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About Phill Gibson

I’m from Huntsville, Alabama where I work as a Hospice Chaplain and part-time banjo instructor. My former careers were in Research Biology and Software/Systems Engineering. My wife Miiko and I worship at Rivertree Downtown. I’ve been playing various instruments since my teen years. I started mandolin and dulcimer at about age 17 and banjo at 20. I love just about all kinds of music. In terms of banjo styles, I play and teach Scruggs, melodic, clawhammer, and 2-finger styles. I’m also very keen on theology, being a Trail Care Partner with the Land Trust of North Alabama, photography, urban planning, astronomy, ATM (amateur telescope making), birding, and about 30 other distracting hobbies to a (mercifully) lesser extent.

Goldsmith-Schiffman Wildlife Sanctuary – 1

I visited Goldsmith-Schiffman Wildlife Sanctuary again recently. This time, I managed to find the northeast entrance; the one that is directly off Highway 431 in Hampton Cove in the eastern part of Huntsville. The entrance is just an unmarked gravel … Continue reading

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Fall is Approaching!

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Slow Changes Coming

Notice the saplings staked to the right of the creek? There are maybe a hundred or so of these memorial trees planted along Aldredge Creek now. In coming years, these will transform the look of this section of the greenway.

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Goldenrod Along the Creek

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Visit to Cathedral Caverns – 3

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Visit to Cathedral Caverns – 2

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In Memory of Bill Emerson, 1938 – 2021

I only met Bill Emerson a couple of times up in Nashville, but those brief times were lasting memories for me. Although I am self-taught on all the instruments I play, only in my later years did I look to … Continue reading

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Visit to Cathedral Caverns – 1

I’ve been to Cathedral Caverns many times; it’s the closest commercial cave to home and it became a part of the Alabama State Park System some years ago. This is the first time that I attempted to photograph the beautiful … Continue reading

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Sunset, September 8th, 2021

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Chives and Pollinator

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