Last Saturday we woke up early, ate a hearty breakfast, piled in the van and drove to a small town out in the country. For us it was more about the trip than the destination. The backroads of Alabama can be very pretty – although the towns are not without their charm. About halfway through our journey – after laughing, admiring, and wondering about the various Alabamaian oddities we ran across – we remembered that we had the camera with us. Oh joy! Here’s a small taste of Alabama pride that we happened upon:
Yeah, that last one left us rolling. Props to my wife for having the good eye to catch it.
Anyways, we enjoyed it so much that we are going to start spending a couple of Saturday mornings a month traveling to small Alabama towns – camera in tow. And I’ll be sure to be more charitable with the pictures.
Oh, and if driving in the country ever catches your fancy, here’s a good album for the journey: 
