Since I had so many pictures from last weekend, I thought this would be the easiest way to remember them.
The reason for our trip last weekend was to attend a Civil War Reenactment that Anthony was participiating in. It was a beautiful weekend to be outside and this was the biggest reenactment any of us had seen. There were 3000 registered reenactors. I'd love to know the countdown for each group; cavalry, artillery, and infantry. There were loads of horses. Beautiful horses.
Top left: Federal encampment. Top middle: Confederate cavalry camp. Top right: Horse drawn wagon that reminded me of Little House on the Prairie. Middle left: Artillery encampment. Middle middle: Federal soldiers marching to battle. Middle right: Federal officers on horseback. Bottom left: Federal cannon fire. Bottom middle: Duplicate picture of federal encampment. Bottom right: Casualties at the end of the battle.
There were several things that caught my attention on this trip. The first of which were the cotton fields. I think I had seen cotton fields before but I was very intrigued. We stopped on the side of the road so that I could get pictures. And a little, tiny, small amount of cotton to bring home. I think the cotton had already been picked so I just got a few pods that were left over. Top left: Cotton pod (I guess that's what they're called. They look like pods to me anyway.) Top right and bottom left: The pond at the reenactment site. It was beautiful. Right middle: A turtle sunning on a log on. This is the second time over the weekend we saw turtles sunning on logs. The first one had about 8 turtles on it but we were driving and I didn't get a picture. If you look carefully at the turtle picture, you see the water rippling to the right and below the log. That would be where a very mischievous girl was throwing sticks at the turtle. I don't know what she would have done had she hit it - fortunately she doesn't have very good aim throwing overhanded... Bottom right: Cotton field.
While I looked forward to seeing the ducks, Tony was planning our meals. He wanted to go to Gus's Fried Chicken, which he had seen on The Food Channel (I think). We had to wait about 30 minutes but it was very good fried chicken paired with some really good sweet tea. Alex says it was almost as good/sweet as Kristi's. The top left, top right, and bottom left were taken at Gus's. The bottom right was taken at the Germantown Commissary. It was BBQ that was "So Good You'll Slap Yo Mama." We had plans to eat BBQ at Rendezvous in Memphis that night but we had eaten at Gus's for lunch so it was several hours before we felt like we could eat again. By the time we felt we could eat another meal we were back in Germantown. We asked a few locals where we should go for good BBQ and this is where we were directed. It was a true southern commissary, kinda like a General Store, for over 90 years. When it was purchased to be turned into a BBQ restaurant, they just didn't change the name. You know you're in a good place when the take out line is as long or longer than the dine in line. It was quite neat to eat dinner in a 120 year old building with those good, creaky wooden floors. And our great server, Tyrone, looked like he had enjoyed several good meals here himself. I didn't get any pictures inside, cuz Tony and Alex said they were getting tired of their picture being made every time they turn around. Something about flashes and seeing spots...
Beale Street! We walked up and down Beale Street but it was in the middle of the day so we didn't hear any great blues music. Except for this gentleman. Tony had warn his Air Force t-shirt that day, and as we walked by this gentleman started playing the Air Force song. He knew how to get a tip, eh? The bottom right picture is of the Fed Ex Forum, right behind Beale Street.
The Peabody was an absolutely gorgeous hotel. Reminded of the beautiful old hotels you see in New York and D.C. cuz they don't make new hotels like this anymore. Top left: The duck fountain. Top right: Tony and Alex on the roof of The Peabody. See the attitude I was already getting? If they would just smile without me having to beg, it would make all of our lives much easier. Bottom right: The ballroom that I think we should have Alex's wedding reception in. Bottom middle: The view of the Mississippi River from the rooftop. Bottom left: The Peabody sign on the roof. Left middle: The magical ducks.
We saw some beautiful views while walking around Memphis. It looks like they are really working on the image in this city and parts of it reminded me of Savannah or Charleston. Top left: A railroad bed in Mississippi on the way to the reenactment. Top middle: The first time Alex had ever seen the Mississippi River - and I think only my 2nd time (if you don't count from an airplane). Top right: Beautiful park along the Mississippi River with the bridge to Arkansas in the background. Right middle: Another view of the park and river and Grumpy, I mean Tony, getting his picture made. The two bottom pictures are in a nice gated community that I'm not completely certain we were supposed to be in. We were walking on the trail by the river when it ended at a gate. We didn't want to turn around and backtrack the whole thing so we went through the gate which opened up to this beautiful square. It was filled with this fountain, gorgeous houses, and beautiful landscaping. Finally, though, we found another gate leading us back out into the real world, where we made our way back to downtown Memphis, our truck, and eventually our hotel.
Top left: Federal encampment. Top middle: Confederate cavalry camp. Top right: Horse drawn wagon that reminded me of Little House on the Prairie. Middle left: Artillery encampment. Middle middle: Federal soldiers marching to battle. Middle right: Federal officers on horseback. Bottom left: Federal cannon fire. Bottom middle: Duplicate picture of federal encampment. Bottom right: Casualties at the end of the battle.
There were several things that caught my attention on this trip. The first of which were the cotton fields. I think I had seen cotton fields before but I was very intrigued. We stopped on the side of the road so that I could get pictures. And a little, tiny, small amount of cotton to bring home. I think the cotton had already been picked so I just got a few pods that were left over. Top left: Cotton pod (I guess that's what they're called. They look like pods to me anyway.) Top right and bottom left: The pond at the reenactment site. It was beautiful. Right middle: A turtle sunning on a log on. This is the second time over the weekend we saw turtles sunning on logs. The first one had about 8 turtles on it but we were driving and I didn't get a picture. If you look carefully at the turtle picture, you see the water rippling to the right and below the log. That would be where a very mischievous girl was throwing sticks at the turtle. I don't know what she would have done had she hit it - fortunately she doesn't have very good aim throwing overhanded... Bottom right: Cotton field.
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