Even though I grew up an avid “outdoors man,” spending time on boy scout camp outs and weekends on the lake, I never saw as much diversity of wildlife until I found out they all actually live downtown.
This presentation is dedicated to the late General John Rossi.
Again, I would have to go back inside for the camera. But, before I did, all three lined up right next to each other, one looking left, one looking right, and the one in the middle looking straight at me. It would have been the perfect shot. When I got back with the camera, they would have none of it, and summarily refused to cooperate for their group shot. I swear, it was if they were goading me before I went to get to the camera!
Which really just leaves a bunch of unanswered questions. Who owns the property? Is there even any hope of restoring the building? How can the City ignore what has become not just an eyesore, but an extremely dangerous attractive nuisance? (There was a death in the building recently, about 2 years ago, that was investigated as a suicide.) Early Works recently indicated that funding has been received in order to do major renovations to Constitution Hall Park, but no mention of the Historic Huntsville Freight Building was made.
So, I decided to go to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus elephant walk last week when they were in town. I had photos from ten years ago that had been lost in a computer crash of some kind, and I wanted to get some new shots while the elephants are still around! You probably already heard that the Circus has decided, because of public pressure being incited by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), to phase out the elephants in the show by 2018. For Huntsville, that might mean one more show in a couple of years, but even though they come around on a regular schedule, there is some variation and you never know.
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Paris is placed under high security as anti-government protesters try to revive the yellow vest movement against perceived economic injustice and French President Emmanuel Macron’s government. https://t.co/Z3yucahrvu
Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard says it is ready for combat and ‘any scenario’ as tensions with the U.S. soar. https://t.co/jKpi0acnub
Demonstrators march through an outlying district of Hong Kong in another weekend of protest aimed at the Chinese territory’s government. https://t.co/wwK4vpcthc
Dozens of people protest in Egypt’s capital, Cairo, to call for President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to step down. https://t.co/kySCo6iWTZ
PHOTO GALLERY: A selection of pictures from the past week. https://t.co/B2Y76Z71E9
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President Donald Trump has approved deployment of U.S. forces to Saudi Arabia, UAE after attack on oil facilities. https://t.co/L87DwH9oO2
A bus bringing Chinese-speaking tourists to Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah rolled into a guardrail, killing four people and critically injuring several others, authorities say. https://t.co/C2aTmfT7qh
@lyman_brian Such a fatalist. Why not try focusing on all the new beaches, waterfront property and tourism dollars when the coastline is just south of Birmingham and 300 miles longer than what we have now !!!
Quotable quote: ‘I recognize 100 percent that the climate is changing. Where there is great uncertainty and room for disagreement is what it precisely means for the future.” Via @SecBernhardt https://t.co/n45V4JBOSg
I stand in support of the global #climatestrike today. We need to do everything we can to protect our planet and humanity. Find out more at https://t.co/gWE8ar7Hfk
Oh no, really big political news, perhaps the biggest story in years! Part time Mayor of New York City, @BilldeBlasio, who was polling at a solid ZERO but had tremendous room for growth, has shocking dropped out of the Presidential race. NYC is devastated, he’s coming home!
