The verdant greens of the woodlands surrounding Hurricane is refreshing after the drab hardwoods of the winter season begin to emerge in varied hues during the stages of leafing in the early spring. Always a showstopper in nature as it twines around the limbs of many trees in its lilac splendor is the wisteria vine. Old home places that are no longer standing can be indentified often with the plants that once adorned their farmyards with the legacy of hyacinths, daffodils, lilacs, and the running roses of days gone by gracing the lanes and the back roads in odd-seeming places now of our neighborhood. A favorite drive of mine down Graham Road in Sand Springs is when the running roses of May began their annual display as I took a Texas cousin there in past years to view ‘Grandma” Sallie’s home place flowers. Her own grandmother in West Texas had shared with her where to locate the old farm as she had remembered the flowers grown there by her grandmother. Life is often a “full circle” as the younger generations get to enjoy those heirloom blooms of the past planted by their progenitors.
Congratulations to Pontotoc Lady Warrior Abigail Anderson as she was a Daily Journal senior class feature in 4A softball with a .591 batting average when the season was postponed due to COVID-19. Her great-grandparents from Hurricane were the late Gayle and Inez Todd Robison. I taught her mom, Gina Coffey Warren(Chuck), at NPAC; so I enjoyed reading of her athletic success following ACL surgery at the end of the 2019 season. Hopefully, these seniors can complete their athletic season at a later date in the spring.
