I made it to Memphis and there are trees and weather and bloomin magnolias all over the place – good enough to continue my valuable observational work. I’ve yet to decide what a brand new southerner should title a Memphis blog -- I figure I need a least a week before I tell y’all to visit eatmyBBQ dot com.

Some very promising signs:

National Weather Service Tower (at Agricenter International in East Memphis):

Tropical flower hanging out at farmers market:

I’ll keep it all posted here.