Tag Archives: crossroads

50s childhood memories forests creeks and ponds

Posted on July 27, 2024 by rodger

Henry David Thoreau experienced his model of simple living in natural surroundings living in a small shack at Walden Pond. The location is about 2 miles from the town of Concord. Because of isolation from community activities, he was able … Continue reading →

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Streets and Roads down the highway

Posted on April 4, 2019 by rodger

A child’s universe is down the highway on Illinois Route 143 Illinois Route 143 connects towns down the highway from Alton, Illinois on the Mississippi River to Highland, Illinois. The State of Illinois applied the Route 143 designation to former … Continue reading →

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Strange days awesome beauty and nostalgia to cry for

Posted on June 23, 2018 by rodger

I frequently walked a field road on the northern border of a Southern Illinois farm. Various common hardwood trees created a dense canopy of fall season colors. Strange weather patterns caused an early fall season biological phenomenon. We called the … Continue reading →

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There are too many trees for a dairy farm

Posted on May 28, 2018 by rodger

Hardwood forest covered much of an 1885 dairy farm The Eastern edge of Deck’s Prairie, in Madison County, Illinois, was not well suited to a dairy farm. The dairy farm was located about 2 miles from the small town of … Continue reading →

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