Twenty Two

Week 22 was a challenge to use light creatively in a photo.  I was out of town with the ASUMH Ambassadors in New Orleans this week, so I looked for a cool spot with light.  One night, while we were eating at House of Blues, I walked out to the Voodoo Garden to see if I could sneak in my selfie.  The red light bulbs were awesome and I loved the crosses and painted walls...but all my photos came out blurry.  Was it the light or lack of it?  Or could it be the voodoo effect?  Either way, here is week 22's light challenge photo. 

Twenty One

It was supposed to rain all weekend, so I slipped downtown on Thursday afternoon after work and sat down in front of my favorite storefront for a picture.  The store is a jewelry designer's tiny showroom and she had beautiful pink petunias and an old chair by the front door.  Perfect sun and a pretty setting made for a happy afternoon shot.  Lawyers were leaving offices next door, and I'm sure they thought I was a crazy person taking a seat and smiling at nobody on a Thursday afternoon downtown! 

Twenty

The water is rising all through Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana.  This week, Bud and I rode about a mile from our house down to Rim Shoals on the White River and it was as high as we've seen it in a long time.  It was cold down by the river.  We're ready for summer when we can get on this river in a canoe! 

Nineteen

I'm always trying to think of a new spot to take my weekly photos, and when Bud said we were heading to Branson to spend the weekend with some friends, I knew I wanted to stop in Harrison on the way.  The Hotel Seville in downtown Harrison has always intrigued me.  It's got a Spanish feel to the architecture and the 1929 property is classy, yet funky.  The round columns painted vibrant colors draw your eye from blocks away.  I love Harrison and hope to have a chance to stay at the Hotel Seville some weekend soon and hear my buddy Scott Hoffmann and his friends play music in the restaurant bar.  Anybody ready for a road trip?

Eighteen

Me on the Square is one of my favorite restaurants in Mountain Home.  Their big red doors have been calling out to me during this project, so this week, I stopped by and took a few pictures.  It's a wonderful restaurant and the decor is sexy!  If you are looking for a special place to enjoy a great meal, give it a try!

Seventeen

While dining at The Majestic Grille you might expect to see Myrna Loy & William Powell sitting at the bar, zinging witty one-liners at each other over ice-cold martinis.

Originally built in 1913 as the Majestic No. 1, a silent picture house that entertained Memphians for three decades, the restaurant gives diners a glimpse of the heady Hollywood days of ol’. From the beautifully restored Beaux Arts décor to expertly prepared classic cocktails to warm, gracious service to Chef/Owner Patrick Reilly’s award wining, yet remarkably comfortable food, you find yourself feeling transported to another time. Add to that the largest private movie screen in the city showing silent films & classic movies and you’re center stage in an atmosphere that reclaims the cinematic glory of the dawn of the silver screen

Named 2008’s Best Restaurant & Best Overall Downtown Restaurant, The Majestic Grille has won accolades in regional and national press. 

Sixteen

While I was out of town this week for a meeting of the National Association of Junior Auxiliaries, the NAJA Executive Committee spent some time working with children who were ill.  This precious child was one of the only ones we were allowed to photograph during our time there. She was so precious and kept telling me she needed a bandaid.  The only problem is that the disease she has cannot be healed with a bandaid.  Thank you to the ladies of NAJA who donated over $2,500 to this charity who works with children who are affected by or infected with HIV/Aids.  God bless these precious children.