Sunday, October 31, 2021

Corinth, Mississippi

The moon dots the i perfectly 😊



Doesn't look like we are going to get the beautiful fall colors this year 

Boathouses


Per, Susanne and Dave out for a morning walk on the levee

Must be a hole in the fence somewhere. Now we have cows.



Looks like the cows are back again.  They must like it better at Avon Acres

Enjoying Happy Hour at the Pavilion

Bugs are out tonight



More mushrooms than we usually see  this time of year.  Per downloaded an App that identifies mushrooms.  We identified 18 different types.












This tree blew over in the April storm and needed to be taken down.


Making firewood


Dinner at Pizza Grocery

Thursday night Pickin on the Square

Going to hike the Confederate Siege Lines





Checking out the Duncan House and Park

Checking out where Clear Creek was recently cleaned out



Waukomis Lake overflow



Dinner in the Lodge



Pickin on the Square - week 2
The locals play for the first hour and then the weekly guest band plays for the second hour.

This red bird just lays in the feed dish.

Picking up the cedar logs we harvested two years ago.



Our hidden stash of firewood.  Hopefully no one thinks to look in the old outhouse.



Dinner with cousins Lane and Bill Yoder


Our own private concert.
 Pickin at the Pavilion





































The new cedar logs are now stripped and stained

Removing the old rotten logs



Installing the new logs


Got the new trim installed


Next project is a new firewood rack with a lid on it to keep the wood dry.



We took the old satellite dishes around the property and turned them into bird feeders. 

He must approve of the new feeders.  Regular visitor who lays in the seed.


Spotted a turtle in the forest


Enjoying the fire






Finally, a new water day sign

Joined cousin Kenneth for dinner and visited his Pickwick cabin



Enjoying the birds on this rainy day

Pickin on the Square has moved to their winter location.  
The Coliseum Theatre opened in 1924.  It is the largest theatre building in North Mississippi.


Haven't heard this song since elementary school

1st annual Art Crawl
They had some great musicians, but unfortunately the weather kept people away.

Cousin Kenneth on the harmonica and his friend Jimmy on the guitar.

Borroum's is the oldest operating drug store and soda fountain in the state of Mississippi. Founded in 1865...and still looks the same!  Owned and operated by the same family since the end of the Civil War.

The bathroom for this fine establishment 😨

Time to head out

Good thing we filled up on diesel on our way into town.  In a month diesel has gone up .36 cents.