Remembering Bentonville in Autumn: Round About Bentonville

 On the morning before we left Bentonville,

we decided to drive around the outskirts

of the town.

 We drove down one of the main streets in Bentonville

that goes by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Very soon we had driven past a new subdivision

and found ourselves on a dirt road in the country.

 I really love the fact that this town is still small

enough that it takes mere minutes to be in the countryside.

 We came upon lovely pastures edged with

lovely autumn colors.

 The small farms had a few animals, mostly

sheep & goats with one or two

donkeys to keep the other animals safe.

I don't think there is another animal, except perhaps a dog,

that can make enough racket to alert the owners to trouble.

Donkeys can also kick the stuffin's out of an intruder.

 Beautiful color along the fence lines.

 This is a lovely part of the country...

pure serenity.

I like the hills but am not in the least drawn to mountains.

I have lived long enough in Texas to have gotten 

spoiled to be in open spaces...

anything with very tall trees or mountains

causes me to feel closed in.

Ozark Autumn

 After leaving Bentonville, AR 

we drove to Fayetteville

and then on into the Ozark Mountains.

 The leaf color was beginning to change

and we stopped at a nice little roadside park.

 It always amazes me how flowers can

grow right out of the rocks and be so pretty & dainty.

 Along the little river there was nice color,

and a few rapids although we could

tell the area had suffered from the drought.

 This was a very nice tranquil spot.

This was a pretty little spot and just down

the cliff were two young people

taking photographs and perhaps

doing a little spoonin'.

It was a nice drive on a lazy autumn day

in mid-October.