OK - - - OK - - - we’re home! I know, it’s been a few days, but you all know how we are once we get back to our home base in southeast Michigan! Things to do, laundry to tend to, stuff to fix on the “mobile motel” and all that crap to unload from the over stuffed Jeep Liberty. Branches and twigs to pick up from all over the yard and the zillions of pinecones that the winter winds deposited on the lawn. But, most of the necessary things are under control - our house is warm and so is our beloved waterbed. Now I can concentrate on finishing up this last entry to our ever-lengthening travel blog.
From Tallulah Gorge, Rt 441 led north thru Tennessee to the Smokey Mountains. Luckily, most of the traffic was southbound and we even took the Gatlinburg bypass to avoid the tourist jams. Unfortunately, we didn’t just continue on 441 to Knoxville and we ended up smack dab in the middle of a stop and go traffic jam from Pigeon Forge all the way to the I 40 expressway. And even more unfortunate – we were not able to stop and visit Steve and family in Clinton as hoped for because they were in Mississippi till Sunday evening. So, like a robot set on an automatic course, H set the cruise and we got in the long, long line of vehicles rolling northward. Kentucky Horsepark in Lexington was our stop for the night and at 8am we were back in line again! This time there was no construction between Lexington and Cincinnati.
All thru Florida, Georgia and Tennessee there were daffodils, Redbuds and Dogwood trees in bloom. There were green trees and green grass! Pink and coral Azaleas! Ohio was BEIGE! Beige grass and beige roadways. The fields looked like a big, sleeping blond guy who needed a shave- really, really bad! If it weren’t for the paint palette of colors on all the semi trucks, there would not have been any color at all! And, the sky was a pale blue, albeit, crisscrossed with wispy clouds and fading jet trails.
Our little corner of Michigan IS turning green. The tulips and daffodils are showing buds. The iris and daylilies are pushing thru their cover of mulched leaves. Purple crocus and dainty white snowdrops are sporting their colors throughout all the flowerbeds. . The trees and bushes are starting to bud!! I have even planted a row of peas!
It was good to spend the winter in warm, sunny Florida, visiting favorite friends and dear family, and meeting SO many great new friends, BUT - - - - IT’S GOOD TO BE HOME!
Until we travel once again - - - - Stay Safe!
