Bragg Family South

For my brethren (and sister) in virtually snowbound Madison, Wisconsin: Just a reminder that spring is indeed around the bend, this picture of a daffodil in full bloom was taken in our front yard this weekend. The crocus and daffodils are starting to bloom, as are a few early tree species. Just so y'all don't think everything was peaches and cream--I was also swatting at my first mosquito of the year the other day...I know, I know--right now you'd take a million mosquitoes rather than any more snow! We had a forecast for a nice spring day in Arkansas--sunny skies and temps in the mid-50s, so we decided to forgoe our earlier plan of working around the house and drive a few hours to the Ouachita Mountains in west-central Arkansas. For those of you relatively familiar with Arkansas, this is the chain of high hills and low mountains that reaches from the outskirts of Little Rock westward past Hot Springs into eastern Oklahoma. These relatively old mountains have been worn by w...

The severe storms that struck Arkansas and other parts of the south yesterday passed by Monticello with few incidents in that area--other parts of the state certainly got hammered. They've had a few power outages this morning because of some brisk winds following the cold front that dropped down. The only thing Hope has had to weather has been illnesses of the kids--Kenny has pink-eye, and Stephen has been fluish. I have the distinction of being out of town during this--I'm in Dallas, Texas, for a meeting, so I'll have to think of something to do for Hope to make up for this...