My Hometown

Boy, have we got a lot to share about Christmas vacation! First, I'd like to share some info on my hometown that I think is amusing. Ben and I drove this time which is about a 15 hour drive. We took it in two days going up there, but coming back we did it in one day. We were super tired of being in a car as you can imagine. My hometown is called Holly Pond (Alabama). Apparently they named it that because when they first established the community in 1911 there was a pond with holly bushes around it. It is a small town of maybe 640 people. It's quiet and pretty and full of hard-working farmers. Here are some shots I took when I was home.

This first one is of something that mystifies me. In my hometown we have a Dollar General store next to a Family Dollar store. Um... am I missing something here?














This next one is in Holly Pond park. (where the pond with the holly around it was) For many years the mayor of Holly Pond was a man that was in a wheel chair and always smoked a cigar. He has now passed away, but the town erected a statue in his honor. I think it is very unusual to see a statue of a man in a wheel chair smoking a cigar.













This next one is pretty funny to Ben and I. This is a photo of one of the two banks in Holly Pond. That's right... it's in a trailer. I am assuming there will be a building eventually.










This last one is of an owl we spotted while driving down the street. We were very excited to see such a beautiful owl!