We decided to stay in Tupelo another day to check out the neighborhood. It was a wise decision.
We were awakened about 2 am with a nice rain falling on the roof of the motorhome. Its almost as good as rain splattering on a tin roof...don't you think? It rained gently all night so we were slow to get going this morning and Roxie was pleased. During a break in the rain I took her for a walk around the park this morning, even though she was reluctant to leave the warmth and dryness of the motorhome but she acquiesced and followed me with a spring in her gait. We didn't encounter much of interest until we saw the yellow winged blackbird at one of the bird feeders at the office. It was pretty cool to see one so close.
Time for adventure. We went to Elvis Presley's birthplace. It's a little two room house, maybe 600 square feet, that his father Vernon built with a $185 loan from a local doctor. Three years later Vernon was convicted of writing a hot check for $4 and sentenced to six years in prison. He only served eight months but the doctor foreclosed and thats when the the Presley family packed up and moved to Memphis. I hope the doctor lost his butt and lived long enough to see Elvis and his family be on top. It was fun to sit in the pews in the same church that Elvis and his family attended all those years ago. I still can't believe he died in 1977 and that it seems only a few years ago.
The leaves continue to change and the colors become more brilliant each day. Only will the sun in the morning show the brilliance God has given us to enjoy.
Heading south in the morning for sure. Hey, we had Mexican food today for lunch. Me and the waiter decided it was Miss-Mex and not Tex-Mex. Pretty bland for us Tex-Mex lovers.
Blessings to all...
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