Toadstool Village at Fultondale Children's Park

Toadstool Village at Fultondale Children's Park, Fultondale, Alabama

Summer Morning Hike on Smythe Trail at Red Mountain Park, Birmingham

Mushrooms decorating the Smythe Trail at Red Mountain Park, Birmingham, Alabama

Along the Smythe Trail at Red Mountain Park, wildflowers dot the otherwise brown-and-green canvas like so many flecks of brightly-colored paint. The forest floor is decorated with mushrooms of every sort, reminiscent of Easter eggs and loaves of bread. Amidst this and the chirping birds are occasional cables and rusted metal that serve as reminders of the industrial past that adorns Red Mountain, and is a significant staple of the unique nature of this park.

Blue Spiderwort (Commelina coelestis) at Red Mountain Park, Birmingham, Alabama

The Locust Fork

Blake, Tyler, and I went to observe the Locust Fork Invitational kayak races on Saturday, which were postponed due to the river having risen too much overnight. So instead we hiked a bit along the river down by Hwy 160.

I took a number of photographs, most of which should have been immediately deleted. In fact, only two were even presentable. So here are those two:

 Tributary Waterfall

Fungus Amongus

I was able to take some video of Blake risking life and limb. Sorry the quality of this one is poor; I need to get a better file converter.