A deep freeze has settled in from Texas to Maine. There’s no escaping it – it’s winter everywhere!
Mix one part boredom with three jiggers of curiosity and you’ve got a recipe for wandering around the odd places in town. I’ve become a Back Alley Tourist this month.
It’s tradition around here to celebrate December birthdays with a distillery tour. Despite pesky restrictions, we managed to visit three this month.
That rusty old car place. I think every town has one. A place piled up with wrecks and salvaged heaps. Could be a junkyard or just a guy who likes to collect old cars in his yard. Sometimes it’s a little of both – a junked yard!
Prize winning bulls. Pedigree cows and calves. There’s a whole ‘nother world out there, folks!
For about 100 years, starting in 1805, the Shakers prospered at Pleasant Hill, Kentucky. They believed in equality of race and gender, and created a Utopian community known as Shaker Village. Today you can visit their town, perfectly preserved as a historic destination.
The dog days of summer are still hanging around and there’s been a mash-up of activities around here.
This is an odd moment in time with America mostly on pause. I spent an afternoon in our little town documenting the notices posted in windows. The signs of our times.