Walkabout in downtown Vicksburg

 I, along with 7 other people, took a photo walkabout through downtown Vicksburg the other day as part of the Hobbs Freeman Arts Festival, through the Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation. How appropriate that I found Hobbs' name down on a wall at the SCHF where sponsors and patrons were allowed to paint their names.

 Above and below are photos of a home in Vicksburg that is so beautiful, but is slowly decaying. It is of Italianate design and could be a showpiece for the city if someone could bring her back to life. It is on Crawford Street.

 The photo above is a photo of the sun shining directly behind the cross of Holy Trinity. The little point-and-shoot I was photographing with couldn't capture the cross completely. But I like the analogy of the sun (Son) obliterating the cross for me and my sins. So the more I look at this photo, the more it means to me. As always, click on the photos to enlarge them for a better viewing experience.

Where the Fleet once called home...

The fleet of the Corps of Engineers used to dock along the Yazoo Diversion Canal just a little piece from downtown Vicksburg on Washington Street. You can see some of the remnants of the warehouses that used to line the street and extend near the river as you drive down the street today. When I took photos of the Sprague the other day, I wandered on down and walked through the woods between the road and the river. All that remains now is pilings and two cool-looking tanks that look like bullet trains. The old tree stump has seen many a high water run through it, but makes a pretty neat looking piece of natural art.

This weekend in Vicksburg

I spent a lot of time in the Vicksburg National Military Park and downtown Vicksburg this past weekend and captured these photos. The fog Sunday morning was absolutely glorious. A couple of these photos I consider some of my best work ever. I am so appreciative that the Lord gave me the gift of enjoying his creation down to the little details as that found in leaves and a bit of fog on a hillside. His beauty shines all around us during this time of year and I am glad.