High Gas Prices

Gas prices are rising to almost $4.00 a gallon and some predict prices will reach $5.00 a gallon. When I started driving gas cost 29.9 cents a gallon. Most people bought $5.00 worth at a time and this would last a week. Today $5.00 worth of gas would not get you home from the convince store. I'm not sure this is progress, because it seems more like robbery! If you own a old car and fill it with gas the gas may be worth more than the car. Well, it is what it is!
The country boy

Basset Hounds

This is my day off

It is sometimes impossible to tell if a Basset hound is sleeping or if they have had a wreck! But whatever position they get into they always look comfortable. This is Gracie and she thinks she owns the house and the farm. I am just glad she lets us live here with her, but after all she needs servants. If you have never been owned by a Basset, then see if you can get one to take you in. It will be the greatest years of your life. Thank you Gracie.
The country boy

The Country General Store

The Wal-Mart of Yesteryear

The country general store was the Wal-Mart of yesterday. The general store was where people purchased their food, clothes, shoes, tools, seeds, chickens, pots, pans, stamps, and miscellaneous household goods. Everybody went to the store on Saturday afternoon. It was a time to meet your neighbors and get the local news. This was a social event and a shopping event all rolled into one.

I have fond memories of the country store! The sights, the sounds, and the smells that only a country store can have makes good memories that last a lifetime.

The country boy

The Masters

The Amen Corner

The greatest golf tournament of all time is The Masters. This golf tournament is played in the spring so the dogwoods and the azaleas are in full bloom. The holes  have names like dogwood, flowering peach, and magnolia. This tournament is as much about beauty as it is about golf. People wait years to get a ticket. The best golfers in the world show up to play. This place is to golfers what Disney World is to kids! I got to go one year and the beauty and splendor and the golf was even better than I expected. If you like golf try to go to the Masters at least one time!

The country boy

Spring Thunderstorms

My grandfather always said,"everything that has a positive also has a negative!" I love spring but the negative of spring is thunderstorms. High winds, floods, lightning, and sometimes tornadoes. A year ago lightning struck my neighbors house and it burn to the ground! Last spring floods forced many people out of their homes! Five years ago tornadoes destroyed many homes in this area and killed three people! Sometimes nature is hard to survive. This spring has been wet but no thunderstorms. I hope you have a good spring filled with spring flowers and spring showers but no thunderstorms.
The country boy

Work Truck

If there is work to be done you need a truck

I was born in 1951 and so was this truck in the above picture. These old trucks were work trucks mostly used on the farm. They had a really low gear for pulling heavy loads. Top speed was about 55 mph. but that was fast enough because nobody was in a hurry! A 1951 Ford truck was the first truck I remember my dad driving. I fell off the running board and broke my collar bone. Despite that I still have fond memories of that truck!

The country boy

Horse Sense

Now ain't that funny!

"My horse is as smart as I am," said Bob. "Well, said Bill, don't tell anybody, you may want to sell him some day!" My grandfather always said, "common sense ain't as common as it used to be." Just watch the TV news and you will know this is still true.

The country boy