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Snow Pictures In Tupelo Mississippi

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Many of the older citizens of North Mississippi call this winter one of the worst in memory.  

What I know is the snakes are not out and I feel comfortable going for hikes on the many trails around the area.

This Picture was with the flash raised and made an interesting composition.  When I first took the picture I thought that all I had were spots from the snow flakes.

These pictures were taken with a Canon PowerShot camera, at dusk with lots of snow in the picture along with a slight haze.

I thought it might be a little to dark but they actually came out fairly well.

My driver patiently waiting while I muck about in the snow taking more pictures.

This is just the start, by morning we should have close to seven inches.


  
Car going slow. 
Probably for the best.  Mississippians do not drive well in the snow.

Cypress Swamp Middle of Winter January 2011

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These pictures were taken just before sundown, light low and so pictures are a little washed out.

This one has my wife just before we start out on the walk about.

This is a bald cypress tree and can live in deep water for long periods.  It takes root in the summer when the swamp is nearly dry and afterwards can survive in deep water.  

Eventually Black willow, Sycamore, and Red Maple will take over in the next hundred years.

Ferns that are growing on the trunk of this bald cypress.

What looks like beaver runs and probably muskrat.  Also this swamp has alligators but I have not seem one. 

Hope you have liked these pictures.  You also shoould compare them to an earlier blog here that is this swamp last summer late June 2010.

There are swimming things in the water but I have not been able to get a good look, hard to see and hide under the scum and other stuff.

Found, a really cool destination eatery!

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While talking to some bikers I had the occasion to meet they mentioned a cool saloon just across the border into Alabama.  So of course I had to go try it out.

As you can see and the next photo will show it is down in a grotto cave like structure.  The trail to the right goes above the main floor area and overlooks the little valley below.

Not allowed to drive down here, the car belongs to construction workers.  Kids can eat in the saloon until they start serving alcohol.  The waitress said that in the evening on Friday and Saturday their are upwards of 500 people eating and listening to the band.

The food was excellent, although they only serve hamburgers, sandwiches and appetizers. 

I will be going back again with my better half, and enjoying the whole evening.

Angie’s Place – – Home Cooked Food

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Lunch is sometimes where you find it.

I found this little cafe when tooling around the Tupelo area.  It is in the Auburn area off of HiWay 72, travel east at the Auburn exit.  Food was excellent.  The decor is tacky but neat and the building feels like it was built in heyday of the Natchez Trace.

I particularly liked the Elvis memorabilia on the walls.