Near the Cross

"Near the cross! O Lamb of God,
bring its scenes before me;
help me walk from day to day
with its shadow o'er me."

(from "Near the Cross")

Linking to Shadow Shot Sunday

Fog at the Riverbank

Recent mornings have brought fog to the riverbank.

 Even at midmorning, low clouds wrapped 

the New Orleans Bar and Grill in a shroud.

Linking to Weekend in Black and White

Something to Crow About

He may have to bide his time in a cage at the fair,

but at least he's got something to crow about!

Linking to Friday Fences

Let's Talk to the Animals

Let's talk to the animals at the Central Alabama Fair Petting Zoo!

 There are rabbits, baby chicks, pigs, a cow, horses and goats.

The Lions' Club sponsored event continues through Saturday 

at the old armory and fairgrounds on West Dallas Avenue. 

Linking to Rural Thursday

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

The Oldest Daily Paper

So...unlike folks in Mobile, Birmingham and Huntsville, I still get to start every morning 

reading my hometown daily paper that is delivered to my house in real newsprint.

 Not only that, but yesterday, when The Mobile Press-Register stopped daily publication 

and cut its newsprint version to three times a week, I get to read the oldest daily 

newspaper in Alabama! After 185 years, The Selma Times-Journal is still printing. 

Linking to Our World Tuesday

Which Way Does the Wind Blow?

North, South, East or West...the rooster atop a turret in Old Town

points to the direction of the wind.

Linking to Weekend in Black and White

St. James from the River

Here's how the St. James Hotel looks from Riverfront Park and the Alabama River.

 Guests get to enjoy a beautiful view of the park, the river,

 the Edmund Pettus Bridge and the railroad bridge from the back balconies.

 Meanwhile, we've got clouds moving to town this weekend, 

and a few showers are expected.

Linking to Skywatch Friday 

Magnolia in Autumn

It's autumn, and magnolia cones are wearing scarlet!

Linking to Rural Thursday

K is for Karlyn

Did you KNOW that Dallas County once had several thousand farmers, 

that fear of the boll weevil prompted the hiring of our first county extension agent

 or that numerous black-owned businesses once lined Selma's Lapsley Street?

Duke University graduate student KARLYN Forner shared her research

 of Selma's socio-economic and political highlights from 1910-1920 at Tuesday's

 quarterly meeting of the Selma-Dallas County Historic Preservation Society.

 She's researching the 20th Century history of our town for her dissertation

 and previously shared the decade from 1900-1910.

 Now, we're looking forward to the next decade!

Linking to ABC Wednesday where the Letter of the Week is K!