Corrugated steel,
aluminum siding,
has gotten cozy
with Victorian architecture
here.

Winding hillside, 
two-lane roads
no guardrails
ever
 
A tractor under a carport.
 
'Snake World: an Education Exhibit'
given from a trailer home
 
Ozarks Theater: 'Ozark Mt. Hoedown'
hick
marketed.
 
Shop hours:
'due to health problems, hours may very'
'roxy is giving birth today; will open after the puppies are born'
 
shop animals:
'don’t let the shop dog escape'
'if you don’t like animals, don’t come in'
 
Christ of the Ozarks: Passion play
giant
Jesus
arms outstretched
scary eyes
white as white
but for the shadows of his carved out pupils.
arms outstretched
'i love you this much'
possibly
'revere me or else'
 
'Annual Chainsaw Carving Festival'
chainsaw carving
festival
annual
yikes
 
Road Kill Café
(free jerky samples)
 
Ma and Pa’s 
Bent and Dent 
Discount Groceries
 
Modern American transportation on horsebuggy roads.
typical
trucks squeezing
all else
out
 
First-name enterprise
one syllable
Bob’s
Jim’s
Mae’s
Deb’s

It's beautiful
here.