Stage by the River

Knockout roses are blooming along the Carneal ArtsRevive fence

 by the Alabama River, and in a few weeks, the terrace stage (background)

 will be filled with music during the annual StreetFest on May 18. 

The Alabama Symphony Orchestra performs a free evening concert at 6 p.m.,

 while other musicians will entertain throughout the day. 

Linking to Our World Tuesday and City Daily Photo Blogs

Cover Call

Thanks to AT&T for selecting a picture that first debuted

 in the Selma, Ala., Photo Blog for the cover of its 2012-13 phone book! 

Wow! I'm honored to see this picture of Selma City Hall

 every time I pick up the phone book.  Those pretty pink flowers

 in the foreground are Knockout Roses on the corner

 of the First Baptist Church parking lot.

Hot and Thirsty

These knockout roses across the street from the library are hot and thirsty! Consistent temperatures of around 100 degrees are challenging flower and vegetable gardens to the max this summer, and hey, we are just now getting into summer!

Knockout Roses

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.

Operation Facelift

Operation Facelift is an ongoing beautification project in the historic Riverview District.

Many of the houses and yards in this area along the Alabama River have been neglected through the years, and among them is the house my grandmother lived in almost a century ago. Her family rented a bungalow along Water Avenue after moving down South from Ohio.

Now that a neighborhood association is active, there is new interest in cleaning up. You can see the bright red knock-out roses that have just been planted along View Street.