Well, after all the rain and flooding we had last week it's good to have a break.
Break in the rain

I had Jaryd yesterday and we went to meet Barb for lunch.  We grabbed a pizza and was on the way to the park to eat when I spied this old abandoned church.  It was boarded up and all the stained glass was removed.  There must be a story behind it but I don't know it.

Spirits Leaving

Unstained Glass

Last week I thought it would be funny to send a picture of me to all my kids to try and play on their sympathy before Father's day to try and maybe increase the gifts. Unfortunately, Barb came home early and caught me and now all of a sudden it's "not funny" anymore.  So, I didn't do it but which one do you think would have worked best?
Sad 1

Sad 2

 

Wesley Chapel, Dahlonega, Georgia

Primitive Baptist Church, Cades Cove, Tennessee

My wife had her holiday party in downtown minneapolis last friday and I meandered across the street for awhile and took some shots of the church over there.  I am still working at getting as smart as my camera, so I don't know how satisfied I am with the exposure in 1-3. I would like to know which version of church1 you like better (I put a less exposed version for the thumbnail). I was very satisfied with how 4-8 turned out.  My favorite is number 7 because i almost missed that it was there...it is under the rest of the figures and you can just see it in number 4.  Well thank you for looking and let me know what you think.

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This is a photo i took of my childhood church.   First Presbyterian
CHURCH
 located in Menominee, Michigan... it was built in 1854 and is still opening it doors ... I received my first bible here, attended sunday school and was in the church choir for many years.. Comments and Critiques are appreciated.. blessings.. Ms Judi...

On the Kona side of the big island Hawaii, is a small Catholic church known as the Painted Church. Inside you'll find bright colors and murals, all painted by a Father John Velge between 1899 and 1904. This Prist had no art training...but that didn't stop him. Since then they have moved the church further in land and there is some damage to some of the murals.
It's pretty cool.
Hope you will enjoy.......St. Benedict's Catholic Church.

Heres a link that will give you a 360 degree view of the inside of the church..
http://www.vthawaii.com/BIGISLAND/QTVR/BenedictsPaintedChurch.htm

I shot this Country Church on the way to our Daughter's house on Sunday.

Country Church B&W

Country Church Vert BW

This is Annabell.....both her parients are in Iraq..... The church has been taking verrrrrry good care of this sweet baby.
The church Baby Smile Crawl The Word

Hope all is well!!
One Nation Under God Innocent Love

I thought I would get in a show some photos of lines.  Funny thing is, when I logged in, the topic was water.  So, I guess I will put up a couple of water shots like Lake Chiemsee in Germany, and a Church in Ireland. Mist over a river was used for a photo club contest.

Oh, what the heck. . . here are some others:

Star
The Tower of the Americas
A barn in winter

is Christ Church in Irvington,VA.  The church is still being used and lovingly maintained. Visitors are welcome.
tombs tomb detail 1 and detail 2. Unfortunately it was late and the door was locked so this was the best I could do with an inside shot.

Here are two churches that I took while visiting Tallahassee during spring break.  These I did develop and print myself.

No idea what domination they are, but I do know what street they're located on.  Church on Park Street
and
Church on Tennessee Street

The shadows on both just begged me to capture them.  Hope you guys enjoy!

Here's the last church in the tour and the next to last installment of the tour.  I honestly can't remember what kind of church this was but it was definitely my favorite out of the 3.

Tomorrow will be some interior shots from this church.  Hope you guys enjoy.

As promised, here's the last of the church pictures.  And to end, I bring you a some colorful light.

The second church that we came upon was only a block away from the first, but I like these pictures a lot better.  Mostly because all the signs of a city (telephone poles, street lights, and other lines that clutter up the landscape) are absent.
First Presbyterian Church

I said the birminham street pictures were over, I didn't lie but only thought that these served better as a separate entity.  
I've found that I really enjoy taking pictures of churches and my friend and I found three gorgeous churches in the birmingham area.

Here's the first:
Church
Church 2
Church 3
Church 4

Ever vist a place so beautiful that you get your pictures and wish you had taken more? Either because you want more or you could have done better? This is one of those places for me. Shot in Lower Manhattan. Let me know what you think.
door detail 1
door detail 2
door detail 3
stained light
lovely patina
saints

Church Sillhouette

some photos of my friend and I
and then some of a church north of my house
church and tree Front of the Methodist Church Back of a Methodist Church in Highland village erin sniffing roses erin and aaron wresteling erin and her BF ME_and_ERIN_pr1 erin and aaron sittin on a chair Erin and aaron hanging to each other

Just some random shots from the park this afternoon....
Don't Sweat It
Hyd-rant and Go Seek
Hills 'Round Here

Nothing to do on Sunday, and it was a beautiful day in Chicagoland... I got my Pal (The Rebel) and my driver (The Spouse) and went to find a garden that I had seen at lunch time on Friday.
Garden Tours
Another shot
The Guide
Droopy
Giant
Green Giant
Apples

Then we all went to see what else we could find:
Doe on the lawn
Got an Itch?
Itch2
River Bank

We ended up at a special place that we had only seen signs for, (on I-55) but had never stopped to see. Lincoln National Cemetary:
Our National Ensign
Square
Dress Right Dress
A Man Keeps Company With A Loved One
B & W Version

And on the way home we saw this:
Round Barn in Manhattan, IL

Too many pictures, as usual, sorry!

Thanks for looking.