite vacation destinations for many Selmians, and I think this photo explains why!

A trip to the beach only takes three-four hours, and while there last weekend, we saw at least a half dozen other people from our hometown.