272:365 Seeds

272:365 Seeds
An American Beautyberry. Theme #273.

271:365 Break the Rule of Thirds

271:365 Break the Rule of Thirds
Definitely a stretch for me, but I like the way that it turned out. This is a field of grass that is backlit by the sun. Theme #33.

270:365 Repeating Patterns

270:365 Repeating Patterns
There are beautiful repeating patterns on the wings of this tiny Pearl Crescent. Theme #259.

269:365 Edible

269:365 Edible
The abundant rainfall around Georgia has brought out the mushrooms. There's no way that I am going to eat any wild shrooms, but this sparassis or cauliflower mushroom is supposed to be edible.

268:365 Home is Where the Heart Is

This bluebird box is empty now, but next spring, a pair of blue birds will call it home. Theme #151.

267:365 Travels

267:365 Travels
Not many years ago, if you were traveling in the Southeast or the Midwest, See Rock City barns were common. Rock City officially opened as a public attraction on May 21, 1932. They hired a sign painter named Clark Byers to travel around and offer to paint barns for farmers if they would let him paint the words "See Rock City" somewhere on the barn.
The barns are not quite as common today. This barn is off of Highway 411 in Bartow County, Georgia. There's no place to park and photograph the barn except in the driveway of the home. I was going to stay a bit and get different angles of the barn, but . . . turns out . . . they have a big dog. Theme #337.

266:365 Rain, Rain Go Away!

266:365 Rain, Rain Go Away!
In case you haven't heard, Atlanta has had a lot of rain lately! I live north of Atlanta, and thank goodness we have not had the amount of flooding that they have had south of us. This is Bethany Bridge across Lake Allatoona and the water is almost touching the bridge. Under normal conditions, very large boats are able to pass under the bridge.

There are people in Atlanta who have lost everything and they have no flood insurance. Please remember these people in your prayers.

265:365 Sense of Motion

265:365 Sense of Motion
At our house. . . for sport . . . we go out in the backyard and throw the ball and watch the dogs race after it. It that officially old fogy stuff?
Theme #275.

264:365 Kids These Days

264:365 Fairy Tale
It's a new generation. Instead of fairy tales, it's Disney Princesses. Theme #163.

SPLASH AWARD!
Thanks, Lijola, for nominating me for a Splash Award, which is given to blogs that are "alluring, bewitching, impressive and inspiring".

My nominees are . . . actually everybody because those of us who are still going really deserve a pat on the back. Raise a glass to all of you!!!

263:365 Bargains

263:365 Bargains
Looking for some good bargains on toothpaste. Theme #21.

262:365 Marching to a Different Drummer

262:365 Marching to a Different Drummer
Originally uploaded by Bamagirl7

I like this kid! Theme #180.
Actually, this is a different parade from yesterday's post. After the last parade, I compared my pictures to the pictures in the newpapers. One thing that I learned is to get yourself in a place where you have a nice-looking background. May seem like a "duh" moment, but this year, my eyes are opening to everything.

261:365 Things that Go

261:365 Things that Go
I hope that when I am this young man's age, I am still going and going and going like he appears to be. Theme #325.

260:365 Feathers

260:365 Feathers
Talk about having your feathers ruffled. Theme #96.

259:365 Look Alikes

259:365 Look Alikes
Shriners in a local parade. Theme #176.

258:365 Rural

259:365 Rural
Cows are naturally curious and this one was giving me the stare-down. Theme #265.

257:365 Chain

257:365 Chain
The chain that connects to the tailgate of this 65 Chevy. Theme #44.

256:365 Entrance

256:365 Entrance
I like the arrow on the entrance to this old curb market. Theme #85.

255:365 Living the Green Life

255:365 Living the Green Life
If you travel through rural Alabama this time of year, you will see lots of trucks and trailers backed up to the road full of watermelons. Most of these watermelon sales are on the honor system. You get you watermelon and leave your money in a box. My brother-in-law does this every year and he says that he has never had anything stolen. Theme #173.

254:365 Thrill, Thriller, Thrilling

254:365 Thrill, Thriller, Thrilling
There's nothing like your first carnival ride. Theme #327.

Below is the same girl 30 minutes later. On my!!!

253:365 Food!

253:365 Food!
Yesterday's picture was taken facing west. This picture was taken about 30 minutes later facing east. It was a beautiful September night! Theme #106.

252:365 Fair or Amusement Park

252:365 Fair or Amusement Park
Sundown at a local carnival. Theme #91.

251:365 Gentle

251:365 Gentle
Gently smelling a flower. Theme #120.

250:365 Recycled

250:365 Recycled
Different scenes from Paradise Gardens, the home of Howard Finster, a well-known folk artist. He took bits and pieces that he found in the city dump and fashioned them into art.

249:365 Baptism

249:365 Baptism
Another picture from the baptism in the river.

248:365 Arrow

248:365 Arrow
Because of the long Labor Day Weekend, I thought that I would go back and post some photos that I made earlier this year, but, for some reason did not post them. Here's the first image. I took this photo on the Worldwide Photo Walk.

247:365 Hours, Days, Months, Years

247:365 Hours, Days, Months, Years
My grandfather had lots of ideas, and he meticulously wrote them down and saved them. He was the principal of a school, and in the 1950's he wrote down a plan to improve student achievement that was much like the No Child Left Behind program that we have today. He proposed a year-round school calendar in the late 1950's that is much like the calender that we use in Alabama and Georgia today.

His biggest idea was a Perpetual Calendar and he sent this plan to everyone including Dwight Eisenhower, John Foster Dulles, John F. Kennedy, George Wallace, and Dear Abby. It makes sense to me.
Theme #152.

246:365 On My Table

246:365 On My Table
I posted a picture a week or so ago of coffee being poured into a cup. When I was going through the folder and deleting files, I saw this picture. Do you ever find yourself going through old picture files and finding a picture that you orginally discarded, but then you discover that you really like it? Theme #207.

245:365 Voices

245:365 Voices
Cigarette butts (and other paraphernalia) on the sidewalk; graffiti; a dented and misshapen storm drain, handbills on the message board . . . the voices of many people can be found in this doorway.

244:365 Tools

244:365 Tools
Sometimes you just happen up on subject matter. There's an old building here in town with a cool tin roof. I went to take a picture and while snooping around, I found all of these cubbyholes full of interesting stuff. Theme #332.