Azaleas on Selma Avenue

I was really glad to catch these azaleas in full bloom on Selma Avenue

 last week! Since that afternoon, we had about five inches of rain,

 and so many flowers have fallen off. 

Linking to Our World Tuesday 

Selma Spring

This is Spring in Selma.

No other words necessary!

Spring at the Museum

Spring is at peak in Selma, and the azaleas are certainly showing

 their color at the Vaughan-Smitherman Museum!

Linking to Our World Tuesday

 

The Gardens on Church Street

Most azaleas peaked last week ahead of this week's rain, and not many

 are more showy than the ones in this garden on Church Street. 

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M is for Magnolia

Although it's known as Old Live Oak Cemetery, this historic resting place 

is home to many magnolias too. The enormous trees provide much

 of the shade along the lanes. 

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Spring Walk

A spring walk down Selma Avenue is a gardener-wannabe's delight!

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Revival

There's a revival going on in Old Live Oak Cemetery this week!

An angel points the way to Heaven, while azaleas and dogwoods fill the "pews,"

and a cool breeze lifts the spirit of the Spanish Moss!

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ABC Wednesday, O is for Old Live Oak Cemetery

ABC Wednesday is featuring the letter "O," and oh my, once again I see an opportunity

 to post a photo of Old Live Oak Cemetery!

We call it Old Live Oak, because there is also a New Live Oak Cemetery.

 The old cemetery is home to numerous outstanding monuments and billowing sheets

 of Spanish Moss. It is just optimum for snapping pictures, too!

Posted at ABC Wednesday

Garden Fences

A glorious mix of azaleas were in bloom last week in this formal garden

 on Church Street. Since Friday is the day that I sometimes join the Friday Fences

 meme, this picture was perfect! There is the fence on the left,

 but I see hedge fences rambling everywhere! 

Posted at Friday Fences

Old Live Oak in Bloom

The azaleas and dogwood at Old Live Oak Cemetery have been in bloom

 since last week. Hope you haven't missed the show!

Skywatch Friday, Spring has Sprung

Spring in Selma is simply breathtaking when the skies are bright blue,

 the azaleas are peaking, and there has been rain to wash away the pollen!

Posted at Skywatch Friday

Peaking

The azaleas are peaking this week, and Selma is almost at its spring garden best!

Skywatch Friday, Sun and Clouds

Sun, clouds and more azaleas! Between a day or two of thunderstorms each week, that's the springtime skywatch recipe for Selma.

We'll enjoy temps back in the 80s this weekend. 

Posted at SKYWATCH FRIDAY

"For Lo, the Winter is Past"

"For lo, the winter is past,

The rain is over and gone.

The flowers appear on the earth;

The time of singing has come,

And the voice of the turtledove

Is heard in our land."

Song of Solomon 2: 11-12 (New King James Bible)

After last night's storm that brought thunder, wind, heavy rain and power outages, we awoke to cooler temps,

blue skies and still more blossoms (although this photo was taken downtown last week). 

Visit more Scripture & a Snapshot photos over at Katie Lloyd Photography.  

Spring on Dallas Avenue

Homes on Dallas Avenue are ablaze with the color of azaleas this weekend.

These are in the yard of the George Baker House where it is said that a Union soldier crawled under its staircase and died following the Battle of Selma in April 1865.

The Soft Season of Selma

Spring is Selma's "soft season" as flowers open, and boughs of whites, pinks and lavendars take a bow.

March Theme Day, My Favorite Part of Town

It's Theme Day again, and the bloggers at City Daily Photo Blogs get to choose their favorite part of town. So now, can you believe that mine is a cemetery?

Old Live Oak Cemetery is simply magnificent in spring. The garden atmosphere amid ornate monuments and billowing Spanish Moss is both romantic and haunting. Whenever I need something new for the blog, there is always a statue , a flower or an inscription that I've never noticed before. And, while it's located next to busy Dallas Avenue, the sounds of traffic seem to fade away...right along with the etchings of weathered gravestones. 
(Spring is not this far along  here YET!  I snapped this photograph a few springs ago.) 

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Fall Mums, Spring Azaleas

What is going on? Chrysanthemums and azaleas are blooming at the same time!

Mums are fall flowers, and azaleas bloom in the spring, but these azaleas decided to bloom twice this year. I wonder if all the recent rain contributed to their second showing.

House & Gardens

I have long admired the spring gardens at this house in Old Town. The azaleas are just breathtaking, and I make a point to drive by and see them at their peak.

This time, I noticed that the place is for sale. This circa 1875 home seems to combine quality construction of the past such as interior woodwork and leaded glass windows with modern conveniences such as an elevator.

Azaleas are at peak this week in Selma, but another storm system is coming through Sunday, so get out and tour the town before the blossoms are gone!

Selma's Azalea Trail

Mobile is known for its Azalea Trail through the residential districts, but some of Selma's streets have trails of their own, and certainly this yard on Church Street qualifies!

I love the mix of light and dark pinks with white. These giant azalea shrubs form a trail around the formal rose garden.