Combos

A montage of some of my collection of cacti and succulents in bloom

Duck Springs Road, Etowah County, Alabama

A 90 foot high falls on Black Creek in Gadsden, Alabama that can go from virtually dry in the hot summer time to a raging torrent after a very high rainfall such as happened this past weekend when tropical storm Lee passed through (top photo). The rain gauge at my house which is about 8 miles from the falls registered just shy of nine inches.

At a show at Steam Engine Day in Attalla, Alabama

On vintage cars on display at First Friday, October 5, 2012, Gadsden, Alabama

At a show at Steam Engine Day in Attalla, Alabama

At a show at Steam Engine Day. Created by Mitchell Gibbs, Miller's Hollow, Attalla, Alabama

For my Dad's 90th birthday we bought 90 balloons. Getting them home took three compelely filled cars. We had a yard party and gave most away to neighborhood kids. These were left over. (Scanned 35mm negatives)

Top left - W.P. Hollingsworth (1828-1879) and Mary Josephine Lewis Hollingsworth (1833-1917), Gadsden businessman and wife portrayed by Lee and Laura Hollingsworth. Bottom left - Dr. Mort M. Glosser (1913-1996), beloved band director later superintendent of schools portrayed by Mort Taylor. Top right - "Faithful Jack" Hudson (1843-1928), 1st black buried in the cemetery over much hullabaloo at insistence of the Cathey family who employed him for many years, portrayed by Tre' Ragland. Bottom right - Faithful Jack's marker at the 4th Annual "A Walk Through Time", Forrest Cemetery, Gadsden, Alabama

Top left - Mary Cathey (1915-2010), moved from New Zealand to Gadsden to marry, portrayed by Cynthia McGinnis. Top right - Augustin L. Woodlief (1827-1905), founder of the cemetery, portrayed by Craig L. Bolden. Bottom left - Judge John Harold Disque (1848-1926), former Gadsden Mayor portrayed by Jack Agricola. Bottom right - Martha Boyd Ramey (1825-1858), finally RIP 2003 her remains in an ornate cast iron casket were moved three times over the years, portrayed by Pudden McArthur at the 4th Annual "A Walk Through Time, Forrest Cemetery", Gadsden, Alabama

Left - Debbie Tom Allen (1954-1963), daughter of Senator James Allen, she died after open heart surgery portrayed by Grace Guyton. Right - Marguerite Nadler (1895-1896), buried alone after her Jewish parents facing discrimination permanently left the area portrayed by Mary Margaret McCartney at the 4th Annual "A Walk Through Time", Forrest Cemetery, Gadsden, Alabama

Shown at First Friday, October 5, 2012, Gadsden, Alabama

At a show at Steam Engine Day in Attalla, Alabama

Shown at First Friday, October 5, 2012, Gadsden, Alabama

Shown at First Friday, October 5, 2012, Gadsden, Alabama

On vintage cars on display at First Friday, October 5, 2012, Gadsden, Alabama

A Belair at a show at Steam Engine Day in Attalla, Alabama

A car created to match one driven by Barney Fife, Mayberry PD, on the Andy Griffith show. Displayed at a show at Steam Engine Day in Attalla, Alabama