Boiling Sky

4 photos taken during an approaching thunderstorm in Scottsboro, Al. on Memorial Day, May 26, 2008. These photo were taken with a Sony Digital Mavica, regular image, negative, sepia and solarized image.

Painted Sky, Tennessee River, Scottsboro

Looking south down the Tennessee River from Snake Rock Point Goose Pond, Scottsboro, Alabama. God has blessed the citizens of Scottsboro with the beauty and majesty of nature.

Scottsboro Employee Park

Very nice area for the use and relaxation of our City's employees. I contacted Mr. Joe Rogers, Street Department Superintendent and Mrs. Gail Duffey, City Clerk, concerning this area. A poster within had mentioned this area was in a poor state of repair.

The area is very clean and kept, the docks are dangerous, the picnic tables and the bath/shower rooms are falling apart. One dock has been condemned by the TVA. Mrs. Duffey explained that Mr. Cecil Word donated the property to the City's Electric Power Board, the Water-Sewer-Gas Board and the City of Scottsboro for the use of their employees. She also conveyed that a committee would be meeting after the first of the year to discuss the dock's and park's condition. Mrs. Duffey was not aware of the Condemnation of the dock. I contacted her concerning the notice.

I have fond memories as a child being invited to fish off the dock, it used to be great Crappie fishing. Our City's leadership needs to maintain this area in a safe and presentable condition, failure to do so reflects badly on the city as a whole.

Around Town, The Wedding Dress

While traveling around town you should always watch where you are going. This shop's "window dressing" caught my attention. The bridal dress in this window certainly adds new meaning to the phrase "window dressing," or undressing in this case, I think she is waving.

Granny's Face

When you're around about town one should always watch where they are going. This strange "Puff Ball" looks like Granny's face.

Around Scottsboro

I went out today to see the new site where our animal control shelter is going to be erected. At first it was apparently going to be built immediately west of the old baler facility. I stopped by and visited briefly with Morris at Recycling for Scottsboro. He's doing great and was very busy but he took the time to say hi and we discussed the animal shelter briefly. After contacting Curtis Davis, Scottsboro City Planner, he described for me the new proposed location. This location is west of Marshall Drive, south of US Hwy 72 and across Marshall Dr. from the City school bus lot, the city owns approximately 1 1/2 acres in that location. A very low area, Curtis tells me that there will be fill placed in that area.

Another construction is the new bridge across the mighty Tennessee on Alabama Hwy. 35. I'll be posting some pictures of the construction progress as it proceeds. I've also enclosed a picture of the 2 bridges as they appeared a few months back.