"Life is lived forward, but understood backward. It is not until we are down the road and we stand on the mountain looking back through the valley that we can appreciate the terrain God has allowed us to scale.” Jill Savage

Monday, April 26, 2010

Tuesdays Show and tail . . .



Welcome to the Thirtieth Weekly Segment of Angela's West Virginia Treasures - Tuesdays' Show & Tail!

She wants everyone will to join her every Tuesday to post a picture of two of your pets, wildlife, visit to the zoo, or animal story and tell a little about them! Tuesdays' Show & Tail is about having fun, and giving us a chance to meet other pet owners in the blogging community. If you are visiting and would like to join in on the fun, please do so! Everyone is welcome. It is very easy to do.

My story today is about foxes. lol







Happy Birthday Coretta Scott King - wikipedia

Coretta Scott King was the third of four children born to Obadiah "Obie" Scott and Bernice McMurray Scott in Perry County, Alabama. She had an older sister named Edythe, born in 1925, and a younger brother named Obadiah Leonard, born in 1930. An older daughter, Eunice Scott did not survive childhood. The Scotts owned a farm, which had been in the family since the American Civil War, but were not particularly wealthy. During the Great Depression the Scott children picked cotton to help earn money. Obie was the first black in their neighborhood to own a truck. He had a barber shop in their home. He also owned a lumber mill, which was burned down by white neighbors.

Though uneducated themselves, Scott King's parents intended for all of their children to be educated. Coretta quoted her mother as having said, "My children are going to college, even if it means I only have but one dress to put on." The Scott children attended a one room elementary school 5 miles from their home and were later bussed to Lincoln Normal School, which despite being 9 mi from their home, was the closest black high school in Marion, Alabama, due to racial segregation in schools. The bus was driven by Coretta's mother Bernice, who bussed all the local black teenagers.

She came a long way baby! Married a great man. They both had a dream . . .

14 comments:

Angela said...

Hey Sandie!

Oh my gosh! That is soooo funny! Who would have thought that two foxes would get on a trampoline like that! That is just wild! I think I seen a fox on the side of our hill about two weeks ago.

Thanks for sharing such a cute video of those foxes this week Sandie!

Tuesdays' Show & Tail!
Angela

Melanie said...

That video is so cute! They looked like they were having a lot of fun! :)

Linda @ A La Carte said...

They are so cute. I think they were having fun.

Lois Christensen said...

Okay, exactly WHERE do you live again?? That is too much! Too funny and a bit scary for me! Great video!

betty said...

too cute with the foxes! you can almost imagine their shock or delight when they realized what the trampoline could do!

betty

Tina said...

Those foxes sure are adorable! The former gymnastics teacher in me wanted to give them some pointers...Thanks for sharing, and thanks so much for visiting Life is Good and for your encouraging comment.

ClassyChassy said...

Wow - I'd love to have that happen in our yard - but I don't have a trampoline - we only have fox! This was adorable!

Tanna said...

ROTFLOL!!! That is TOO funny and cute. Thank you so much for the good little chuckle this morning, Sandie!

Changes in the wind said...

The fox video is definately a hit:)

farmlady said...

We have foxes around here but hardly ever see them.., maybe be need a trampoline.
Wonderful video...

Mimi said...

HI my chatty friend!!!
I love your pic of those foxes!!!How awesome you caught that!!!!!I do not have any pets!!!!I personally have NEVER had a pet, my siblings had cats or dogs, I was always to busy to have the burden of taking care of one!!!!1
When my kids were young, my mom had cats and a dog, actually they hated her dog, RAT!!!!his name was rat!!!he would jump all over them, as they got older they all wanted a dog and I said if you want one YOU WILL TAKE care of it, and they all said NOPE!!!!!
I have my 3 little baby chicks for 3 weeks each spring and that is enough work!!!
Have a great week
hugs,
jamie

Tweedles -- that's me said...

I cannot see your video, but i know it was good anyway.
Where there is animals- there is good.
love
tweedles

Rina ... also Chester or Daisysmum. said...

Hi Sandie, I think Coretta Scott King is a very well spoken and educated lady, Saw her a few times on the Oprah Show. Have a nice day. Hugs Rina

ocmist said...

That video was hysterical. I loved it. Also, thanks for the info on Mrs. King. I've also read the last couple of your posts, but everytime I've hit the comment thingy, it's locked up. I don't know what is going on because this one DID go through.