Belgian Mom is one of many North Carolina field reporters. She spent her precious time on the interwebs trying to help Life's Highway Game with our Florida reporting deficit. What Belgian Mom found was that Florida has a fascination with bottles.
You can review my opinion of bottle trees... are you with me on this? It has been one year later and I still feel the same. Although you should note the far tree on the left seems to be decorated with prescription bottles so that is all kinds of awesome. Now I know what to do with them (you know you hate throwing them away). Perhaps you more crafty folks could bedazzled the pill bottles before hanging them on a tree, just a thought.
But the bottle fascination does not stop at trees:
I get the impression that Floridians are mighty thirsty.
I keep forgetting to send my findings to you! I shall try this weekend!
ReplyDeleteThe first bottle tree I ever saw was my grandmother's in a delta town in Mississippi. I love bottle trees, because of the folklore, evil spirits caught in a bottle and all that and their association with my youth and family.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.felderrushing.net/BottleTreeImagess.htm
The best ones found are always in the Mississippi delta. But I am prejudiced. Smiling.
Janie, thank you for the fasinating link! I enjoyed each and every photo. I was completely unaware that the bottles are there to trap evil spirits. Who doesn't need a little help against evil forces.
ReplyDeleteDang, I may have to reassess my tree bottle feelings.
I get your game now Laura, you are a tease. Thanks fine, I remain a fan (for now).
ReplyDeleteI took some seriously wonderful photos today but... alas, I am scared to send them lest they get lost in the abyss like my little boy fishing for the deer in the pond of rocks!
ReplyDeleteP.S. This is totally getting outta control. I don't know how you even have the time!
ReplyDeleteMe and Em were driving along today when I saw a yard that had not only 2 cement deer, but a cement LION as well! Cajones is a key factor, pally. Neither of us could do it. :(
ReplyDeleteLauren, you cut me to the bone. I know exactly where that picture is. It should be coming up this weekend.
ReplyDeleteFascinating. I mean, I know people who stopped recycling because they didn't want to admit how much they were drinking. Those people with the wall are just flaunting it! Talk about cajones.
ReplyDeletei would love a vicodin tree.
ReplyDeleteI can't stop singing - 99 bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer; if one of those bottles should happen to fall...
ReplyDeleteLin, Come on... use the fast camera approach MyMaracas uses. Or with two people, just pull over and have the passenger stick the camera out the window. Or check to see if your tire is flat.
ReplyDeleteConnie, I hear you on hiding bottles. In my hometown, people drank behind closed doors. Also people would take note of who was coming out of the liquor store. Ah small towns...
Diane... that would be sweet, I would like a xanax bush also.
Dang it, ChrisJ, you have successfully got that song stuck in my head.