Saturday, April 29, 2006
Three in One, Take Two
It was less than eight weeks ago that I showed you these trees. Here they are again looking a little fuller. It is amazing what a little sun and rain can do.
Friday, April 28, 2006
First Annual
The Duran Middle School Band performed in their first open air concert on Thursday. The Choir was up next; you can see them in their blue T-shirts listening to the band. The concert was well attended and well worth attending. Both groups were talented and entertaining. I'm sure the spaghetti dinner offered in the school just before the concert had nothing to do with attracting this large crowd.Thursday, April 27, 2006
Zoomer
It is race weekend once again at nearby Talladega Super Speedway and everybody is getting into the act. If you stopped by the state store* Thursday, you got a chance for a closeup view of Jamie McMurray's No. 26 car.
* In Alabama, hard liquor is taxed and sold by the state in ABC stores.
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
High Power
This looks like it could be a very exciting job. I hope these folks don't have too much excitement.
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
If You Could See What I Hear
These are the faces behind the voices you hear daily on WFHK AM 1430. Shonda Bowman and John Simpson are the hosts for the Morning News, Trivia Tuesday, the Birthday and Anniversary Club, my favorite: The World Famous Swap Shop and plenty of Country Music.Be sure to tune in if you are passing through.
Monday, April 24, 2006
Now for something completely different
Here's something you don't see everyday in Pell City - a Louisiana style crawfish boil. When it does happen, you know somebody's got a camera.Thanks, KEP, for the picture.
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Boom
This is the new Pell City Home Depot, scheduled to open in about five weeks. Not only will there be new jobs and many new things to buy inside, the store has attracted other business as well. The area beyond HD and to the right is being prepared for more new retail stores. It is tough to see in this picture, but if you You know, Home Depot is really big. I know they only sell home pieces, but they have enough room to put entire homes inside.
Saturday, April 22, 2006
Hooley
Last night, visitors to the Pell City Library were treated to the Celtic music of Hooley, a three piece band from nearby Birmingham. That's Darci on the left playing the fiddle and Paul on guitar. Trent played flute, Highland Bagpipes and Uilleann pipes. They were great.Added note: I assume you are familiar with Highland Bagpipes, here is a link to some information about Irish Uilleann pipes.
Friday, April 21, 2006
Things are looking down
Some trees did not survive this week's thunderstorms. Often the selection can appear quite arbitrary. The picture above is from the field next to Avondale Mill, below is a green next to Hardwick Road. Overall the damage was minor.
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Things are looking up
We had a Tornado Warning in Pell City today, and, so, well,this is what it looks like from inside an underground storm shelter looking back up at the entrance.
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
New Construction Site Number 51
Did I mention that Pell City is growing? This is the new Walgreen Pharmacy going up on 231, a block North of I-20.Monday, April 17, 2006
School Busses in the Morning
Thanks KEP for reminding me:
The greatest natural resource that any country can have is its children.
....Danny Kaye
Sunday, April 16, 2006
Happy Easter
Friday, April 14, 2006
Man's Best Friend
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Cherub
If he's watching over the driveway entrance, he's not being too obvious about it.
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Fern Forest
Hazelwood's nursery is a magical place. here is a peek inside one of the grren houses.
Monday, April 10, 2006
Precursor to the worrld wide web.
Sunday, April 09, 2006
Est 1889
A look at the more picturesque of the church buildings at Cropwell Baptist.Saturday, April 08, 2006
day six
The water in Lake Logan Martin leaves Pell City and passes through the power generating dam at the end of the lake.So how much energy does a drop of water release when it drops through Logan Martin Dam? To calculate that number, we'll need a few approximations.
First we note that the water level in Lake Logan Martin is about 64 feet higher than the level in Lay Lake, but we will convert that distance to meters since in the US we use the International System of units (Watts = Joules per Second) when we talk about electrical power.
64 feet = 19.5072 meters
Next we will say there are 20 drops of water in a cc (cubic centimeter) and a cc of water has a mass of one gram. Converting that to kilograms gives: 1 drop of water = 0.00005 Kg mass.
So, the energy (in Joules) of a drop of water which has the potential to fall 19.5 meters is given by the formula:
PE = mhg
Potential Energy = mass x height x (the acceleration due to the Earth's gravity (9.8 meters/sec/sec)).
For our drop of water, the energy release is
0.00005 x 19.5 x 9.8 = 0.009555 J
If Alabama Power were 100% efficient getting that drop's energy from the dam to your 100 watt lightbulb, that bulb would burn brightly for 0.009555 / 100 = 0.00009555 seconds.
Wow! Thanks little drop of water, and thanks Alabama Power.
Friday, April 07, 2006
day five
The rain over Pell City drained into the Coosa River and Logan Martin Lake.
Thursday, April 06, 2006
day four
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
day three
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
day two
Monday, April 03, 2006
day one
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Sunday, 2 April 2006
It's a sunny day in April and the Episcopal church has a tree blossoming at the front door.
Saturday, April 01, 2006
Cruzin'
I was distracted when this convertible rode by and almost completely missed getting a picture. Thanks to MSP for helping me out.
