Taking A Walk

by Dwayne Phillips

Today was a holiday, so the traffic was a little different and there were no school buses. It rained today – off and on all day. It was 65 degrees, but the precipitation was:

1. drizzle
2. heavy rain
3. mist
4. repeat six times

I was fortunate that I had a different logistics system today. Due to the big help, I walked 20 miles today. Walking 20 miles in the rain is not a good idea (let’s see how my feet are in the morning), but I had nothing else to do.

I walked through the little towns of Enterprise and Pachuta, Mississippi. There wasn’t much between and before them. This is all a rural area with lots of trees. There was a railroad track a hundred yards away from me, but I didn’t see much of it during the day. The trees were too thick.

Swamp north of Enterprise, Mississippi

I did see some swamps now and then. Here is a photo. I think this would look nice on a sunny day. I like the way swamps look – from a distance, not from inside. This swamp was on the north side of Enterprise.

An old cafe and motel

Another unusual sight north of Enterprise was this old cafe and motel. To see the remnants of the motel you have to look closely in the trees and brush to the right of the two-story building.

I studied the sign in front of the building. I think it used to read “Aileen’s Court Cafe, air conditioned.” This is a neat old building, and I like how they used to build the motels and cafes together.

I didn’t take any photos of Enterprise. It was raining, I was tired, and it just didn’t work. Enterprise has a bank, a couple of gas stations, a diner, and a Dollar General store on Route 11. I think there was more of it off a quarter mile near the railroad tracks. There is a Wikipedia page for Enterprise with more information.

We ate lunch at the diner. It was good to come out of the rain. I had a pleasant conversation with a couple of men who had seen me walking on the road during the morning.

The town of Pachuta is smaller than Enterprise. It also has a bank, a public building (combination Town Hall, Library, and Fire Department), and six or eight empty buildings. I put a photo of the public building on the Wikipedia page of Pachuta.