Day of the Dead

Toured Oak Hill Cemetery this morning. Almost any name associated with Birmingham's history is here. The "dead " told their stories as we walked on dusty paths and fallen leaves.

Sunday on the Lake

We went to the lake for my sister's Birthday yesterday. Since the Birthday Girl did not want her picture taken, this is what I came up with .

The Ghosts of Sloss

A beautiful sunny day, but you could still feel the imprint of the hard working men who made Birmingham what it is. Now the buildings are cool, dark and quiet, how different it must have been when this furnace was in production.

A stream runs through it ....

Gone but not forgotten.

Here are a few images from Crestwood Antiques. They are now closed in Crestwood, but do have an auction site in Leeds.

A cat by any other name .....

I was talking with a friend about all the alias'our animals go by . Here are some of Bob and Daisy's. Daisy, Dai-Dai, Kitty Girl, Bad Cat, Sweet Pea , The Kit. Bob ,Bob Cat ,Big Bob Boy, Bobaloo ,Sweet Boy. Hubby claims to have no part in this( he does). They do come to these names and don't seem to think they are silly. Bob and Daisy may have silly names for their humans for all I know. I don't know if we do this to "humanize " our pets or it's somthing we do for anyone that we love. Hence the term "pet name".

The Big Guy

He is such a great big lovable guy . He does charity work , such as agreeing to be lit up in pink for breast cancer awareness month . He does not mind people staring at him, because it is all for his city.... and he has a great butt !