“With regard to the horror which some children show of beetle, spider, worm, that is usually a trick picked up from grown-up people.” ~Charlotte Mason
Crossing the Mississippi – “Old Bridge”
The Memphis & Arkansas Bridge carries traffic across the Mississippi River at Memphis. Also visible in the photos are two railroad bridges, the Frisco Bridge and the Harahan Bridge.
“It seems safe to say that it is also the crookedest river in the world, since in one part of its journey it uses up one thousand three hundred miles to cover the same ground that the crow would fly over in six hundred and seventy-five.” ~Mark Twain
Under the catalpa tree
“To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.” ~Jane Austen
Blue jay
“Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?” ~David Attenborough
Lurking in the grass
Black rat snakes are beneficial to farmers because they help control the rodent population. This was one long snake!
Milo
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap … but by the seeds you plant!” ~Robert Louis Stevenson
Reflection
“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” ~Edith Wharton
Perky
“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” ~Lou Holtz
Misty morn
“I saw old Autumn in the misty morn stand shadowless like silence, listening to silence.” ~Thomas Hood
Harvest moon
“In the days before electric lights, farmers depended on bright moonlight to extend the workday beyond sunset. It was the only way they could gather their ripening crops in time for market. The full moon closest to the autumnal equinox became the Harvest Moon, and it was always a welcome sight.” ~Dr. Tony Phillips
walking on a country road 