Sikeston Explosion

As we drove north in US Route 61 towards Sikeston, Missouri, a pillar of smoke appeared ahead of us. Just east of the town of Matthews, we were directed into another direction and had to adjust our plans for the day.

WATCH a live stream of the large fire at Santie Oil in Sikeston. LIVE: http://t.co/qxouqIV4yN #breaking pic.twitter.com/aRryr09r2n

— KFVS News (@kfvsnews) July 13, 2015

Abandoned Hayti Church

An abandoned church building in Hayti, Missouri, provokes questions about how and why it ended up abandoned. And then fleeting ideas about converting the building into a home. :)

Credit Card

Did taping photocopies of your credit card to gas pumps in order to demonstrate how to insert a card seem a good idea at the time?

Blytheville Greyhound Bus Station

The old Blytheville Greyhound Bus Station is a prime example of the  Art Moderne style.

Corvette exoskeletons

Computers and Corvettes -- a match made in Osceola.

The Far Side of The River

Ahead lies a bit of Tennessee that is on the Arkansas side of the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River serves as a border between most of the states it touches; however, the river has moved since the borders were officially surveyed and recorded.  This results in pockets of these river-border states being on the far side of the river -- cut off from the rest of the state.

Flooded roads kept us out of this particular pocket of Tennessee.

Levee Llama

Dead Tree, Live Tree

Turrell

Hernando de Soto Bridge

Memphis Pyramid

Bass Pro Shops at the Memphis Pyramid

The Memphis Pyramid was originally built as a sports arena in 1991. Today, it houses a Bass Pro Shops megastore, a hotel, and more.

Paradise isn't quite what I expected it to me

Looking up

Waiting for the $10 elevator ride to the top

A steampunk-themed bar and restaurant atop the pyramid

The observation deck offers fabulous views

Crystal Shrine Grotto

Memorial Park Cemetery

In the middle of Memphis' Memorial Park Cemetery is a cave -- a man-made cave. The cave is the creation of folk artist Dionicio Rodrigues. The interior of the cave is filled with paintings and sculpture from a variety of artists depicting the life of Christ.

Abraham's Oak

Inside Abraham's Oak

Inside the cave

The Nativity

Zacchaeus Up A Tree

The Transfiguration

The Last Supper

Christ in Gethsemane

The Crucifixion

The Resurrection

The Exit