Covington, TN

When we first saw wheat about 200 miles south

of where we were today, it was yellow and ripe.

This winter wheat is still green in northern MS.

 

Here is an excellent shot of what the farmers

call rice levees in the rice fields or paddies.

Rice need to grow in water.  To contain the

water, they mound up the dirt in little levees,

thus forming rice paddies.

 

A closeup shot of the rice that is still young.

 

Here you can see the rice paddies being

filled with water.

 

Fertilizer is being transferred from the truck

to the spreader to fertilize the rice.

 

We stopped at a roadside fruit and vegetable

stand to buy some tomatoes and peaches.

I am playing hide and seek with the rooster!

 

Jean among the young palm trees.  This may

be the last I see of palms for some time.

 

Another metal creation.  It looks like a donkey to us.

 

Our final time crossing the Mississippi River.

This is what I call a "drive by" of the

Memphis, TN skyline from the bridge.

 

A parting shot of Memphis before we

moved on to Covington, TN for the night.