Things I love about Georgia
The Charlie Daniels Band seems to like the South and Georgia—-or if you listen to the lyrics in their music you might think that—-Devil Went Down to Georgia—–The devil went down to Georgia, he was looking for a soul to steal.’Cos hells broke loose in Georgia and the devil deals it hard. We all know the South’s Gonna Do It Again People down in Georgia come from near and far—-and we best not forget The Devil Comes Back to Georgia
I’m Georgia Born, Georia Bread and even Georgia Wed and Very Georgia Proud—-so I think I will share a few :Things I Love About Georgia
The “eighth ocean of the world”, is actually the new Georgia Aquarium where you feel like one of the many fish. Here you find five galleries —- each explores an individual ecosystem. You are up close with rays, shrimp, urchins, whales, sharks, groupers, large tooth saw fish, seals, otters, and even penguins.
Piedmont Park, 185 acres where you find sports trails, sidewalks, lakes, a weekend farmers market, open air concerts, and oh not forget you have one of the best views of the skyline. You might even want to attend the free Bark in the Park concert—where you can bring your pooches and spread blankets on the ground for a night of music by the Atlanta Symphony.
Savannah’s Squares & Parks Settle on a favorite or maybe you might want to enjoy dozens of these pockets of charm where azaleas, live oaks, Spanish moss, monuments, and fountains will wow you.—-Oh and there is always that famous time of the year—you will find nothing but green—St. Patty’s Day or Patrick’s Day if you please.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The inspired Georgia preacher led the Civil Rights Movement toward a new dream of freedom and equality.
See Rock City Fluorescent gnomes and labels such as Fat Man’s Squeeze seem dated, but timeless natural marvels at Rock City on Lockout Mountain still makes jaws drop.
Centennial Olympic Park Rooted in the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, these 21 acres in the heart of our biggest city become a comfortable front porch for countless gatherings.
Peaches I love the fuzz, sweet, juicy orbs fresh picked, baked into cobbler, put up as jam, or canned. So does others to the point that the word peach is used to nickname our state and christen one county, two towns (Peach Orchard and Peachtree City), and numerous roads for them.
The Okefenokee Nowhere else in the world is quite like our sprawling, wildlife-rich swamp, whether it is hiking trails, paddle streams or to get a book of photography and appreciate its mysteries from afar here we have it all. Will it ever be the same, after the threatening the wildfires finally damaged part of it this year?
Turner Field Built for the Olympic Games and home to the Atlanta Braves baseball, this is the premiere sporting palace. Need I remind you who I heart for? If you guessed John Smoltz—you know me well. I even named my child Smoltz—yeah my cat—that is.
I hope you enjoy hearing the things I love most about my state. I’m gonna go hog wild, so come on back and find out more about this state I love. Now don’t go and get your feathers ruffled—just come on back and by the way don’t worry about lettin your mouth overload your tail—cause I like to hear your thoughts. Tell me what you think.
July 24th, 2007 at 4:27 pm
What a glowing tribute to the home of Miss Vickie and I love those photos. One of my favourite movies is Gone with the Wind and I also enjoyed the mini series years ago, North and South. That has lead me to a fascination with the South so I loved this post.
Its so good to see you posting again Vickie. You were wasted lingering in the wilderness. Hope this means you are still feeling good at the moment.
July 24th, 2007 at 7:01 pm
Georgia sounds like an interesting place. I doubt that I’ll ever get that far away from my home that is just about as far away as it can be & still be in the continental US but it’s fun to learn about other places, even if I never get to go there.
July 24th, 2007 at 10:03 pm
I REALLY need to come visit you… but NOT in the summer
I learned a lot that I did not know and I thank you for sharing it.
Love you, my dear friend! *HUGS*
July 25th, 2007 at 7:31 am
Hi Vickie ~~ Great post and of course you should be proud of your home state. It was nice to learn more about Georgia from your post and the
photos were great. Thanks for your comments, glad you liked The Secret, and I am sure my girls had great birthdays. Take care, my friend
Love, Merle.
July 25th, 2007 at 7:44 am
Hi there Vickie!
I’m under you (??? LOL) …. in Florida.
I have several friends in GA, and I LOVE Savannah!
Georgia is a beautiful state, and yes, you have every right to feel as proud as you do about it!
July 25th, 2007 at 10:05 am
Vickie, It is nice learning more about Savannah as I have a nephew and his family living there and my oldest brother and his wife leave upstate New York to spend the winters there. Are you anywhere near where Dutch Island drive is located in Savannah?
July 25th, 2007 at 1:41 pm
Great post!!!!!
It’s always great to hear someone speak of from where they come from with the love you have showed here for you home state.
I have family living in Atlanta and I will add also that some of my best friends come from Georgia, you and MrH included.
There is no better way to learn about some place than to hear it from someone living there.
Have a nice day
July 25th, 2007 at 4:19 pm
What a beautiful post this is, Vickie! I always thought I would love to visit Savannah;I have read so much about it.
July 26th, 2007 at 7:56 am
Always great to read an enthusiastic report by someone who loves their home state Vickie. you have whet my appetite to find out more.
July 26th, 2007 at 10:38 am
Wow I loved the pics…thanks for sharing. One of my very best online friends is in Georgia and I love it when I get to actually hear her voice. She has such a sweet voice and I could just listen to her for hours…can ya tell I love her lots?? Thanks again for sharing.
July 26th, 2007 at 10:52 am
I heard Georgia on my mind on the radio just yesterday