To be read while humming Sweet Home Alabama… Turn it up! Gotta love Lynyrd Skynyrd! “in Birmingham they love the gov’ner…”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huLklsj_5HI
OK enough silliness…this is serious blog post because Alabama was my 7th State! John & I grabbed our two favorite Georgia residents and made a run for the border. We spent the night in Oxford, AL, and dined at the Longhorn Grill (no Longhorns actually reside in AL to the best of my knowledge – their stomping ground is a few states west). We played in the rain at a park where an original, restored, relocated covered bridge sits next to a nifty playground. Our new found hobby of duck chasing got a reprise. After harassing the wildlife we got a dose of culture at the Anniston Natural History Museum and listened to tornado sirens (apparently a local pastime). I just realized that half of my blog posts have pictures of taxidermied animals. I promise to get some live animals in my next state
There is a weekly series in the Columbia Spectator called 50 States of Literature. The very first article adduced To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee as the quintessential Alabama book.
http://www.columbiaspectator.com/node/28723
It’s a fabulous movie and a captivating novel. I relished every word! I completely agree that the spirit of Alabama is captured. This is the first time in this series that I’ve visited a state for which they’ve designated a book. I’m excited to read all of the 50 States of Literature and you can expect me to write more about this series in the upcoming posts. I love these kinds of lists!
“Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers…”
Make it Stop!
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