Marshmallow Dress

As we toured Virginia-Highlands one happy day, my sisters and I came across a particularly magical window display: a wind-blown evening dress made of marshmallows... and a bit of chicken wire!

Window display

N. Highland Ave, Virginia-Highlands

View from a slightly different angle

Pumpkin Head

Striking a casual pose...

Pumpkin head, tree stump body

Southwest side of Johnson Ferry Rd. at the

Chattahoochee River

Closer view of the jolly fellow

Little Library

There is a hardware store on Concord Road that takes the idea of serving and enriching the community seriously - Vickery Do It Best Hardware. You don't have to pass through the door to be blessed. Employees have attached a cupboard to the front of their building, creating the Little Free Library. Take a book, share a book, have a great day!

The Little Free Library

Concord Rd near South Cobb Dr

Closer view of the library

Right front side of the hardware store

Remind me to ask about the pink ribbon... this is a hardware store, after all!

Zombie Boy Scouts

Run for your lives!!!!

Zombie Boy Scouts, Dragon*con parade

Peachtree St, Atlanta

Tour de Hood

Subtle irony and sublime photography: http://tourdehood.wordpress.com/.

A powerful profile of a great city and extraordinary storytelling. Hilarious and profoundly poignant all at once.

Detroit, Michigan

The Smoking Gun

Get it while it's hot!

Long view of a BBQ cooker in the shape of a gun

Buford Hwy near North Druid Hills Rd, Atlanta

Love the smoke!

Closeup view of the right side... if you'd like to build your own... 

Back view

Notice the little plant to the right of the cooker

View of left side with cooker door

Expanded view of left side

View of the barrel

One more look

Dress Like a Cow

Friday the 13th was "Dress Like a Cow" Day at our local Chick-Fil-A fast food restaurant.  Our neighbors, young and old(er) had a lot of fun making their costumes and admiring each other's creativity.

Chick-Fil-A customers

Powder Springs Rd at Macland Rd, Marietta

The whole family joins in

Can you guess what I am? Hint: "Moo!"

Courteous.  Thanks for holding the door!

Fashionable and lovely

Serious contenders with "real" cow costumes

Happy fun for families and friends

Every costume detail perfect

From spots and dots

To tails

A tender moment

Between friends

Let's do this again next year!

Gee! Those ice cream cones went fast!

Don't forget the lemonade!

Favorite 4th of July Float

The 4th of July parade in Marietta was good fun. The community turned out to see their neighbors, cheer for the beauty queens and politicians, wave flags and eat.

Here are some pictures of my favorite float - the one designed by kids.

Cherokee St, Marietta Square

I like this float because it has everything a float needs: Kids, a flag, bubbles, and a monster. But mostly I like it because it is creative and fun.

Oh, yeah... it has a tank, too!

Closer view of the float

One of the float's creators

Another one of the float's creators

I'm sorry I didn't get a good view of the third brother

The monster

Congratulations, guys, on a job well done!  (Congratulations, parents, too!)

A Quilted Van

Visiting Marietta?  You might be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a quilted van parked near the downtown area.  

View from the street

Powder Springs St SW at Trammel St, Marietta

Hand made by the clever ladies at Red Hen Fabrics, it points the way to their fabric showroom.  

Detail of a wooden star tied to a fabric block

Owner Mary Anne Henderson

The entrance is at the back of the building

   

Come on in!  Your visit will be well rewarded!