Stop Along the Mississippi River

Sometimes you walk into a space and it feels right. This was the case when we walked through the Mississippi River Greenbelt Park.



Entrance Sign

On our last day in Memphis, we had originally planned to visit the Mud Island River Park, but it was closed for the season. Undeterred, we drove north on the island, which actually is a peninsula, and discovered, facing alongside the Mississippi, the Greenbelt Park, a fairly open stretch between Island Drive and the river.



Kite Flying Above the Greenbelt Park

While in February the park might not be green, it is still a great place to sit down and soak in the atmosphere. The Interstate 40 bridge, with cars and semi convoys, reminds you of the city and its business, but there, before you, is also this great expanse of water, the Mississippi River.



The Mighty Mississippi

And there are people enjoying the 60 degree temperature and the sun. With some of them are dogs, sniffing their way the world. You can also hear the birds, sometimes see them searching the still dormant grass. If it feels right even when the business intrudes upon the river with a barge making its way downstream.



A Couple and Three Dogs Enjoy the Park

It's a treasure to have that space, that moment. It's something to which I could find myself returning.



Robins Foraging for Food

For a more detailed photo exhibition, see my post about the Greenbelt Park on Hue and Light.