Big, Fat Pears

This is pear-picking season in Central Alabama, and oh my, won't these pears make delicious pear pickle or preserves or pies? In fact, they are mighty good eaten right off the tree!

Moon over Cotton

This may not be an official harvest moon, but it's a full moon over cotton.

Photograph by Christine Weerts

Time to Mow (Camera Critters)

Could it be that this beautifully manicured schnauzer is trying to tell his owner that it's also time to manicure the lawn?

More Camera Critters HERE

Thanks to Christine Weerts for the photograph!

Last Blooms of Summer

Enjoy the flowers while you may, because the last blooms of summer are hanging on in the still 90-plus degree heat. Soon, we will plant pansies and mums for autumn color. Thanks to Christine Weerts for the photo!

Skywatch Friday, Silvery Sunset

Off-and-on showers from a tropical system last week left a silvery setting sun.

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Down Under

Here's a great view from down under the Pettus Bridge. The photo is courtesy of Christine Weerts.

View through the Jungle Gym

Beneath the jungle gym at Grist State Park, you can look up into a canopy of trees. This gym is located in the shady picnic area.

Paddle a Canoe

Too hot to hike? Rent a canoe and paddle your way around the lake at Grist State Park. The park is located about 10 miles north of Selma.

Take a Hike!

Good hiking weather will soon be here, and if you've never hiked to the top of the hill at Grist State Park, here's where you begin by the picnic tables.

(Camera Critters) Hoping for a Handout

The permanent residents at Grist State Park love a handout...of food, that is. They were hoping for a few scraps from us, but we had nothing. We were just there to enjoy a view of the lake.

See more colorful critters at the Camera Critters Meme.