2023 Dec 14, Christmas Card Lane Ditto Landing, Big Spring Park Tinsel Trail Huntsville & North Pole Stroll Athens took AVA

 Today, we stopped at Jack in Athens for two cheesecake pies and a scoop of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream for Ava. 

We strolled down North Pole Lane to see the Christmas Trees in Athens. 

North Pole Stroll 

We stopped at Murphy's to refuel.

We stopped at RSA so Ava could see the rockets. 

RSA Rockets 

We rode to Ditto Landing to stroll along the Tennessee River and see the Christmas Cards dotted along its banks. 

Ava loves animals. This was her favorite.

Hubby stopped halfway down while Ava and I strolled to the end, stopping to take pictures. 

A few people were walking, while others were riding bicycles along the pathway.

We stopped at Chick-fil-A South Huntsville for lunch. Ava and I ordered a kid's meal with ice cream, and Hubby had a chicken sandwich. 

Our last stop was at Big Spring Park's Tinsel Trail. There are lots of Christmas trees on both sides of Big Spring. 

This is Ava's favorite at Big Spring Park. 

Hubby sat in the car while Ava and I strolled up and down and around the park. 

We stopped to feed the ducks and fish. 

Feeding the Ducks and fish 

1996 ~ Sept 16 & Oct 14 Trying out my new (film) Canon Camera in Huntsville, AL

I had just received a new Canon Camera and wanted to try it out, so here are some of the places where I took pictures.

House across the street from Constitution Village 

Constitution Village

The Village rests on the actual site where the Alabama Constitutional Convention was held in 1819.

Alabama became the 22nd state admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819. This living history museum features costumed guides who lead visitors on a tour of a working village. A cabinetmaker's shop, a print shop, a confectionery shop, a library, and a post office are all featured. More than eight carefully reconstructed buildings of the 1800s depict early lifestyles in Alabama, including that of African-American settlers. It also commemorates the site of the 1819 Constitutional Convention. 

Constitution Village 

Weeden House

Built in 1819, the house at 300 Gates Avenue is now open to the public as the Weeden House Museum and Garden. Dr. William Weeden bought the house in 1845, and his descendants owned it until 1956. Now owned by the City of Huntsville, it is leased by the Twickenham Historic Preservation District Association and maintained as a 19th-century house museum.
Earlier residents included John McKinley, who lived in the house.

Ditto Landing 

Huntsville Railway Company Huntsville, AL

Huntsville Railway Company Huntsville, AL

Huntsville Railway Company Huntsville, AL

Huntsville Railway Company Huntsville, AL

Huntsville Railway Company Huntsville, AL

A three-story Museum with a miniature train set on the first floor; the second floor has a large model train set that looks like the depot did in 1862; and on the third floor is Civil War history. 

Huntsville Railway Company Huntsville, AL

Burritt Museum

Burritt on the Mountain is a public 167-acre scenic site overlooking Huntsville, Alabama, featuring a 19th-century living history (interpretive) park and an eclectic ...

Burritt Museum

In 1955, physician and Huntsville native William Henry Burritt willed his estate and mansion, known as Round Top Mountain, to the city of Huntsville to create its first museum. 

Huntsville Botanical Gardens is offering a hayride through the Garden. 

Huntsville Botanical Gardens  Rose Garden
Huntsville Botanical is more than a garden. From May through September, the Garden comes alive with butterflies. In the butterflies' house, the Scarecrow Trail is filled with goblins from Sept through October, and the Garden is bubbling over with Christmas lights during their Galaxy of Light. There is always something to do in the Garden.