baby gator head

Just sittin' on the fence post down the road.

parking lot carnival, columbus

I stumbled across this in the back parking lot of Columbus' main shopping strip, and immediately was drawn in with the hand-painted signs and old-timey rides. There were some real classics in the mix: Tilt-a-Whirl, of course, but also The Octopus, The Gravitron, The Hustler, The Zipper, The Sea Dragon, and, my favorite, Swamp Thing. The crowd was mostly middle school kids, but there were also some families with little kids, and everyone was having a fantastic time.

the patch, starkville

Last week I went blueberry picking with some friends at a place called The Patch. There were several free-roaming chickens to keep us company, as well as a pair of woodpeckers who kept swooping down and stealing berries. The owner told us that she has about 10 different varieties of blueberry bushes, and grows them as naturally as possible, without any spraying. And only $12 for a gallon freezer bag. Beat that, Green City Market.

 

Final product (with many berries left over): giant tray of blueberry cobbler bars