tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39731240919795676792024-03-13T12:28:06.757-07:00Southern Faces, Southern PlacesI want to create this blog to blend my love for God and my experiences as I travel around the South capturing the beauty of my Southern home. I'm a worship blogger born and raised in Vicksburg, Mississippi. My photos reveal special meaning to me and allow me to share God with others through my lens. This is where my journey begins....Robert Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068574124299432392noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973124091979567679.post-21638790513497637002020-06-15T13:05:00.003-07:002020-06-15T13:10:07.738-07:00Buffett / Sideboard Table - Hall Table - Free Woodworking Plans
Had a lady call me about building her a buffet table and so I started drawing it up in Sketchup. The photo on the left is the finished product, but wanted to take the time to put my plans online so my fellow woodworkers might could benefit. I use so many of you guys plans, so I wanted to give back to the community! So let's get started.The project is made from 2x6s and 2x4s only, even though theRobert Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068574124299432392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973124091979567679.post-22656699392893921382020-05-28T07:30:00.004-07:002020-05-29T18:19:00.581-07:00Basic Getting Started Gardening 101 "Walker Style" - Lessons LearnedWhen I want to learn something, I go all in! I wanted to plant a garden this year, and when COVID-19 started me staying at home almost 100%, it was a perfect time to start a garden. I got on YouTube and started researching and looking at all the hundreds of opinions and
options to get started and steps to take, etc. After all my research, I narrowed it down to 5 areas or "pieces" of the Robert Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068574124299432392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973124091979567679.post-41135965729085034822020-05-09T18:06:00.001-07:002020-05-09T18:06:13.428-07:00Deck Patio Hightop Chair - Free PlansBeen woodworking on Farmhouse style furniture for a few years, and this week I spent some time designing my own chair for my outdoor patio! It is barstool height with a seat hight of 29" inches and a footrest height of 17" inches. The back of the seat inclines around 15 degrees for comfort.
The project took 5 1x4s and 5 2x4s for a project cost of around $50 when you throw in glue and screws, andRobert Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068574124299432392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973124091979567679.post-54409593603060486572020-02-10T06:44:00.018-08:002022-08-19T18:38:20.003-07:00Robert "Bob" Walker - Panama City Beach, Florida - My Dad / Brad Burcham - My Half Brother / Leroy Burcham / Gayle Dearman
Below is a blog I wrote when my dad passed away. It's been kinda hidden from the world for years, but today I am publishing it publicly so he can live on in the Internet.
My Dad Passed Away Today - I am sitting here tonight just going through these old photos and remembering so many memories about my dad, Robert Stanton Walker, Sr AKA "Bob Walker" from Panama City, Florida. I wantedRobert Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068574124299432392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973124091979567679.post-73784299791004241042016-06-18T10:23:00.002-07:002016-06-18T10:31:09.189-07:00How to get GPS coordinates off your cell phoneSo your on a photo journey, and you've found some great shots! You want to go back to the spots or share them with others. Here is how you can capture your current position from your iPhone.
1) No app needed way...
On the iPhone goto
Settings, Privacy, Location Services and make sure "Location Services" is turned on at the top. Then further down the screen look for the "Compass" app and make Robert Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068574124299432392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973124091979567679.post-51843021309691709692016-06-17T16:51:00.000-07:002016-06-17T16:51:00.749-07:00Bless the Lord O My Soul
"Bless the Lord oh my soul and all that is within me. Bless His holy name"
I was driving up Hwy 3 toward Yazoo City, Mississippi just enjoying a beautiful morning. I wasn't looking for a "quantity" of photos, but I was looking for a few "quality" shots. This cross was on the side of the road, kinda deep in the woods. It caught my eye as I was driving about 35! It was the shot I was looking Robert Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068574124299432392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973124091979567679.post-33079304145612671102016-06-09T17:19:00.003-07:002016-06-09T17:21:24.455-07:00More Southern Pulpits - Grits PhotographyThis is a follow up to my previous blog posted over six years ago! I love taking photos of old pulpits. The spot where pastors stand to deliver their message to the flock. A two-sided communication bridge between God and the congregation looking for Gods wisdom and inspiration. One one side of the pulpit stands the spiritual leader of the church. When the leader steps up to their sideRobert Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068574124299432392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973124091979567679.post-46972315922086726722014-08-15T06:49:00.000-07:002014-08-15T07:04:09.678-07:00Get On Up - James Brown Movie - Rodney, MississippiI recently went to see the James Brown biography movie, Get On Up. I went because it blended both of my worlds of photography and music, two of my favorite activities! I knew that the movie was filmed in several locations across Mississippi, but when I heard they filmed a scene at the old church in Rodney, Mississippi, I had to go see it!
I watched the movie with much anticipation, thinking theyRobert Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068574124299432392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973124091979567679.post-29622005414294806272013-12-16T08:08:00.000-08:002013-12-16T08:17:38.310-08:00DIY Bench from HeadboardSo I got a Facebook message from a family who had this headboard and wanted it made into a nice bench for her foyer. It is a queen size about 60" wide. I also had the bed rails that were made from wood that matched the stain so I wanted to incorporate them into the design somehow. Let the brainstorming begin!!
The first problem was that the headboard needed to be raised about 6". Robert Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068574124299432392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973124091979567679.post-53140389042085383092013-11-25T11:52:00.002-08:002014-07-21T08:32:55.177-07:00Photo Shoot Locations Around Vicksburg, MississippiSo I get asked a lot about good places for backgrounds for senior photos or family photos around our Vicksburg area, so I decided to put together this post to show you guys a few great locations right around here. The times of year (winter vs. summer) make a big difference so they might not always be as good as the example photos I'm using, so keep that in mind.
Downtown Vicksburg
Great for Robert Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068574124299432392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973124091979567679.post-17469740907927677732013-06-20T12:50:00.001-07:002013-06-20T19:54:00.058-07:00250 SundaysI've been holding off on writing down my thoughts on Mitch, Rebecca and Cooper leaving. To be honest it's something that I chose to ignore, for now, thinking that the weeks remaining would go slow, and I didn't have to face it. Well, time was unusually cruel and passed super fast, and last night we had our last rehearsal with Mitch as our leader, our last rehearsal with Rebecca and me laughing Robert Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068574124299432392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973124091979567679.post-34409842139213447002013-06-11T12:52:00.000-07:002014-07-21T08:19:37.563-07:00Red Barns - GoneDigging through some old photos I took a while back and coincidentally found two red barns that are no longer with us. First, this old barn was still being used, freshly painted when I last took its picture. But the 2011 flood wiped it out. Nothing left where it once stood. It was located right off the dry side of the levee over in Mound, Louisiana.
This old barn was located in Rolling Robert Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068574124299432392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973124091979567679.post-66838175916550122582013-01-12T18:51:00.001-08:002013-01-12T18:51:57.617-08:00Making Picture Frames From Cabinet DoorsSo, lately I've been into making homemade picture frames for some of my photos. I am in the middle of remodeling my bathroom and when I took the cabinet doors off of my 1979 bathroom vanity I had an AH HAH moment! Why not make picture frames out of these doors. Once I'm done I will have 4 perfectly matched frames.
That is where this blog begins! Here is a shot of the original door, complete withRobert Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068574124299432392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973124091979567679.post-81163827138382291242012-02-14T05:52:00.000-08:002012-02-14T06:04:31.715-08:00I Heart Faces Photo Challenge - Heart!
My wife and I sometimes will go out to the downtown water fountain where kids go to play and keep cool in the Summer heat. I will take pictures and give the parents a card that shows them where they can download the pictures for free. Nothing satisfies my heart more than giving parents photos that show emotion in ways they will never get from the local Sears photographer. When I saw that Robert Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068574124299432392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973124091979567679.post-28838367203489779302012-02-07T13:20:00.000-08:002012-02-07T13:21:16.688-08:00Abandoned Piano Brought Back to LifeWhen I'm out shooting photos, so many times I will stumble across old pianos that have been left behind. When we find these old pianos, we always wish we could just take it home and do something with it. Well we finally did!
This old piano was in the top floor of a church, in a room that hadn't seen daylight in many years. We stripped it down and brought it back to life as a new piece of Robert Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068574124299432392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973124091979567679.post-56370714665679674642012-02-04T12:47:00.000-08:002012-02-04T20:28:14.703-08:00Rest for the Weary
Matthew 11:28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."
We were out shooting one day going about 60 miles an hour up highway 65 when out of the corner of my eye this frame flashed before me. I yelled out to Marty to stop and go back, which I rarely do. I jumped out of the truck and shot this photo. There was something so wordy about this picture. It was Robert Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068574124299432392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973124091979567679.post-30738172640603736902012-01-30T06:55:00.000-08:002012-01-30T07:00:24.113-08:00I Heart Faces Photo Challenge - Oh So Silly!
My followers remember Mr. Slim from the Mississippi Delta! The story goes as my wife and friends were photography free styling when we came up on an old country store in Greenville, Mississippi. My wife goes inside while I am shooting the old gas pumps outside, when all of the sudden she burst outside and said, "You have GOT to come see this man!" She knows I love faces and Robert Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068574124299432392noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973124091979567679.post-54609893838611966932012-01-29T17:58:00.000-08:002012-01-29T17:58:26.609-08:00Seasons of Life
Life happens. We are born, then we die. And in between the two dates on our tombstone is a little dash that represents our time here on earth. But instead of a dash, it should probably be more of an up and down curve. Some days we are happy, others we are sad. One day our health is good, and on other days we are worried about test results. One day we are surrounded by our loved ones, the next Robert Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068574124299432392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973124091979567679.post-17932066486960607312012-01-21T06:18:00.000-08:002012-01-21T06:20:29.474-08:00Missed Opportunities
I first saw this gentleman in Rolling Fork, Mississippi about a year ago. My son and I left Vicksburg around 3:30 in the afternoon and headed up 61 North to the Mississippi Delta looking for some great Delta photos. As we drifted into Rolling Fork, Mississippi and headed downtown, I turned the corner and there he was. My heart jumped out of my chest as a photographer, the sun was setting and Robert Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068574124299432392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973124091979567679.post-62456809446279732602012-01-16T10:20:00.000-08:002012-01-16T10:20:12.857-08:00With God All Things Are Possible
"Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?” “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.” “Which ones?” he inquired. Jesus replied, “‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not Robert Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068574124299432392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973124091979567679.post-70679524022875896322012-01-10T07:19:00.000-08:002012-01-14T17:52:35.338-08:00Good Morning God, We Are Never Alone
Re-discovered this photo the other day when I was going through some of my older collections. Sometimes it's the photo that you glanced over the first time that grabs your eye with a new meaning when you revisit it later. I figure it's because when we first capture it that maybe we aren't in a position in life that resonates with the soul of the picture, but when we revisit it later our life Robert Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068574124299432392noreply@blogger.com114391-15899 U.S. 61, Redwood, MS 39156, USA32.564175773608888 -90.8377075195312532.510654273608885 -90.916671519531249 32.61769727360889 -90.758743519531251tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973124091979567679.post-46323607254658211392011-04-15T16:48:00.000-07:002011-04-15T16:48:30.790-07:00A Lazy Saturday! - More Delta FacesThis past Saturday Marty Kittrell and I went on one of the longest photo excursions we've done in quite a while. It was such a beautiful day! Marty will tell you, while I love to capture old buildings and wildlife, nothing warms my heart more than capturing the faces of the Mississippi Delta. Here is my new friend "JC". I saw him going down the road in Rolling Fork about a year ago, and I missed Robert Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068574124299432392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973124091979567679.post-720747485377943642011-04-04T17:29:00.000-07:002012-01-14T17:57:46.538-08:00Tallahatchie FlatsA while back my wife surprised me with a weekend getaway. I didn't know where we would end up, but when she told me to grab my camera and she turned up 61 North highway, I knew it was going to be good. We ended up at a place called Tallahatchie Flats (www.tallahatchieflats.com). I had been to the Shack Up Inn a few times, so I was curious to experience this new place.
Right on the banks of the Robert Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068574124299432392noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973124091979567679.post-56545918550635289722011-03-23T07:20:00.000-07:002011-03-23T07:20:44.057-07:00Vicksburg Structures - Kuhn Memorial Hospital and Carr Central High SchoolSorry for the long delay in blogging. Life gets in the way of activities that we cherish the most. Photography went second fiddle to house remodeling and sending a kid off to college. On top of that, winter colors (or lack there of) never draw my camera's attention. But, Spring is in the air and the colors are coming back, house is finished and the kids adjusting to college life just fine! So Robert Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068574124299432392noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973124091979567679.post-8511481048267140312010-08-24T06:07:00.000-07:002010-08-24T06:13:47.315-07:00Port Gibson, Mississippi - Southern PhotographySo many of us walk around day after day living our life the same way under the same circumstances, yet we expect somehow for this day to be different. We wake up saying "Today may be better", yet we ourselves do nothing to help steer the day in a different direction. We wake up with the same attitude each day. We expect to get cut off in traffic, we expect to get skipped in line at Walmart, we Robert Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068574124299432392noreply@blogger.com4