Over the Civic Center

Many thanks, Barron Cooley, for this cool bird’s-eye shot! The white building to the bottom left is the Anderson Civic Center. Barron comments that he likes the clouds — and I do too. Nice framing.

Where in the World…?

Where could this lovely one be located? La Antigua, Guatemala? Menton, France? Or maybe Buenos Aires, Argentina? Ha! No. It is a statue artfully placed in a local Andersonian’s back yard. Cool, huh?

Saturday Errand

At the Pet Depot on Saturday, this gorgeous chi-shund brought her owners for a visit. They were really sweet to the crazy lady taking pictures.

Gazing Ball

This is one of those shots I really really want to reshoot. I wanted to capture the eye leading up the path, through the pergola, to the gazing ball…and I know it can be done better. But for now, here it is: a welcoming yard in Old North Anderson. I drive by and want to follow the path… 🙂

Home Light

Jackson Square, a neighborhood in Old North Anderson, is known for interesting mid-century or so houses. I love this one’s round window — and the color the neighbors painted it, of course.

Pet Depo’s Sadie

Meet Sadie. She has the softest, most silky head I’ve ever patted. I had no idea goldens are so loving, gentle, and beautiful! Her mom owns and runs Pet Depo on Hwy 81/Greenville Street. It’s a fun store to walk around in — and they are willing to special order hard-to-find dog food and treats. (Fun fact: Did you know most grocery store brands are full of corn — which dogs don’t digest?)

Jennifer’s Son

I HATE that summer is spinning to a close. *sigh* People are yard saling like crazy before the early nights and chilly weather hits. I feel so lucky to have caught this shot of Jennifer’s little boy — I met her on Saturday over rumpled clothes and 25-cent items. Nice gal.

Where in the World Is David?

I’ve always loved photographing feet. Sometimes it turns out well, sometimes not so good. Can you guess where this pic was taken? I’ve posted a pic of that putt-ready green carpet before. 🙂 Sunday was the first church service for Capstone Community Church in their new-to-them facility on West Whitner. (Formerly Central Baptist Church) A lot of remodeling was done to bring the building up to code — and to make it suit the needs of the new congregation. You can see the two-tone greens where the members removed part of the wooden altar to make a larger podium. In the above photo, David, the pastor, is sharing the message. (He has cool shoes, huh?)

Friendly Neighbor Dogs

Driving down East Fredricks Street, we noticed these beautiful animals playing in the front yard. Their owners were kind enough to let April snap some pics. (Thanks, April!) I love how she captured the motion: all those ears and fur flying.

Is this turning into an Anderson dog blog? Maybe. 🙂 For a real dog blog on the REAL Riviera, check out Jilly’s Riviera Dogs. I love all the French doggie names. 🙂

Irish Wolfhound?

One of my distant neighbors — quite a winded walk away, but still doable (though I don’t walk it much!) — sports this adorable mailbox. However, in delightability, this letter container runs a distant second to the beautiful, immense dogs running within the neighbors’ wrought iron fence. Beautiful creatures. Because of the fence, I haven’t gotten a good photo YET.