It's been a minute since I've been live writing. What have I been doing since I got back from Atlanta? Other than Christmas/Holiday stuff? Well, the big thing is continuing with planning for Texas Challenge. Of course, the big things have been 95% taken care of, but this if the point where the details need … Continue reading Fancy Plans And Pants To Match →

As always, I’ve continued caching since I got home from the road.  It gave me some time to reflect.  I ended my road trip through the Deep South in exactly the way I wanted to: neither bloody, bruised, nor under any other form of physical stress.  In fact, as I mentioned a few times during … Continue reading More Reflection Than Lesson →

I almost thought I was going to get out of this trip without making the invocation, but Future Arborists of America, attend!  The Wilkinson County Courthouse is surrounded by beautiful, aged trees.  Unfortunately, they entirely interfere with courthouse photography!  This is an example of why not to place saplings in such a way.  That being … Continue reading 913. Woodville, Wilkinson County (MS23) →

Another French looking courthouse!  Louisiana is leaking in again!  On the way in, at a friend’s request, I took a shot at a famous grave, that of comedian Jerry Clower.  Unfortunately, his grave was at a church and service was in full swing.  I demurred since it ran afoul of arguably my biggest rule: never … Continue reading 912. Liberty, Amite County (MS22) →

Another lovely little chonker of a courthouse, no?  And yet, they named the county after Zebulon Pike, the guy who couldn’t get to the top of a mountain?  What’s up with that?  In all fairness to Pike, I too would have trouble climbing a mountain in waist deep snow after not having eaten in two … Continue reading 911. Magnolia, Pike County (MS21) →

This one makes my eighth Lincoln County!  Look out Jeffersons and Washingtons!  They’re catching up! The centrality of the courthouse to the life of Brookhaven is beyond question considering that both the county and City Hall are bundled together as one general government center.  It’s probably little more than an attempt to save money in a … Continue reading 910. Brookhaven, Lincoln County (MS20) →

Now that was a nice courthouse!  But I had to criticize the red brick annex in the back that didn’t quite match the rest of the building.  Alright, maybe “criticize” is too strong of a word, but merely “noting” it seemed too little.  What I also “noted” were the giant white bales which I assume … Continue reading 909. Meadville, Franklin County (MS19) →

Another Jefferson County makes ten visited at this point!  That’s even more than the Washingtons!  I felt like a bit of a newbie while searching out the courthouse.  Mapping put me out in the middle of nowhere on the edge of town, but I’m well aware they’re usually (though not always) in the center of … Continue reading 908. Fayette, Jefferson County (MS18) →

Coming out of Vicksburg, the rain was going hard so I had to gingerly inch my way to Port Gibson.  Luckily, the deluge slacked off to drizzle by the time I hit town, which was good because I didn’t want to consider the ramifications hard rain could have on the day.  When I finally pulled … Continue reading 907. Port Gibson, Claiborne County (MS17) →

I hit the courthouse on the way to Mayersville and my eyes uncharacteristically widened to see its roof on the ground.  Something obviously happened there.  “Something” I later learned was an EF4 tornado that passed through town in 2023.  Enough of downtown Rolling Fork was demolished that it made sense after the fact but, in … Continue reading 906. Rolling Fork, Sharkey County (MS16) →