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[Mobile, on a Clear Spring Saturday]

Joe Kennedy — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 18:18:53 +0000

A view of downtown Mobile from the north| April 3, 2010

Last Saturday my friend Justin, his family, and I drove around Mobile trying to capture the sights of the city. We spent most of our time in Old Mobile- on Old Shell Road, in downtown, and along Government Street. Among the many stops was the on my old high school’s campus, where I grabbed the gorgeous azalea photo below. This time of year you can see brilliant pink and white azaleas all over the city, which is why Mobile is the only real Azalea City.

The auditorium (left) and another building on the campus of Murphy High School in Midtown Mobile | April 3, 2010

The Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O) Rail Building on the waterfront in downtown Mobile, Alabama | April 3, 2010

[Project 365 Week 13]

Joe Kennedy — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:00:57 +0000

Week Thirteen. What a week. I managed to grab some random around the house (and yard) photos, but it wasn’t until Thursday that I got the good photos. Seriously, thank God for Thursday, when I went out to 5 Rivers-Delta Resource Center to shoot the Alabama Coastal Foundation’s Battle of the Roux Gumbo Cookoff. I’ll have a bunch of photos from the Cookoff on here in a few weeks, once I’ve had a chance to edit and upload them. In the meantime, check out all my daily photos at my Posterous site.

[One of Those March Days]

Joe Kennedy — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:31:07 +0000

It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. -Charles Dickens

The Reproducing Churches Network in Pensacola…

Joe Kennedy — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:33:09 +0000

Today Justin Woulard and I went to Pensacola to meet with a couple church planters in the Reproducing Churches Network. In late January I drove over to New Orleans to a gathering of the RCN guys, including Jason Dukes and Billy Mitchell. That same day they were in New Orleans, Jason and Billy also spent time in Tallahassee, Florida with these guys. Anyway, Justin (right) and I met with James Ross (middle) and John Wise (left) at the Drowsy Poet Coffee Company near Pensacola Christian College. James and John are solid guys- James is the lead pastor of Mosaic Crestview and John is anticipating a move to the Birmingham area to help plant a church. We had a great time swapping stories and praying for one another. Praise God for encouragement from other missionaries.

[SNOWPOCALYPSE! NOW!]

Joe Kennedy — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:42:11 +0000

A WHOLE COUPLE MILLIMETERS! SHUT DOWN THE WHOLE TOWN! Or… complete overreactions followed by total letdown. At least my oak tree will survive.

[Project 365 Week 5]

Joe Kennedy — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:00:17 +0000

Week 5 of Project 365 wasn’t that much more eventful than the last 4 weeks… unless, of course, you count the SAINTS WINNING THE SUPER BOWL! Which I do.

Here’s the rundown: Friday I took a shot of my backyard at night. Saturday I went to my friend Justin’s birthday party. Sunday, THE SAINTS WON! THE SAINTS WON! Monday it sunk in. Tuesday I looked up where all those “Indianapolis Colts Super Bowl Champions” t-shirts would end up (Africa and Haiti). Wednesday I thanked God again for THE SAINTS WIN! And on Thursday, I took a before-picture of the back porch in preparation of SNOWMAGEDDON! SNOWPOCALYPSE!

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[Dauphin Island Winter Days]

Joe Kennedy — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:06:54 +0000

Granted, it was 60F and cloudy… this is what Dauphin Island looks like during January. (This is what it looks like in July.)

[A Bellingrath Christmas Night]

Joe Kennedy — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:45:53 +0000

A couple nights before Christmas, my brother, his wife, and I went out to Bellingrath Gardens to take pictures of their Christmas lights. It was a busy, wet, and warm night, which made for interesting photos.

Bellingrath Gardens in Mobile, Alabama at Christmas | December 23, 2009

[Downtown Mobile Christmas]

Joe Kennedy — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:45:18 +0000

I went downtown to LoDa one night a couple weeks ago to take pictures of Mobile’s Christmas decorations. It wasn’t really that spectacular- actually it was all very underwhelming. Above left: Looking Down Royal Street toward Government Boulevard. Above right: Cathedral Square Facing the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception.

As I strolled to the corner of Royal and Dauphin, I saw a photographer posing a police officer in front of the Van Antwerp Building. Victor Calhoun, a Press-Register photographer, was taking shots of the crumbling facade of one of Mobile’s oldest buildings. He filled me in on the story, so I decided to take some photos too. A little bit later, FOX 10 News arrived to report live. (Here’s the article.)

[My Brother's Kayak Trailer]

Joe Kennedy — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:30:05 +0000

My brother built his own kayak trailer, and his wife painted it. Check out this paint job- it’s pretty spectacular. The sun hit the back at a bad angle, and I took the photos with my iPhone… so I’m sorry they don’t do it justice. Anyway, isn’t this great?