The Terrace Gate

If you see a sunflower on the terrace gate, then you know it time for storytelling!

Most folks around here associate sunflowers with the late Kathryn Tucker Windham,

 who founded the Alabama Tale-Tellin' Festival 36 years ago.

 The festival has had many venues during those years,

 and now it's located at Carneal ArtsRevive

 on the banks of the Alabama River. 

The festival is this weekend, so join us for some great family fun!

Linking to Good Fences

 

Telling Tales

If you love stories, music and lots of fun, the 36th annual

 Kathryn Tucker Windham Alabama Tale-Tellin' Festival is this weekend. 

Last year, Donald Davis was a featured storyteller, and this year,

 three nationally known storytellers plus The Dill Pickers musical group will perform. 

Check out the details at the ArtsRevive website and Facebook page. 

One Fish, Two Fish

One fish, two fish,

Red fish, blue fish,

(plus some yellow fish!)

Dr. Seuss stories really come to life in the Children's Department

 of the Selma-Dallas County Public Library! 

The aquarium is simply awesome!

Linking to Monday Mellow Yellows and City Daily Photo Blogs

Locally Grown

I finally made it to the Selma-Dallas County Farmers' Market the other day

 and BEFORE everything had sold! The peas and corn were already gone,

 but there were plenty of peaches, squash, okra, peppers, tomatoes and potatoes.

 Today, the market will be full of vendors for its annual Market Day,

and gift baskets of produce, flowers and more will be given away 

every 15 minutes until noon. 

Linking to City Daily Photo Blogs

Super Moon Rising

The Super Moon is rising tonight over Selma.

 It will be bigger and brighter early Saturday morning,

 but I might not be up that early! 

Linking to Skywatch Friday

and City Daily Photo Blogs

Z if for Alabama River ZEAL

It's Z Week at ABC Wednesday, and this 20-pound striped bass is just one reason

 why folks fish the river with ZEAL. The big fish was one of a pair caught

 by Barry Cole and photographed by his wife, Judy Cole.

Linking to ABC Wednesday and City Daily Photo Blogs

Celebrating Independence

"I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more."

...John Adams, American Founder and second President of the United States

Sundown

As if crepe myrtle isn't pink enough already, the summer blossoms

 just glow even brighter at sundown.

Linking to City Daily Photo Blogs

Y is for Yummy Supper

What could be more YUMMY than a supper of local farm-raised catfish,

 garden-fresh squash, green beans, new potatoes and cucumbers...

all topped off with a couple of hushpuppies?

 It's summertime, and the cookin' is easy!

Linking to ABC Wednesday

and City Daily Photo Blogs

July Theme Day, Celebrating Summer

"CELEBRATING SUMMER" is the City Daily Photo Blogs theme for July,

 and I just could not find anything more fitting than

my grandson as he kicked up his heels in the grass!

 I've already posted it on my personal Facebook page. 

Now I'm sharing it with my Selma photo blog.
Happy Summer, y'all! 

Linking to City Daily Photo Blogs 
and Our World Tuesday