Remembering the Fallen

Pictures of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan are carried each year in the Memorial Day Parade in Ferndale.

(I took a bunch of pictures at this parade, so I'm going to upload them over the next few weeks, here and there.)

Hong Kong One

Inside Hong Kong One. The food is good, and it's always fast.

Shamrock Pot

The flower pot outside The Twisted Shamrock. Part of the Pimp your Pot competition.

Dollar Sale

Why have a yard sale or a garage sale, when you can have a dollar sale?

A different kind of school

Ferndale Montessori.

Bike Rodeo

What is a Bike Rodeo? Apparently, it's some kind of bicycle safety event.

Produce

Onions in Ferndale Foods.

Monochrome Monday

A bank of glass block windows.

Church

The Drayton Avenue Presbyterian Church. (I wish I had gotten a picture without the phone wires. Well, the whole point of this is to learn to take better pictures, right?)

Build a House of Stone

A house made of stone in northwest Ferndale.

Commute

Kids walking home from school.

Chocolate Pancakes

Breakfast at Toast.

Java Hut

Early morning in Java Hut.

226 Withington

The house number on the side of an apartment building.

Breakfast Bunnies

Salt and pepper shakers at Toast. (In my opinion, you can get the best French toast in town here.)

Soho

Soho on a Saturday night.

Guardian Robot

This morning I'm enjoying a scone from the Pinwheel Bakery on Nine Mile. Voted "Best in Oakland County," Pinwheel has the most amazing scones. I noticed this winged guy over the cash register and couldn't resist a picture. The lady behind the counter called him "my guardian robot."

Here kitty, kitty...

This friendly cat came up to me and rubbed on my legs before posing for this photo.

Stormy Weather

Affirmations in the rain.

Quiet night at AJ's

It may be cool and cloudy outside, but it's warm and bright in AJ's Cafe.

Thunderstorm Sky

Looking west on a rainy day at the Woodward and Nine Mile intersection.

May Flowers

This bush was covered with these flowers.

(I have taken a lot of pictures of flowers. And while the gardens are one of my favorite things about my hometown, I will try to get some other images so this doesn't become a "flowers of Ferndale" blog.")

Trillium

Pink trillium in a garden near Nine Mile and Pinecrest.

Iris

An iris blooms in Northwest Ferndale.

A rainy day in the neighborhood

Ferndale Fern

We call it "Ferndale" for a reason.

Spring blooms

Sidewalk-side garden.

Blind Justice outside of the 43rd District Court

Wildlife Habitat

Intersection at night.

Trying out some different settings on the camera...

Welcome to Ferndale

"Hello," as it were.