Mary Hill Dumplings

I have no idea if Mary Hill is a real person and I'm not trying to advertise for the company but I just discovered that this company is located in Hazelhurst, Georgia. I don't know many people who can make real dumplings now days and some of the best cooks I know use these. Around here they are available in the frozen food section at Wal Mart. They are really good and I'm sure I'll be enjoying some of these wonderful dumplings for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Don't you just love her motto!

Somewhere in Atlanta

I took this picture several months ago in Atlanta and was going to delete the picture when I noticed the face. I don't have a clue...Elvis maybe??

Lover's Oak

This live oak (located in downtown Brunswick,Georgia) is said to be at least 900 years old. According to legend, this was a meeting place for Native America Lovers. The tree trunk is 13 feet in diameter! For you who don't know...the gray stuff is spanish moss.

Dandelions?

We've had some unusual wild flowers and weeds around here this year. Maybe these aren't dandelions because they were very tall, some probably 6 feet or more. During September the air was full of white fuzz and so much in places it looked like the remnants of a picked cotton field. They stuck to my hair and clothing when I walked outside This spider web even caught a few.

Cotton

Georgia is one of the major cotton growing states and these fields in South Georgia were at their best a few weeks ago. The cotton in this field looked to be at least 5 feet tall. Look closely and you will see both white and pink blooms.

First the blooms are white.

Then they turn a pinkish color.

Then the flower withers away and grows into the cotton boll ready to be picked. Isn't that an amazing plant?

The Old Mill at Berry College

Berry college is located in North West Georgia next to the city of Rome. The campus is the worlds largest with approx 28,000 acres. There is a lot to see!!



A close look at the slate stone roof.

Folks this is the roof not the steps!!

I wonder if she married him. He carved the same message on both doors of the mill house.

Cuitlacoche/Huitlacoche (Black Fungus)

The first time I shucked an ear of corn and saw this horrible looking black fungus I screamed and threw it. Although American farmers consider it a disease, Mexicans consider it a delicacy and use it in various dishes. No thank you!