Riding the South

The blog of Scott and Jenny Morris

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Old farts and bees on Silver Comet Trail


Scott becomes the snowfall guy


Faces in the rocks


Jenny makes peace with the F150


Fishing in heaven


Pedaling through Faulkner's South


Ghost of Meriwether Lewis


Eagle has landed on Shoal Creek


Lost on ghostly river


All talk and no paddle


Rainy day hiking on Rockpile Trail


Fall survives drought on Brushy Lake


Insider's guide to the Baptist church


Fun begins when pavement ends


We'll file Halloween under cattywampus


All the stories we didn't tell


Can a dog really predict weather?


Humming along Rock Spring Trail


Mission accomplished: a child with a job


One fallopian tube, please


One truck over the line


Patio people of the world unite


Just one more slice of summer


Exploring past at Seven Falls


Better than chocolate


All lives didn't matter in Miss.


Heavy breathing in Mississippi Delta


Dude, where's my boat?


Southern boys love the mud


Piece, love and summertime


Clunkers, kids and bank accounts


​Corn in tassel, Coke in bottle


Don't be a jackass


Can't get there from here


Words of freedom


Born under a rebel sky


Of cats and conditions


Gator bait rides a bike


Little red Corvette vs. big white Buick


Dad on board


Feeling grateful but winded on TVA trails


Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes?


Like Balaam's ass


It's nice to see you


What I learned from 400 soldiers


Furniture on the roof


9mm vs. the Good Samaritan


BB gun sharpshooter revisits Tishomingo


No, it's not about the bike


Pay to play graduation


Backdoors and alleyways


Mother's Day wish for one more visit


Lucky hiking stick beats a rabbit's foot


No-school Mondays is strange solution


We find Shiloh no house of peace


10 reasons to read this incredible story


Since looks can't kill, let's arm students


Float through history on Bluewater Creek


Things get weird in NYC


The seductive South


Paddling with bald eagles


The power differential


Wildflower heaven at Cane Creek Canyon


Waiting for figs at Easter


Fine winter turns to fickle spring


Spring cleaning baggage away


My Irish eyes are smiling​


Belaying death and taxes


Remember the Alamo!


Trapped in laurel hell


Operation Girl Scout Cookie


Long Winded Preacher Blues


Adding up heart health


Mobsters in tinfoil hats


Winning the Alabama lottery


Scabies with those nuggets?


Great Beetle invasion of 1980


My personal 'Groundhog Day'


Hitchhikers guide to humiliation


Merit pay for legislators


Life in black and white


Pre-nup of grief


Grab the paddle!


This watchdog won't hunt


Fighting the word famine


People I have tried to kill


Welcome to our new website


Riding the South


A visit to St. Nicholas


Swimming toward Christmas


Lost: One Jesus


King of cardboard has his day


Boys of Christmas past


How loud can a lion roar?


Birthday time machine


On standby in purgatory


Thankful for second acts


Nope, not this turkey


Life outside the box


Taking showers with cats


Southern man needs a truck


What a friend I have


Heard it through the Grapevine


Learning Egyptian


78 autumns are not enough


Doctor my eyes


Dogs on the road to freedom


My purple psychosis


We love Jesus and guns


How many refugees should Germany take?


Say goodbye to chocolate (again)


Camel fits through needle's eye


​Enlightened parenting


Execution takes me back to Georgia


Too cool for senior discount