T is for Trees, Trains, and The Tombigbee
I spent my Sunday in the town on my birth - Columbus, Mississippi. It occurred to me that the photos I took while there were all 'T' photos. Perfect!
The trees in Friendship Cemetery are amazing. My current photography skills prevented me from capturing their beauty on such a cloudy day but I hope you can get a sense of their magnitude.
Magnolia Tree - The magnolia is the state flower of Mississippi. The size here indicates a 'senior' tree, whose roots may be wrecking havoc on the surrounding headstones. Still, this is one of my favorite trees.
These are trees interlocked to provide a tunnel of shade. It looks very Gone With The Wind!
This caught my eye, as it provided a little color among the dreary shades of gray.
Friendship Cemetery sits on a bluff overlooking the Tombigbee River. The first record of the site of Columbus in Western history is found in the annals of the explorer Hernando de Soto, who is reputed to have crossed the nearby Tombigbee River on his search for El Dorado (Wikipedia). I spent much of my day at a park on the river (my post from Sunday). In the 1970s, many of my friends and neighbors were engineers and laborers who had descended upon Columbus to build the Tennessee-Tombigee Waterway.
There was a little sunshine on the north east side of town where I passed this old train station. I thought it was completely inoperable; however, Wikipedia reports, "The Columbus and Greenville Railway (C&G) was organized in 1974 to acquire the rail line from Columbus, Mississippi to Greenville, Mississippi from the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad. The C&G began rail freight operation on that line on October 29, 1975. The C&G currently operates on 150 miles of main line track between West Point and Greenville and 25 miles of trackage rights over the Kansas City Southern from Columbus to West Point."
T is for trees, trains, and the Tombigbee, as visited by me on a cloudy Sunday afternoon. ABC Wednesday is hosted by Diane at mrsnesbittsplace.
16 comments:
You forgot the tombstones underneath the tree! Beautiful shots.
Terrific post! Love it all.
That tree is magnificent, I wonder how old it is. Great shots and information, Judi.
Sensational trees and trains!
What a lovely name for a cemetery!
Most informative and interesting post. I do like the name 'Tombigbee'. . .
Beautiful trees and trains!:-)
Those trees do look magnificent! Aren't they huge?
Nice mix of 'T's here. Love the trains, too! :)
You could have added tears shed at funerals. Great "t"words. Thanks for sharing.
Wow this tree is huge !! I think I have never seen such a big one !
You have quite a lot of T photos, very nice !
Hi Judi, yah the tree looks like a T, good shot with all those trains. It is so nice to see those trains and think about how they serve the people back then? Thanks for the visit I do appreciate it.
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Mara - True. I didn't even think of it at the time of the post.
Tumblewords: - Thanks! It worked out perfectly.
Pam - Thanks! I'm certain they are even older than we might think. They are so beautiful. I wish I could have captured that.
Paula Scott - Thanks!
jabblog - Oddly, I've never thought much about the name even though I've been around that area all my life. That's why I need you guys - you help me see things through different eyes.
Spiderdama - Thank you!
Jay - I wish I had been able to capture their beauty with the same skill you guys do. They are amazing.
Reader Wil - So true but didn't think of it. Mara suggested tombstone as a T work, also.
Gattina - They're very old. Again, I wish I could have captured their true beauty. Maybe this spring...
Manang Kim - Thanks! I'd like to see passenger trains return to this area as an alternative mode of transportation.
Roger Owen Green - I seem to recall you like trains. Very colorful, isn't it?
Thanks everybody for visiting and taking time to comment.
Nice tour through your deep south hometown. I love magnolia trees, too. We don't have many huge trees like that in Utah.
Janie - I didn't go to Mississippi looking for a 'T' post but it did turn out that way. Magnolia trees line both sides of the highways entering Mississippi. I remember when they were planted and have enjoyed watching them grow. Still, I've never seen any as large as what are found in Friendship Cemetery. Thanks for taking time to comment.
Beautiful photos of the trees and the trains. Great T post!
Beverley - Thanks! I appreciate your saying that and visiting my blog.
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