Spring in Fairoaks

Spring is always pretty in Fairoaks Square with plenty of foliage

 backed by charming Victorian cottages painted in pastels. 

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January 2009 Theme Day Best Photo

It's Theme Day for the City Daily Photo Blogs again, and the first theme for 2009 is the Best Photo of the Year.

I chose "In the Neighborhood" which was posted last April, and while this picture may not be as artistic as others, it is by far the least posed, and THAT is why I like it so much!

I was out taking spring photos in Fairoaks Square when I spotted a girl playing with dogs. Just as one dog jumped back over the fence, I snapped my favorite photo of 2008! I think the picture also says a lot about the quality of life in Smalltown America, especially in revived neighborhoods such as this one where kids, dogs, white picket fences, brick sidewalks and pastel Victorian cottages are worthy of a Norman Rockwell painting!

Be sure and visit the other 151 Best Photos of 2008 throughout the CDPB community!
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In the Neighborhood

What could be a better combination than sunshine
sidewalks, spring blossoms, picket fences, dogs and a child?
This young Selma visitor enjoyed the morning playing with a pair
of rambunctious golden retrievers in Fairoaks Square.

Fall in Fairoaks Square

Some of the best variety of autumn color around Selma can be found in Fairoaks Square. The combination of maples and dogwoods really spins the color wheel. While many of our leaves around Selma are gold, green or brown, Fairoaks really ups the beauty of fall. Fairoaks Square is a neighborhood of renovated Victorian homes that were built between 1870 and 1920. A dozen homes, most in disrepair, were purchased by a local industry in the 1980s and returned to elegance.