Peck A Day

Labor Day weekend

Courtney, Dave and Lawson

were visiting Berry

Lawson has had a fascination with

waterfalls for the last year

Most of the waterfalls that Lawson

comes in contact with are man made

He has seen a few real waterfalls

and been very impressed

We had mentioned several times

that there was a waterfall in Berry

Courtney had been to it at least two

times but she did not remember it

We decided Sunday afternoon to try to find

Peck A Day

it had been "many" years since we

had gone on the adventure of

Peck A Day

1st

we had to get Courtney and Dave

"suited up"

They only came prepared for church and swimming

We found a pair of Josh's cleats

from his high school baseball days

found a pair of John's "over the calf" boot socks

(for ticks and briers)

and Dave got suited up

Then....Courtney went hunting in

the closet in her room

and

found her once very fashionable

Columbia hiking boots

I got her a pair of socks

and she got suited up

Courtney looked especially fashionable

wearing her socks and hiking boots with

her leggings

So we took out to try and find Peck A Day

The county had reworked the roads and several

gas wells made everything look so

different

After a very pretty drive

through the "forest"

as Lawson calls it

where we saw deer and turkey

John and I thought we recognized the spot

to go into the woods for the hike to the waterfall

John told us to wait while he found

the trail

No need in us all going

Well

we waited

and waited

it was hot

it was getting hotter

we decided to get back into the truck

WHAT

John had locked the truck

WHY

he doesn't lock the truck at home

we were really hot

we found a spot in the edge

of the woods

it was a little cooler

time was passing

no John

I yelled for John several times

Lawson kept leaning forward

putting his hands to his mouth

and yelling

POP!

Dave whistled for John

Lawson tried whistling for Pop

funny

Okay

I was getting a little worried

Time passed

still no John

my statement

He better not have gotten off

in the woods and fell

guess what

none of us had our phones

THEY

were locked up in the truck

So

I told Courtney and Dave

very seriously

that

if we had to go walk

to get help

that

we were all putting our clothes together

to make one person

not look like

a big ole

redneck

But

behold

here comes John

we were at the wrong place

We went down the road

about a half mile

and

we were at the right place

and John found the path quickly

but we stayed in the truck

with

the air conditioner

until

he found the trail

So

off we went

it is a little tricky at a few spots

but Law man

though it was a great adventure

The waterfall was the smallest

I have ever seen it

but

it had not rained here

in a while

Lawson

was pretty impressed

A little

Peck A Day

history

According to what I have always been told

there was a grist mill

up stream from the falls

owned by the town's doctor

Dr. Wright

The mill could do about a

peck of corn a day

so

it has always been called

Peck A Day

My next adventure

I want to go above the fall

and see if any thing remains

of the grist mill