Weekend Reflections, Selma Interpretive Center

Upper windows of the Selma Interpretive Center were a brilliant blue

 earlier this week as sunny skies moved in. The center, operated

 by the National Park Service,  offers exhibits, a short film

 about voting rights and books. 

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High Water at the Marina

So, July has been one of the rainiest and coolest that I can remember,

 and here we are at the City Marina where the sun is out, the river is up,

  and a few fishermen try their luck on the far left bank. We enjoyed

 the midday view from the porch of The Sandbar restaurant.

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Cannon in New Live Oak

Mirrors made of rainwater reflected almost everything in Selma

 this past week, including the cannon in New Live Oak Cemetery.

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Misty River

A low fog crawled across the Alabama River Friday morning

 when the sun beamed after a shower.

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Decanters

A set of decanters at Sturdivant Hall reflect both sunlight

 and southern elegance from the mirrored silver base. 

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How Much is That Poodle in the Window?

I do declare that downtown Selma shops have the most intriguing windows!

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Weekend Reflections, From the P.O. to the P.D.

From the front doors of Selma's post office, there is a pretty good reflection

 of the public safety building across the street. 

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Weekend Reflections, Crossing

Tourists walk along the sidewalk on the Pettus Bridge, above,

 while the arches are reflected in the Alabama River, below.

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Weekend Reflections, Cedar through the Leaded Glass

Leaded glass windows let lots of light inside this 1928 English Tudor home

 that is open for Selma's Pilgrimage this weekend. The panes reflect

 a large cedar tree and the beautiful blue skies. This home,

 the Holly/Skinner House is open from 1-5 this afternoon.

 It is owned by movie producer Tonya Holly, who is currently filming 

 The Story of Bonnie and Clyde, and was built by Dr. Marcus Skinner,

 a renowned orthopedic surgeon who helped found the Crippled Children's Society 

(Children's Rehabilitation Center) in Alabama and perfected surgical techniques.

 Holly, along with several characters from the 1930s

and Dr. Skinner's granddaughters, are the tour guides.

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Weekend Reflections, Party Stop

Downtown Selma's having a party if you look at the businesses

 on Broad Street through the decorated windows of the Party Stop.

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Weekend Reflections, From the Doctor's Porch

From the McKinnon-Riggs Office in Heritage Park, Sturdivant Hall's original kitchen

  (now gift shop) is reflected through the windows of its front porch.

Heritage Village features 19th Century structures on Historic Society property

across the side street from the Sturdivant Hall Museum. Area artisans 

will demonstrate their crafts at the park during the Historic Selma Pilgrimage

March 16 and 17, 2012.  Crafts will include pottery, soap making from goat milk,

quilting and sewing with early 20th Century machines, and basket weaving.

The office was moved here from Pleasant Hill in 1981.

It was used by H.B. Boynton as a law office from 1852 until 1871,

 by Dr. Kenneth McKinnon as a doctor's office from 1871 until 1904,

by Dr. S.W. Riggs from 1905 until 1945 and by Dr. William Staggers

during the 1950s.

  Early medical equipment and supplies are exhibited inside. 

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Weekend Reflections, The Windows of Weaver Castle

Which window do you like best?

These mirrored windows belong to Weaver Castle,

an 1868 Gothic Revival mansion that was designed

by the famous architect Richard Upjohn.

Upjohn also designed New York City's Trinity Church.

The home was built after the Civil War 

by Confederate Army Lieutenant William Weaver,

who was the father of artist Clara Weaver Parrish,

a designer of stained glass for New York's Tiffany & Co.  

Best of all, if you want to see what's behind the windows,

join us for the Historic Selma Pilgrimage March 16 and 17.

The home, said to be similar to a castle on the Rhine River,

was purchased last spring by a Wisconsin ranching couple

who are restoring it for their southern retreat.

Read more about this house at the Selma Pilgrimage website. 

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