Now red, white and blue wind twisters sparkling with tiny myriad drops of rain are hanging from trees along the Rail Trail at dawn on this stormy independence day.
The Celts believed trees to be the abode of the faeries. The Egyptians, Hebrews and Chinese considered the evergreen symbolic of eternal life. And in Finland, to this day, there is the memory of memorial trees, guardian trees, spirit trees, the tree that was God of the Forest and sacred groves.
It is raining fairly hard.
Nevertheless, morning birds are singing:
video, video, video
Richelieu,
do it, do it, do it
pretty, pretty, pretty
The aroma of barbecue from Ribaut Catering and Bull Hawg's Barbecue fills the air. The cooks at Bull Hawg's are sitting at the window eating their breakfast and waving.
In honor of the 4th, here is a barbecue sauce recipe from the Jr. League of Nashville "Nashville Seasons" of 1964:
Barbecue Sauce II
1/2 lb butter
1 cup catsup
1/2 cup vinegar
1/2 cup water
2 lemons, juice of
1 large onion, grated
2 Tbsp prepared mustard
2 Tbsp horseradish
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbsp salt
Red pepper to taste
Melt butter, combine remaining ingredients and simmer for 45 minutes.
Happy Fourth of July, 2013
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