Big Spring Park Fountain

The water here is coming from a natual spring which was a

convenient source of clean water in the early days of our town.

The canal was originally built to help farmers transport cotton

from the town area down to the Tennessee river. The city literally

grew up around this spring and it is now a nice little park in the

center of the downtown area.

Your grass was then about like ours is now. We're just now getting leaves on our dendritic organisms.

 

Nice image, Jim. The pool shape and color is wonderful and the diagonal of the canal is also very nice. It looks like a really nice area to hang out in. Did you finally buy that 30-foot stepladder or are you levitating for this shot?

Too many places in the USA allowed their canals to fall apart after the railroads made them economically obsolete. Kudos to those in Huntsville whose foresight permitted this beautiful picture to be taken. And to Jim for sharing it.

You have a lovely downtown area to enjoy! It must be a great place for those who work in town to take a break and enjoy a little "green space". Is this taken from your office?

Once the leaves are totally out, you should take another from this vantage point and try to sell it to the Chamber of Commerce! This makes me want to visit Hunstsville.

Fred, I was levitating... with my tripod... no wait, that was a different shot. This is from a sheer cliff, part of which you can see at the extreme left of the frame. I revisted this last week, so I'll have an image from the bottom looking back this way soon.

 

Michael, I was surprised at how much they have improved this park recently. This area was pretty run down just a few years ago. Whoever did the updating did a great job as this is one of the more peaceful places in the downtown area.

 

Regina, I wish I had a view like this from my office. I had to sneak in behind an old bank to get this angle. I was standing in a gutter behind a fence at the edge of the cliff. I went back last week, but the fountain was off for some reason, so I didn't revisit this exact same spot. If I had my ND grad and a few nice clouds, it might be worth letting the CoC look at.