Skywatch Friday, Winter Gray

Our skies wore winter gray with a swath of blue earlier this week

 as clearing came slowly after Tuesday's two inches of snow and ice.

 Four days later, some of this stuff is STILL on the ground!

 Spring can't come soon enough!

Linking to Skywatch Friday and City Daily Photo Blogs

Signs, Signs, Height of the Storm

Freezing rain, sleet and snow this week turned the streets of Selma into ice,

 and generators were in high demand in case power went out.

Thankfully, school was canceled the night before,

preventing a hurry-home-at-the-height-of-the-storm misfortune.

 As the thaw begins today, we'll hope that pipes didn't freeze!

Thanks to Christine Weerts, guest photographer!

Linking to Signs, Signs and City Daily Photo Blogs

Got Milk!

It's a COLD, COLD day in central Alabama, but this newborn CALF

 (born in Tuesday's winter storm) is quite satisfied to have his mama's milk. 

Linking to ABC Wednesday featuring the letter C

and City Daily Photo Blogs

Afternoon Moon

The moon was high in the sky over Lafayette Park early Wednesday afternoon.
 
Linking to Skywatch Friday and City Daily Photo Blogs

Icy Cover

One of the horses in the fountain outside the St. James Hotel looks a bit shocked

 as his eye  peers between slabs of ice! This week, Selma had its coldest weather

 in maybe 20 years with temperatures remaining below freezing

 (all the way to a low of 8 degrees)

 from Sunday night until Wednesday morning. 

Linking to City Daily Photo Blogs

Feeding Frenzy

It's that time of year when livestock heads are in the hay.

 While this is a file photo from last year, feeding right now

 is fairly frenzied with extended below-freezing temps.

Linking to Our World Tuesday and City Daily Photo Blogs

Mighty Moss

Spanish Moss climbs, winds, wraps, trails and hugs its hosts

 to create multitudes of photo ops;

 thus, it's the Mighty Moss of the South!

Linking to City Daily Photo Blogs

Ready for the Cold and the Bowl

Meerkat loves to wrap up when the temps turn cold, and cold it will be over

 the next few days! With a predicted low of 12 degrees

 Monday night, I imagine she will be snuggling on the Auburn blanket

 to watch the Auburn University Tigers fight to keep the crystal football

 in the state of Alabama.  

BCS College Football Championship

Linking to Camera Critters and City Daily Photo Blogs

Streaming Orange

Our sky streamed orange this morning as the sun rose behind the trees.

 But it's colder than it looks. The wind chill is in the teens!

Linking to Skywatch Friday and City Daily Photo Blogs

Cotton Scales

Selma's Old Depot Museum features numerous exhibits of Black Belt culture

 including old cotton scales. Here, the weight (485 pounds) of a bale of cotton

 is noted at the top of the scale. 

Linking to Signs, Signs and City Daily Photo Blogs

City Daily Photo Theme Day, Best of 2013

The first day of the new year is my favorite Theme Day

 when we choose our best photos from the previous year!

I took "Misty River" last January just as the sun peeked 

through clouds after a morning shower.

In 2014, I sure hope to revive this blog.

 Numerous schedule changes in our family have prevented me

 from getting into Selma during the past couple of months. 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Linking to City Daily Photo Blogs Theme Day