I have a very good friend who manages some cabins, lodges, and a motel, for another very good friend of mine. Jim has been around southern Oklahoma all his life. Before he and his lovely wife moved to the home they have now, they lived in the apartment at the office of the Canyon Breeze Motel, at exit 51, on Interstate 35, south of Davis, OK. Whew, man that is a mouth full. Across from the motel is Honey Creek, the same creek which feeds the falls at Turner Falls Park. From my earliest memories, there was an iron topped bridge crossing that creek, so you could drive the scenic drive along the top of the Arbuckle Mountains. Well, the state of Oklahoma had better ideas, they removed the old fully functioning bridge, and built a concrete one in it's place.
While all that construction was going on, there was a hen that came to visit Jim and his wife at the motel on a daily basis. Jim took to feeding the hen on the hunch that she had some eggs she was sitting on. Sure enough, one day, she showed up with a bunch of chicks tagging along behind her. She mothered the chicks until they grew to the point they were adult chickens. One of the chicks turned out to be a Ban-tum rooster. Jim named the rooster Cogburn...pun intended. All the other poultry but Cogburn got eaten by foxes, coyotes, and such. He survived!
Well, Rooster Cogburn is now a regular attendee at the world famous, Arbuckle Mountain Fried Pies, the store behind the motel. In the photo above, he is standing on the table in front of the store, waiting patiently, for a hand out. Even though folks put out chicken feed, he likes those fried pies a lot more. Just thought I would share a bit of my world.
PEACE!!!
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