Okay so Memphis was faaaantastic! It’s full-on spring there, everything is covered in flowers and birds and pollen! And absolutely everyone says “y’alll” and “folks” and it’s great! I loved the overgrown yards, the porch music, and how people just waved when we walked by. It made me miss Tucson, the general friendliness and more laid-back approach to life. We hardly partook in any of the tourist stuff, we just rode our bikes and walked all day and ate lots of catfish & bbq. We stayed in a really cute neighborhood called Cooper-Young. Graceland was way too expensive to visit and I suppose we really didn’t care all that much, there was plenty of exploring to do by foot.
car blues!
The Mississippi River, and Brook!
drunken college frat party Beale Street
a big-ass flag somewhere downtown, covering an entire building
tons of wispy, winding branches in the forest
the find of the day: a piano-like instrument left on the sidewalk, it works! and pretty tree blossoms :)
David 7:47 pm on April 6, 2010 Permalink
So glad you enjoyed your visit to Memphis and my ‘hood, Cooper-Young. Come on back anytime!
Mike Buffington 1:55 pm on April 7, 2010 Permalink
Have you seen Punch Drunk Love? I am reminded of the harmonium left on the street. Great imagery. How are you guys?
Sanya 3:17 pm on April 7, 2010 Permalink
hiya mike! we’re doing great, kinda busy these days. what are you up to? still in london, at royal? i saw that movie a long time ago, though i remember some kind of instrument. it’s sortta cheap and plastic-y, the sound reminds me of a miniature organ… though it’s not at all an organ. actually i dont know if miniature organs exist but that would be so cute if they did! good to know the proper name though, ‘harmonium’. thanks!
Mike Buffington 9:11 am on April 11, 2010 Permalink
Yeah, still in London. Graduate in July. If I graduate. Ha. Anyway, back to work.