Birthday Flowers

My birthday is today. Since it falls in Spring, I generally think of flowers and happiness and fun on my big day. I hate planning things to do though. I know many many folks that have a birthday in May, so by the time I get to mine, I'm usually birthday'd out. These flowers were taken at the Ave Maria Grotto in Alabama and represent some of the wonderful flowers we've seen on this entire trip. Traveling in Spring makes for some great flower viewing!

All the Pretty Crosses

Next to the Grotto is a small church with a beautiful graveyard. All the gravestones had these crosses on them.

Ave Maria Grotto

The three of us (Virginia, Janet, and myself) were ready to stir up trouble in Alabama, so headed up to Cullman to see the Ave Maria Grotto. The place was one of the oddest I've seen! There were minatures of not only religeous buildings and sculptures, but other notable structures from around the world. We also met the resident cat.












This little guy also enjoyed making his home in the Grotto. He had many homes to choose from!