Maybe that's the best part of
going away for a vacation-coming home again.” ― Madeleine L'Engle, Meet
the Austins
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| The North Platte River a few blocks from HOME |
It is always
nice to be back home. For me, two weeks away is too much. I love to see and
experience new places, always learn a lot. But am always ready to get back home
usually after a few days.
Have you ever noticed how plain
things around you are? Then you go away and come back, and everything looks
extraordinary. If for no other reason that is a good argument to take a
vacation. We didn’t go far, not by today’s standards, but for us quite a trip.
The
highlights? The Vicksburg Mississippi Battlefield National Park, and a
riverboat ride in Branson Missouri.
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| Southern Cemetery at Vicksburg - sobering |
Questions I would like answered
from my trip.
1.
Are there any live armadillos? I sure saw a
lot of road killed ones. I have a theory that all armadillos are dead and there
are no live ones, not sure but could be – maybe not.
2.
Are speed limits just a suggestion? Sure
seems that way.
3.
Does Louisiana have more trees per acre than
any other state?
-New to me, food, on this trip-
1. Jambalaya
– not bad, surprised me, I kind of liked it
2. Southern
Blackened Chicken – too hot for this ol’ Cowboy
3. *Arbuckle Fried
Pies at Turner Falls, Oklahoma – now we’re talking, very good
The red beans and rice with
cornbread - good both times I tried it, as always.
*Not my first rodeo here, love
this place.
Well
there it is, my vacation report – Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Oklahoma. Now its home until February.
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| The sun sets over the Mississippi River at Vicksburg |
“How
often have I lain beneath rain on a strange roof, thinking of home.” ― William Faulkner
