i'm really suprised at the emails y'all sent me asking where the updates are- that's very nice of you to let me know you're with me!! i did however update the poetry so i know who my poetry fans are and who my picture fans are...
i left plymouth and headed south for anderson and passed through some small towns along the way...
a rare, round barn just past peru, indiana.
the courthouse in tipton, indiana...
just outside of anderson is alexandria... always loved this car growing up.
and finally-
my kick-ass mom greets me when i step out of the awful, white van.
so, that night i take my mom to indianapolis to hang with some old friends.
kris and tom's baby kate is a hit!!! what a doll!!
my mom and me in front of the possessed twins.
the next day i went to two of my favourite places in the world.
firstly, i was off to camp chesterfield. if you go to the news/updates archives, there are more pictures of this wonderful place under may 2004.
jesus h. christ welcomes you just outside the wishing well.
i used to sing in the choir at this church.
there was a horrible ice storm months before and the damage was still apparent.
one of my favourite spots to reflect and write poetry is the prayer garden.
sweet jesus!
up the hill are some native american shrines.
angels everywhere...
chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp
spring flowers
more spring flowers
everyone that lives here advertises their spiritual gift.
too bad i couldn't get a shot of every house.
there's a hotel there. and they have a phone it seems!!
rooooooaaaaaaaaarrrrrrr!
next i went to mounds state park. it's wonderful and has a lot of history.
here's just a tidbit of my adventure there.
this is the walkway i take everytime to the great mound.
i used to come here at night and sit for hours watching the lightning bugs and other night critters- lots of magic happened here.
in my element.
please don't smoke the skunkweed.
the great mound of mounds state park.
i didn't feel like typing all of this.
a shorter version.
leaving the great mound...
found a patch of wild chives...
um... yum!! love this stuff!
next i went to the historic bronnenberg house. but it was closed for renovations.
so... read all about it.
this was where the bronnenberg's had an herb garden. they grew wormwood. do you see what it says it's used for?? yeah, right- they made absinthe like everybody else and watched the green faeries. trust me.
a faerie hole.
next i visited the circle mound. it's much smaller than the great mound but just as inspiring. i used to go right to the center and do my homework there.
walking across the circle mound...
...to get to white river.
this clump of leaves indicate how high the late winter waters rose on white river. (no, it's not some blair witch totem).
the spring fishes... (i love these guys being a piscean)
then it was off to my old highschool to visit a very special teacher.
here's the old nightmare i knew for four years.
here's the menacing hallways... you know how weird it is to go back and that smell hits your nose like a ton of memory bricks!!??
i went to my old highschool to thank my teacher, mrs. sweeney, who taught gifted english. she inspired me so much- i think of her nearly every time i lift a pen or when i finish a poem i'm really proud of. it was truly moving to see her again.
next i went to anderson's mall, mounds mall (i'm sure the native americans are proud of that name)
i bought some hot new red luggage and got out as quickly as possible, phoned a friend and said, "get me outta here!!!"
until next time... love to you all,
xo
toddicus
