My favorite building in Atlanta. This is the headquarters of the King & Spaulding Law Firm.

Delicious coffee drinks and perfect people watching spot!

I love Henry’s dog friendly patio.

It seems that any direction I run, I need to finish by running up this hill. Love / Hate relationship.

New art sculpture installed November 2021. Replaced the Auto Eater. 10th and Peachtree Streets.

The theater was originally planned as part of a large Shrine Temple. The 4,665 seat auditorium was ultimately developed as a lavish movie theater and opened in 1929. It hosts a variety of cultural and artistic events including the Atlanta Ballet, a summer film series, and performances by national touring companies of Broadway shows. The venue also hosts occasional concerts by popular artists.

Great outdoor seating

There is always a line outside on the weekends at the Flying Biscuit. We prefer to eat there during the week.

Popular pedestrian cross over to get to the park

7th Street just past Juniper

This is where I walk the dogs

Peachtree Street between 7th and 6th Street.

Peachtree Street. Looking North from our condo entrance.

Peachtree Street. Looking South from our condo entrance.

His name is Jerry. Always greets me with a ‘hello darling’.

ISO 100 50mm f/11 30.0 sec

6-stop ND filter

Jack O’lantern in Condo

7th Street and Juniper

10th Street and Juniper

Myrtle Street

Myrtle Street

We live in a high rise condo and get to enjoy this view day and night. This is twilight from the condo.

We have a great view of most fireworks. These are from Atlantic Station

These two military cargo planes were circling Atlanta for about 30 minutes one Sunday afternoon. August 2019. That was fun to watch.

A massive cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert arrived this week after traveling across the Atlantic Ocean. The phenomenon happens every year – but the 2020 version is especially large and imposing

November 24, 2020

Pool of the apartment building across the street

Evening view from 2302 condo

This view is from our 1201 condo looking down Peachtree Street

Amazing sunset from 2302 condo. You can see the Mercedes Benz Stadium where the 2019 Super Bowl was held

Morning rainbow just before the rain started falling

March 2022

Full Moon tonight and the sky is clear. You can see Venus and Jupiter vertically aligned. Look to the left of the tall building. 3/5/2023

Early morning sunrise.

storm is clearing

morning sunrise

Morning sun just after a rain shower

I wish I was able to capture this from our balcony. I had to travel down to the amenity deck on 11th floor to get this angle. The sky had changed in those 5 minutes. Still stunning.

August 2019

Dancer

Clara Meer Gazebo

This is the large dog side. There is a small dog side across the path.

New art work installed at the entrance to Piedmont Park. This is where there usually (non-COVID) is the Saturday Farmers Market.

Entrance from the East side neighborhood

Fall 2021

Roller Skaters

Family’s are lining up hours before the parade

Love it! The local Barber Shop took full advantage of the crowd size. Who doesn’t need a pre-parade haircut?

The Starbuck’s and Dunkin Donut shop were busy, too.

Iconic place to watch the parade. Local TV sets up for live coverage.

I went upstairs to watch the parade from our condo. Here is the parade start.

Look closely, the Commissioner's Trophy is on this bus. Everyone taking photos of the woman who is holding it!

After the parade the streets filled with joyous chaos!

Holiday Lights at the Atlanta Botanical Garden is a special time of the year. I volunteered at the Fire Pit / S’more Station and brought my camera to take a couple pictures after my shift. It was a great night; not too cold, not too crowded. The holiday cheer was in full bloom.

May 2022

View from the Channel Garden, Boardwalk and Beechwood Overlook

Kendeda Canopy Walk, considered the largest tree canopy-level suspended walkway, 40 feet in the air.

These pitcher plants have a prey-trapping mechanism featuring a deep cavity filled with digestive fluid. Insects are attracted by the nectar and fall into the trap, typically filled with rain water. The insects drown and the body is gradually dissovled.

Popular dog boarding business on the Beltline

Bull Dogs is a bar a block down the street. This man is a regular on our block and kindly allowed me to take his photo.

This is where we shop for our dog food

I like how someone added a mask to the green guy. That’s new.

The Krog Street Tunnel, which connects Cabbagetown and Inman Park, has become the city's centerpoint for street art. Street art, tags and graffiti are present in the Krog Street Tunnel

These kids were making a video near Krog Street tunnel. Notice how they are tossing dollar bills into the air?

This area has become the city's centerpoint for street art, tags and graffiti most notably the wall of the CSX Hulsey railyard along Wylie Street

MARTA train is packed with runners getting to the start line

Big screen offers live coverage of the race at the MARTA station as spectators arrive to cheer friends and family

The turn onto 10th street

turn on to 10th Street

Spectators at Henry’s restaurant

They were giving away free beer at The Lawrence

Margaret Curio, Carole Hunter, Carol Mulderink, Trina Schlecht

Trina Schlecht, Carol Mulderink, Carole Hunter

Trina Schlecht, Carol Mulderink, Carole Hunter

with Michaela

Sisters!

Sugar Cookie Time Trial 5K 2019

pre-race

Trina Schlecht, Carol, Matt, Minerva Ake

David Bloomquist

Race Expo, Minerva Ake, Matt & Carol

post race

Trina Schlecht and Carol

20 years later, I decide to run a race in my wedding dress.

Carol and Julie De la Rosa

sisters

Matt and Carol

Carol and Katie Winter

Uyen Chapman, Eliza, Carol, Trina

accepting my age group award from the Alpharetta mayor

with Katie Winter

Phyllis Franz, Ann Carstarphan, Carrie Hood, Molly O’Dea, Matt, Carol, MJ Haggerty

Barrington IL

Carole Hunter, Trina Schlecht, Carol

with Katie Winter

Margaret Curcio

Karen McNeely

Piedmont Park Atlanta GA

Katie Winter & Samantha Pharo

Samantha Pharo, Trina Schlecht, Deborah Felder, Carol, Levette Bagwell, Katie Winter

Alien Half Marathon 2018

Trina, Minerva Ake, Rene Ake

Susan, Neil Donoghue, Carol

Joey, Carol, Emma, Jacob, Kate, Jimmy

Carol & Sally Grimes

Amelia Island

2019

Chuck & Mary

Amy Ryan

Carol with Margaret Curio and Carole Hunter

Carol with Margaret Curio and Carole Hunter

Packet pickup with Matt

Alpharetta

Joan Gutterman

PR 1:54:59

PF 1:54:59

Katie Winter

pre-race

post race with Bob & Jen Widlowski

Cathy Marvolas

finish line with Cathy Marvolas

Matt with his pace group

Matt, Julie De la Rosa, Trina Schlecht

Carol with Susie Kim

Carol, Susan and Neill Donoghue

3rd place AG win

that was about as fun as it looked!

Publix 5K 2022

March 2022

March 2022

2nd place AG

I was the pace leader for the 2:45 group. Stopped at Juniper and 7th Street for a photo-op with a police officer directing traffic.

June 2022

Katie Winter

Katie Winter and Melissa Harvey

Labor Day Tradition

Washington DC

Katie Winter

Atlanta

Carol and Jacob

Carol and Jacob

2nd Place Age Group Win

Coldest ATL race I’ve ever done. It was the second leg of a two half-marathon weekend. I ran Asheville Half on Sat 3/18/23 and Galloway Half on Sun 3/19/23. Both races were cold!

With Trina Schlecht

#94 with Trina Schlecht

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The Flair is a bronze statue completed in 1996 prior to the Atlanta Summer Olympics and located just east of the Georgia Dome in the Georgia World Congress Center complex. Dedicated to the Olympic athletes and all those who exemplify determination and dedication in the pursuit of excellence.

Made famous for an iconic clip in The Walking Dead’s pilot episode: this bridge offers a famous city view.

Cabbagetown was a mill town and had one of the first textile processing mills built in the south. Its primary product was cotton bags for packaging agricultural products. Built during a period when many industries were relocating to the post-Reconstruction South in search of cheap labor, it opened shortly following the International Cotton Exposition, which was held in Atlanta in an effort to attract investment to the region.

Fountain of Rings is the main highlight of the Centennial Olympic Park. It was designed in 1996 for the Centennial Summer Olympics celebration. The fountain area is surrounded by flags representing the host countries of each Summer Olympics preceding the 1996 games and eight 65-foot-tall light towers reminiscent of classical Greek marker columns.

Akin to a budding forest, the open field of railway ties explores the light demarcations of public space without explicit boundaries.

This area has become the city's centerpoint for street art, tags and graffiti most notably the wall of the CSX Hulsey railyard along Wylie Street

The B. Mifflin Hood Brick Company Building was built in 1909. The company became known for its "non-convict" bricks after Mr. Hood bucked the practice of leasing imprisoned convicts as labor. Now listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Atlanta, the building was originally constructed as a showroom and headquarters for the brick company. The building is now a private residence and art gallery.

loose leaf tea shop off the beltline

Brewery just off the belt line with lots of outdoor seating and pet friendly patio

Little girl learns to ride a skate board

Popular outdoor restaurant / bar just off the beltline

Originally built as an industrial laundry in the 1920’s, it is one of the few remaining buildings in Atlanta with art deco detailing from that era. Located across Glen Iris Drive from the Ponce City Market in Old Fourth Ward. It was converted to condominiums 2008. On the National Register of Historic Places.

Founded on April 1, 1915 Company 16 opened it's doors at 824 Marietta Street. Upon opening, the Station served as the home of the First 16 African-American Firefighters ever hired by the Atlanta Fire Department. This was during a time when the fire stations were not yet integrated.

Red Top Mountain State Park is located near Cartersville GA on Lake Allatoona. Named for iron-rich Red Top Mountain, the park covers 1,776 acres. During the 1864 Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War, the Battle of Allatoona Pass was fought on a battlefield near the park. The park's main popularity however comes from being near Atlanta, and just off Interstate 75. It is one of the most-visited parks in the state.

From June 19 until July 2, 1864, 160,000 Union and Confederate soldiers fought on the land that now forms Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston and his troops temporarily halted Union General William T. Sherman’s advance toward Atlanta here during that hot summer. Over 5,350 soldiers lost their lives in the battle. Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield was designated as a National Battlefield on February 8, 1917

Much of the battle took place not on Kennesaw Mountain itself, but on a spur of Little Kennesaw Mountain known now as Pigeon Hill, and the area to its south around Cheatham Hill.

In the distance, you can see the city skyline of Atlanta.

The Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area lies just east of Atlanta. Dominated by two granite outcrops, it offers opportunities for hiking, biking and fishing throughout 40,000 acres.

Mountain Top and Rock Outcrop trails

Frederick Crum and John Forster, Scottish immigrants who arrived in this country with almost nothing, co-founded an insurance house in 1896. Originally based in New York, they built their southern headquarters in Atlanta in 1927. The Italian Renaissance Revival building reveals remarkable limestone details, from the three arches topped by keystones featuring owls and a lion to the classic pediment windows. The building is currently owned by GA Tech.

This historic building was developed by William Candler, son of Coca-Cola founder. The 11-story hotel and 10-story apartment building opened on April 19, 1924. The Atlanta Biltmore is easily distinguished by the towering radio masts on each end of the building, with vertical illuminated letters that spell out "BILTMORE". The studios on the top floor broadcast WSB-AM from 1925 until 1956. This building is currently owned by GA Tech.

Exciting game against Duke University on a beautiful Spring day. April 2022. The Yellow Jackets lost however, they put up a good fight.

Fans watching the game from the newly constructed viewing area.

The rainbow intersection of 10th and Piedmont was the epicenter for the celebration.

Crowd gathers around a CNN reporter during a live broadcast

Traffic jam heading in that direction. Cars were getting through, until the crowd got too thick.

The drivers of these cars didn’t seem to mind the delay.

OMG this guy got his wallet stolen seconds after I took this shot, by that guy in the blue jeans. He did get it back, whew!

The evening ended with fireworks

Facebook Post from Atlanta Beltline:

Today is June 19, 2020, acknowledged by many as 'Juneteenth', a day that commemorates the end of slavery and the liberation of African Americans nationwide in 1865. Right now, there is a much-needed conversation happening in our country and around the world.

The Atlanta BeltLine is a catalyst for building bridges, connecting communities, and uniting our city. Although we did not commission or sanction this artwork along the corridor, we are in complete support of the dialogue that our creative community is generating at such a momentous time in our history.

Conversations about racial issues are happening

The front of CNN Center in Atlanta was the scene of violent protests on May 29th that resulted in damage to the front of the building and inside.

The protests had started as peaceful earlier in the afternoon when crowds gathered in Centennial Park. The protests were in response to the death of George Floyd, who was killed on May 25 in Minneapolis.

Over the next few hours, the crowd swelled as SWAT was called in to help with crowd control.

The entire park is now inaccessible to the public as a result of the recent riots in the surrounding streets.

Starbucks prohibited its workers from wearing accessories or clothing mentioning #BlackLivesMatter, citing its dress-code policy that targets anything to do with politics or religion.

Despite backlash from employees, Starbucks said the rule will stay in place because it’s necessary “to create a safe and welcoming” environment. Meanwhile, Starbucks allows workers to wear accessories supporting marriage equality and LGBTQ rights.

#BoycottStarbucks emerged as a top-trending Twitter topic.

The next day, Starbucks backtracks the ban of Black Lives Matter attire in workplace.

Several Starbucks became targets for vandalism.

The Starbucks at the retail level of the condo building I live in had its windows broken by protestors

Christmas lights

Holiday lights on Peachtree St

Holiday lights

10th and Piedmont