Coco In Pictures (Scroll slowly and take it alllll in)

I spent several days at the beach last week.  Very enjoyable time was had spending time with Aunt Genie, Niece Casey and Cousin Joan.
I don't think I have ever seen Coco sleep as hard as she did when I took these pics.  She probably wore herself out barking at the passersby and fell asleep in the window sill.  Enjoy!

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Her nose was cold.

I did end up waking her up.  LOOK at that face!

Awww, and then the signature roll over for a tummy rub!

Peace!

Palm Sunday

I like this pic with all its pomp - a short lived sentiment. 

Alaqua Animal Refuge

Time flies but pigs don't.  I can't believe it was last April when we took Casey's pig to the Alaqua Animal Refuge near Niceville, FL.  I was so taken with the place, I took loads of pictures.  They took us on a tour.  It's a no kill shelter with full medical staff.

Here are the particulars from the back of one of their vans.

Florida vernacular cat houses!

Medical quarantine houses.

Livestock runs.

Horse in need of a home and state of the art barn.

Medical staff and family of the place consulting about Jack the potbellied pig.  I don't know why I took no pics of him.  Sis Cheryl and Casey were sad.  We just couldn't handle him.

More particulars.  Here is a link to their site: http://www.aarflorida.com/

Peace

VESTAL!

Folks, here is another vintage Vestal and the Happy Goodman Family number for your listening and viewing pleasure.   Southern Gospel in its prime...  I remember watching folks like this on the Dothan, Alabama TV (WTVY?) channel before church in the 1980's.  Local groups would also visit our country Baptist church.  There is something about the blending of the blues, bluegrass sound with the intensity of the harmonies all melded together by the message that still stuns me.

Peace!

Flannery O'Connor's Voice!

In my twenties, I was quite taken with Tennessee Williams.  In middle age, I am quite turned off by his decadence.  Naturally, Flannery O'Connor takes his place in my literary life what with her unwavering redemptive and Catholic themes and her Southern caricatures.  I remember being tirelessly (overstatement) dedicated to finding Tennessee in motion or audio.  Being that was the nineties, it took some time to dig up a Bio video.  My problem where Flannery is concerned only took a few minutes with the World Wide Web of trivial folks blogging away (ahem).  Hearing both Tenn and Flann were equally exciting - I'm just sayin'!  Her voice drips with the distortion of the English language only her time and place could produce - rural Georgia in the mid Twentieth Century.  There's a rounding of certain vowel sounds you only hear in our ancient folks.  This is a must hear: http://themorningoil.blogspot.com/2008/09/flannery.html

Enjoy!

Peace!

Uncle Wally

My Uncle Wally passed away Tuesday, Feb 23rd at 4:30 p.m after a heroic battle with colon cancer.  His 3 daughters (Carla, Karen and Kathy) and wife (Genie) were at his side at the farm house in Chipley.  I think my favorite memory is of him giving the farm house a fresh coat of paint wearing khaki shorts, Docksiders, plaid shirt and the ever present fishing hat.

Love ya, Uncle Wally.