Spiders, Why Did it Have to be Spiders (and Also, Snakes)

Now, I've lived amongst the grizzlies in the frozen Northland, I've slept with scorpions in the desert, and I've seen the dragons of the malarial isles, but nowhere else have I found such inhospitable wildlife as in the hospitality state.  Name a kingdom, phylum, and order and I'll name something from southern Mississippi that will try to kill you.

I've Gone South (Since my Baby's Gone North)

One of my favorite spots to hang out in town is the Mississippi Welcome Center right off the I-20 bridge.  From here you can watch the trucks on the interstate, barges going up the river, and trains coming over the old US 80 bridge.  (Also, they've got free coffee and wifi.)

There and Back Again, Part Three

 

One of the advantages of being on Eastern Standard Time was I was up early enough to see this mountain sunrise.