A Natchez Getaway -- Chapter Two (The Road Less Taken)

Thank you for joining me for Chapter Two of my journal of our recent trip to Natchez, Mississippi. If you haven't read Chapter One and would like to, you can click here.

After breakfast Saturday morning, my husband and I joined his brother and his wife and drove around some residential areas in Natchez. Now, if you read my blog regularly, you know that I love exploring "off the beaten path," looking for places and things that aren't found in tour guide brochures.

I think this house qualifies. When we got close enough that I could see what it was, I got so excited and think I said something like, "Oh, my gosh! I've got to get some pictures of THAT!" ... to which my unflappable husband drolly replied, "You want to wait 'til I stop before you jump out?"

This is what I got so excited about (be sure and click on the pictures to enlarge them and get the "full effect") ...

Isn't that the neatest thing you've ever seen! You have to admire the imagination involved in creating it, not to mention the work that went into it. Here are some closeups of the different "vignettes" featured in this "masterpiece" ...

Aren't these little fellows adorable!

As if this wasn't enough, we went around the block and saw the back of the house which was also "decorated" ...

I didn't think I'd find anything else to compare to the "uniqueness" of that unbelievable house, but a couple of blocks away we saw this beautiful old Victorian house ...

So, you say, it's a pretty house, but what's so unique about it? Well, take a closer look at the top windows ...

That figure you see looked like a ventriloquist's dummy that had a strong resemblance to Charles Bronson. Is that creepy, or what?

The house itself was very pretty, and I especially liked the stained glass in the front doors ...

As we left the "unique" neighborhood, we discovered these beautiful homes perched high on the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River ...

Can you imagine looking out your front door at this gorgeous view of "Old Man River?" ...

This is another house overlooking the river and I liked its colorful gold and red paint ...

This is a picture I took of the "bluff houses" from further upriver using a telephoto lens ...

And speaking of the river, here are a couple of pictures I took earlier in the day ...

I am fascinated by huge old oak trees, with their twisted and moss-covered limbs, and often wonder how old they are and if they were just saplings during antebellum days.

We passed by one of the antebellum homes and I stopped and took these photos of the roots of one of the massive oaks beside the street ...

And while I'm on the subject of old trees, I'm going to end this chapter with some of my pictures of old oak trees and Joyce Kilmer's beautiful poem about "Trees" ...

I hope you will join me for Chapter Three of my Natchez story which will include a visit with "The Turning Angel" and other famous "residents" of the Natchez City Cemetery.

Sincerely,