Weather: low 38 degrees, high 77 degrees, clear skies
After a leisurely morning where we got up from sleeping an hour earlier than we have been (I don't like these time changes), I spent a little time cleaning up the truck early in the afternoon. When I clean the truck, one of two things usually happens: it rains or we go for a short road trip. Today, the weather was so clear there was no chance of rain, so we decided to drive south of here to the little town of Eutaw. That helped replace some of the dirt on the truck, and we got to see a town that we hadn't seen before. Plus, Eutaw is in the vicinity of Greenbow, Forrest Gump's hometown, so we got a little scouting out of the way.
Eutaw is the county seat of Greene County. The county was named after Nathaniel Greene, Revolutionary War hero. The town was named after a battle that Greene's troops won in Eutaw Springs, South Carolina. The town looks as though it has seen better days, and the courthouse is one of the plainest that we have seen. One thing the town is proud of is the antebellum homes in the area. Like a lot of the small towns we have seen, it is probably a nice, quiet place to live and raise a family.
Below are some pictures we took of the courthouse and town.
As I said, not a lot to see in Eutaw. Still, we enjoy seeing new places.
After getting back from Eutaw, I went out to the house and trimmed the shrubs and knocked down the wild onions in the yard. It should be in good shape for a couple of weeks if we get to go to Texas this next week.
I don't know about everyone else, but I wish the time would be left at one time or the other. It doesn't really matter whether it is daylight saving time or standard time. Leave it alone. It's tough having to change my internal clock twice a year.
More Later, be safe.
Today's Town - Eutaw, Alabama: Home Of The Black Belt Folk Roots Festival
Not all who wander are lost.
2 comments:
Don't let the look of THAT particular small town fool you. You never see Forrest running through there if you recall.
I've had clients there...trust me.
There are other ways to get to the highway from the Greenbow area. You can avoid Eutaw altogether. Not to mention it is a much more scenic route.
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