After I got settled into my Hotel House, I went for a little hike at the Cypress Swamp. Someone told me that there are alligators in the swamp and I was a little worried about meeting one. Being from Idaho I have no skill for wrestlin' gators. I had ALMOST talked myself out of being nervous (self talk: "No way could they have a state owned marked trail without warning signs if people were routinely eaten alive by alligators.") when i came upon this sign.
About that same time I realized that since I had no food for the alligators, but apparently had an abundance of food for the GIANT mosquitos, I was worried about the wrong predator! (there are more pictures of the swamp below, but i can't move them around ... sorry). I don't know what made the holes in the tree - it was dead and the only tree I saw with these holes - i thought they were interesting.
After I was done hiking I went on a Pig Trail toward home (thanks Dad for teaching us that Pig Trails are the only way to go!) ... and I found Canton MISSISSIPPI. I loved it ... I even noticed that my little brother (well if you trade a "v" for the "l") has a law office there. The picture of me is in front of an enormous magnolia tree. How can you not love the coca cola sign painted on the side of the building? My favorite thing about Canton MS, was the very friendly citizen who pegged me and my camera as tourists and pulled his big old truck over to tell me about his town. He was an older gentleman and very proud of "his" Canton, including the Mosley brothers, heroes of "The War" (this means the Civil War ....) when i admitted to never having heard of them I was politely reminded (bless my heart) that if I am going to hang out in the South, I'd best learn my history.
The coke sign says, "The package that gets a welcome at home" and the ice cream sign next to it says, "you eat it with a smile"
6 comments:
I love the blog, I love the blog ... no other way to be in South Carolina one minute and then off to Mississippi the next and then before you know it you're on top of the St. Louis Arch looking at the moon. Thanks for the post. I too love the way Southern folk love their homeland!
Love ya,
Dad
I love the big tree you are sitting in Live oak I think. You will have to go back to the swamp at night and see the lighting bugs. Glad you are finding ways to enjoy Mississippi in August.
You have to love a good ol southern swamp! If you want to see more alligatoras that you can shake a stick at check out the Okefenokee Swamp in GA. Seeing a gator in the wild is awesome. I would compare it to a bear except a bear is more likely to eat you.
I too love the magnolia. Best smelling tree in the world.
I love the blog too, its fun to see what everyone is up to...I just need to remember to take my camera with me.
I like the south a lot in the winter, I don't know how to live down there in the summers.
Growing up in ID I thought "the war" was over but there are a fare number of Southerners that still think the north was wrong and the south will rise again and become its own country....I guess we were raised as western Yankees!!
I knew I left my office somewhere, thanks for finding it for me!!!
I'm with Dad--I love the blog--it makes me happy when I open it up and I can read and see the "doings of my little piggies! I often feel inadequate when I try and find words to express my feelings about all of you. Guess a simple "I love you" will have to do.
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