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Faith S
Perpetually learning gardener
Alabama, USA
Trip into town15 Nov '07 3:29 am
Well, I kept promising that I would take my camera on my next venture off the farm, so here is a trip into Birmingham (about 30 miles away). Unfortunately most of this trip is on an Interstate highway, so there are not many great views except to show the fall colors on the hillsides. It does give a little perspective on how quickly you can go from a city to rural areas. Hope you enjoy the trip.
View from interstate hwy 1.jpg
This area is in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountain chain; one of the oldest mountain ranges in the U.S.
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Birmingham in the distance.jpg
You can just see some of the tall buildings in the distance. Birmingham is a moderate sized city. Sorry I don't remember the population size.
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Hwy 78 (Crestwood Blvd.) 2.jpg
Another view of Crestwood Blvd. This runs through a residential area before hitting the outskirts of the town.
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Hwy 78 (Crestwood Blvd.) 3.jpg
Crestwood Blvd. headed back to the Interstate. I didn't take any pictures downtown because it would have been all tall buildings and traffic.
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Interstate hwy headed home 2.jpg
If you kept going on this Interstate, you would end up in Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta is a large and sprawling city now. We used to live there many years ago.
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Horse Pasture.jpg
Off the Interstate and heading back to the farm. This horse pasture is on the way back.
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Another neighbor's riding ring.jpg
This is the riding ring in front of another neighbor's horse farm. We do have some cow farms too, but not on the way to or from town.
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Back home.jpg
Coming home, these are the Bradford Pear trees seen this time from the highway side.
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Dixie
garden enthusiast
Waikato-New Zealand
Journey of Faith15 Nov '07 5:12 am
Wow-thanks Faith.It is fascinating journey,though you are used to it.I think I will go to Google earth later and visit from the air.The shades of Autumn are so lovely.
we have been away for a few days,and I love coming'home' again,so I will organise myself to take a few photos too-this is such an interesting topic.
Dixie.
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gordonf
Happy Collector
Vancouver Island, Canada
Great to see the Appalachians again!15 Nov '07 4:58 pm
Hi, Faith-
Loved your pictures! It was great to see the Appalachians again after 30 years or so! I grew up in them just north of the Vermont border, and your freeway pictures reminded me of some of the views from the Autoroutes in Quebec!
It's great seeing what the areas around where other Moosey members live look like!
Thanks!
-gordonf
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Faith S
Perpetually learning gardener
Alabama, USA
Appalachian Mountains16 Nov '07 12:34 pm
Thanks to Dixie and Gordon for viewing my photos and making such nice comments. Gordon, I didn't realize you grew up so close to the U.S. border. I also don't usually think of the Appalachians as extending all the way up to Vermont, although of course they do. We were very close to the Appalachian Trail when we lived in North Carolina and I know that the trail begins in Vermont and extends all the way down to Georgia. We used to love to drive the hour up to the trail for a day of hiking. Never had the time nor spirit of adventure to tackle the whole trail, which would take several months. Our little tail end bit of the Appalachians down here in Alabama gives us some nice ridges, but nothing I would really call a mountain. What a wonderful world we have to live in with so many beautiful things to see all over the globe.
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gordonf
Happy Collector
Vancouver Island, Canada
16 Nov '07 5:38 pm
Hi, again, Faith- I lived in the northern end of the Green Mountains, part of the Appalachians that extends into Quebec and later becomes the Laurentians. And a very lovely place, too!!
Cheers!
gordonf
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Liza
gardening consultant
Waterloo, Belgium
Thank you!!16 Nov '07 9:39 pm
Dear Faith! Thank you SO for ..."taking" us with you during your trip!! It felt really great being with you through your lovely photos!!!! Very beautiful Autumnal atmosphere and colours!
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jacqueline
Thankful Gardener
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
17 Nov '07 7:55 pm
Wow! Faith, that sure was a wonderful drive! Those beautiful trees dressed in their lovely autumn colors and captured against the beautiful blue sky is a sight to behold! Thanks for sharing your journey with these gorgeous captures! 
How I miss those clear blue skies! That's urban life for me, sort of enclosed by buildings all around. Bless you - my garden and our garden community here!! 
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Faith S
Perpetually learning gardener
Alabama, USA
Special friends and foggy mornings8 Dec '07 2:22 am
Thanks again to all of you who commented on my photos of a recent drive to town. Just to keep my toes in the water, I am posting a few recent (well mid-November) photos. I took some of them on a foggy morning just for fun. The others were spur of the moment attempts to capture my dog and cat snoozing together on the lower stairs in my hallway. I don't have too much garden news to report. Everything is rather dreary looking now that most of the leaves are down and there is nothing left of soft tissued plants but soggy brown mess. We have been working on our awning project, so I have been very lax about cleaning out my beds since frost claimed everything. The awning is finally finished, so maybe after the holidays I can get back to being a serious gardener. Fingers crossed!
Anyway, here are my few photos.
Flourescent Trees in fog.jpg
The Bradford Pears actually looked flourescent in the foggy light. We have had some very windy weather since this photo was taken, so all the trees are now bare.
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Spider Web in fog.jpg
While out taking the pictures of trees, I noticed a lot of spider webs on my roses. This is my attempt to capture one of them.
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Spider in web.jpg
I was trying to get a close-up of the spider, but he came out a little blurry. Still haven't mastered the close-up feature.
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Monumental Oak.jpg
This is the oak tree where I have the little memorial garden for my in-laws. It is probably 50 to 60 feet tall, so not easy to photograph. This was taken at the top of the stairs of my kitchen deck.
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Self Portrait.jpg
Back inside, I was attempting a photo of my dog and cat sharing a snooze. As you can see, I captured myself as well.
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Friends sharing a sunny snooze.jpg
It was not easy to get this picture because Emmy was lying in the sun and Willie was just above her, mostly in shade. You can barely make him out.
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Dixie
garden enthusiast
Waikato-New Zealand
winter news8 Dec '07 4:59 am
I enjoyed your photos so much,Faith...Cats are the same the world around-the sunniest and warmest spot in the house.What a delightful cobweb.
I have been thinking that I must get around to taking my camera when I travel the couple of miles into town-I pass different things and think"that would make a good pic to show everyone" The miniature horses in the front paddock of a neighbour have some tiny foals now.
Dixie.
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gordonf
Happy Collector
Vancouver Island, Canada
8 Dec '07 6:25 pm
I think your latest pictures were great, Faith! Loved the cobweb ones - I know how hard it it to get focussed close-ups of spiders. Each time I've tried, by the time I get focussed, the spider runs away! And I know what you mean about the colour of the pear trees in the mist. Here it's the Japanese maples that have that effect.
All the best!
gordonf
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