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• A Paddler Comments on North Jefferson County's Waterways
  on Mar 5, 2012 in north jefferson county watershed fultondale alabama jeremy richter five mile creek
  In today's blog post, Jeremy Richter comments briefly on the state of affairs of the waterways of North Jefferson County, particularly of the Five Mile Creek watershed, here.Five Mile Creek in Fultondale, Alabama...
• State of Affairs of North Jefferson County's Waterways
  on Mar 5, 2012 in five mile creek greenway partnership black warrior riverkeeper fultondale brookside alabama five mile creek coke ovens beehive coke ovens cahaba river society turkey creek nature preserve black creek
  Like much of the rest of the waterways that make up the Five Mile Creek watershed, Black Creek has been subjected ecosystem-destroying pollution for most of the last 150 years. Much of that the result of coal mining operations along the creeks' banks...
• Unleashing Darby on Black Creek in Fultondale
  on Mar 4, 2012 in darby fultondale alabama black creek park iPhone 4 black creek
  Darby and I have become frequenter's of Black Creek Park in Fultondale. The folks there are friendly (though not all of the dog's are, despite their owner's assurances over their growling pets' protests), and the track is almost a mile long. And besi...
• Making an Appearance
  on Mar 1, 2012 in remote trigger canon t2i red mountain law group yongnuo rf-603 yongnuo yn-468 II live view tokina at-x 35mm f/2.8
  It isn't often that I make an appearance in my blog. And that may be more by design than happenstance, but today is the exception. The other day, I was setting up for a shoot at the Red Mountain Law Group, and I ran into a problem; I decided that I d...
• Shades Creek Mill Wheel
  on Feb 29, 2012 in wheel mountain brook alabama shades creek kodak gold 200 vivitar 135mm f/2.8 old mill minolta srt 202
  Back in the summer I posted this photo, in conjunction with some others, depicting the Old Mill at Shades Creek in Mountain Brook. But since then I have learned some more about the mill's wheel that I thought to be worth sharing.Minolta SRT 202, Vivi...
• Moss Rock Preserve in Hoover, Alabama
  on Feb 28, 2012 in video moss rock preserve panasonic lx3 birmingham bouldering alabama moss rock gopro hero2 photos hiking hoover
  Somehow, I have managed to live in the Birmingham area for 8+ years without knowing of the existence of Moss Rock Preserve in Hoover. Well, now that I know, I expect I'll probably be a semi-regular visitor. With several miles of trails and a variety...
• Russell Forest Run in Alexander City
  on Feb 27, 2012 in video lake martin russell lands alabama 10k gopro hero2 alexander city russell forest run rolling hills photos
  This weekend I participated in the Russell Forest Run in Alexander City, Alabama, at the Russell Lands on Lake Martin. There were two races hosted, a 5K and a 10K; I ran the latter. The morning promised to be cold, but about the time the cannon fired...
• Needtobreathe at the Alabama Theatre in Birmingham
  on Feb 24, 2012 in president's day birmingham workplay tuscaloosa alabama theatre southern alabama rock-a-billy the reckoning needtobreathe iPhone 4
  "We're Needtobreathe, and we're a rock-and-roll band from Possum Kingdom, South Carolina."My friends and I have been following Needtobreathe for about six years now, and make a point to go see them every time they're in Birmingham or Tuscaloosa, whic...
• Red Mountain Park, Hoist House at Redding Shaft Mine
  on Feb 23, 2012 in red mountain park birmingham red mountain alabama hoist house redding mine
  A chain-link fence that now surrounds the structure precludes a photo exhibiting the exterior of the Hoist House at the Redding Shaft Mine in its lovely Spanish-style architecture. But a fellow Birmingham photographer has previously taken a photograp...
• Red Mountain Park, Industrially
  on Feb 22, 2012 in red mountain park birmingham red mountain industry alabama mine birmingham mineral railroad mine no. 13
  In its blend of the natural and industrial, Red Mountain Park is a  perfect microcosm of Birmingham. Mining has a significant place in both Birmingham's past and present. And its natural beauty is an integral part of our present and future.Remai...
• Red Mountain Park, Naturally
  on Feb 21, 2012 in red mountain park ishkooda rope course birmingham alabama railbed zip line trailhead hiking trails redding mine
  Lilting voices of songbirds, scampering feet across the dry forest floor, suddenly flushing wings - the well groomed trails of Red Mountain Park in Birmingham are replete with wildlife, though perhaps only the quiet and fastidious will see it.Panoram...
• Young Entrepreneurs Open Birmingham Bike Shop, Riders Choice
  on Feb 20, 2012 in birmingham bike fultondale alabama powersports decatur hwy noe valladares hwy 31 rider's choice motorcycle shop dustin alexander
  A new business is opening in North Birmingham, just south of Fultondale on Decatur Highway. And in this instance, youth is being served. The ownership partners of Rider's Choice are young, entrepreneurial small-business owners, who have long desired...
• Valentine's Day Flowers...Doing My Part
  on Feb 17, 2012 in valentine's day canon t2i tulip chrysanthemum flowers tokina at-x 35mm f/2.8
  I have no idea how much money is spent annually on flowers for Valentine's Day, but I don't think it's a stretch it say it's well north of a billion dollars. Here's how I figure that: There are 300 million-ish people in the US; maybe 100 million or s...
• If You Haven't Had Butternut Squash...
  on Feb 16, 2012 in squash valentine's day spaghetti squash butternut squash dinner recipe
  If you haven't had Butternut Squash, then you owe yourself an apology for depriving yourself of a treat. Inspired by some fellows I know that cook quite a bit, and with our recent success with spaghetti squash, I decided to branch out and get a butte...
• Birmingham Ceramics
  on Feb 15, 2012 in birmingham canon t2i alabama north birmingham ef 50mm f/1.8 II ceramics
  It doesn't appear that any kilns have been fired here lately, nor mugs glazed. I have driven past this building almost every day for years and finally, today, decided to stop to grab a couple of photos. And with my track record, this building will li...
• Stonework Bridge over Shades Creek
  on Feb 14, 2012 in refuge bridge birmingham canon t2i mountain brook tokina 12-24 f/4 at-x alabama shades creek ef 50mm f/1.8 II
  Although I haven't frequented it with enough regularity and only only photographed it twice, Shades Creek has become a favorite place of mine in Birmingham. It's a refuge amongst everything else. On Saturday, I spent some time shooting an old stone b...
• Re-Opening the Garage
  on Feb 13, 2012 in canon eos 3 birmingham jesus alabama film the garage statue southside kodak bw400cn
  In August I was introduced to a small part of Birmingham's Southside known as the Garage. After developing some long-dormant film from my Canon EOS 3, I rediscovered some more photos that I took at that time. One of them is almost identical to a phot...
• Magic City Marquee, Welcoming New Readership
  on Feb 13, 2012 in birmingham cahaba river centreville oxmoor road alabama huntsville half marathon blount county van homewood al.com bovine magic city marquee barn tunnel
  I would like to take a moment to welcome a new sect of readership. This blog has been picked up by al.com, and you can find it here: Magic City Marquee. I chose that name because of the Birmingham-centric nature of this blog, through which I hope to...
• Revisiting the Ensley Steel Works
  on Feb 12, 2012 in canon eos 3 birmingham us steel alabama film ensley ensley steel works kodak bw400cn
  Back in October, I posted some photos from a visit to the Ensley Steel Works in Birmingham that had occurred about a year prior to that past. Yet I recently developed a roll of Kodak BW400CN that was shot on my Canon EOS 3; the film contains shots fr...
• Warm Thoughts for a Cold Weekend
  on Feb 11, 2012 in mobile bay point clear canon ae-1 winter alabama kodak gold 200 summer cold
  You know how I like to remind myself that there will again be warm days in the future? I think about the several days that Anna and I spent at Point Clear, Alabama on the Mobile Bay last summer. And that just about does the trick...until I step out t...

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