Country Customs

I am finding it totally fascinating seeing the different ways things are done in all the different regions we've been going through. As we drove back down the Tammy Wynette Highway going to Tupelo, we noticed the garbage collection bins. We saw 4' cubes made of plastic, wood slats, wire mesh, wood lattice, steel rods, chicken wire or several plain steel barrels which sit at the end of the driveway with garbage in them. Obviously, no bears here. What about in the heat of the summer?
This is deer country as Stanphills Deer Shack indicates on the sign; 'You wack em, we pack em. This area is rolling hilly country, dull brown at present with 1/2 leafless deciduous trees, the rest Ponderosa Pine but the earth is very red. Red Bay, founded on 1807 as a railroad town, was named for the red earth and bay trees. Today a mural shows the history from the railroad to the motorhome. You know you're somewhere different when you see Shelters located all over for Tornadoes. There are wild turkeys around here and there's even one used as a ball hitch.