I Have A Confession To Make
I have looking forward to our stay in Alabama so much. I was secretely counting the days until we could leave the Grand Canyon and get ourselves down south again. I have missed my family and friends down here so much! But I have to confess, I have really missed the food, too.   (this is my home cooked fried catfish) We have been in Alabama for a week, and I have eaten fried catfish 5 times

I Got A New Camera!
I have been using my old camera since 2003? I think. I got it when we lived in McAllen, Texas, and we left there in January 2005. It has been a good camera, but it was time for a new one, because it has been acting a little fickle for a year or so. It just turns itself off at will, or doesn't take pictures whenever it doesn't feel like it. And while I haven't missed any truly important shots, I

Our Sweet Home In Alabama!
After a trip that took us  six days to drive 1810 miles, through 6 states and 3 time zones, we have arrived at our winter home in Greensboro, Alabama. Payne Lake Campground in the Talledega National Forest is where we will be spending the next few months.  The folks we'll be working with are very glad to see us, and we are just as glad to be here.    This place is gorgeous. We have a really

Louisiana, Mississippi, Still Going to Alabama...
From 186 miles we were on I-20 in Louisiana, going east towards Mississippi. The road in Louisiana was very rough, and made for a painful ride for me. I was very happy to see the Mississippi River up ahead. I always love when we cross the Mississippi, whichever direction we are going.  When we are headed east, it always symbolizes to me that we are officially back in the south. We spent

Wichita Falls, Texas to Shreveport
We left Wichita Falls headed for Shreveport, still going south on 287, looking into this gorgeous east Texas sunrise that seemed to go on forever. It is a monotonous road, with mile after mile of nothing but Texas to see out the window.     The highlight of the day was going through Paris. Paris, Texas, that is. It is a quaint little town, with a cute town square, but not much else is there.