Late winter snow Mar. 8

I took these pictures about 11:30 a.m. on March 8. We had received about six inches of snow overnight, so considerable melting had already taken place.

Where I'm From

I am from the old piano,










the AM radio

and the record player.













I am from the creek in which I discovered frogs, toads and salamanders,













from the azaleas,












dogwoods,












redbuds











and the tall oaks under whose canopy I discovered the world of Nature.









I am from the Frozen Dairy Bar whose creamy goodness delighted me











and from the 7-11 where I got cigarettes to smoke with my friends in the woods











and lighter fluid to set the creek on fire.

















I am from Granddad Bill the railroad man,














Grandaddy Peacock the Knower of All Things and Nanny the southern grandma.

I am from, "Do you have a grain of sense?", my mom's spaghetti sauce












and the library stocked with books that enlightened and incited a lifetime of learning about the world.