I'm Nuts About Alabama

As mentioned the other day, here in Enterprise we honor the boll weevil because they ruined the cotton crops, which motivated farmers to try peanuts, which became a huge success. If it hadn't, we probably wouldn't have a boll weevil monument in the center of town after all.

Apparently, half the peanuts grown in the United States are grown within a 100-mile radius of Dothan, Alabama, which is the big town we drive 40 minutes to get to whenever we want to shop somewhere other than Walmart. Peanuts are a big deal in Dothan. They even hold a two-week National Peanut Festival every fall.

Perhaps the part about this I enjoy most is that there are over 60 4-foot fiberglass peanut statues decorated by local artists and scattered all throughout Dothan. It is a game to try to find them all. Perhaps we could do just that if anyone cares to visit us while we're still here. (Bonners, are you up for it this June?)

Todd's dad has already had the pleasure of making the acquaintance of the Golden Peanut, which is located at the Visitor's Center:

I believe we also spotted the Elvis Peanut when he was out here:
The locations of the rest are still a mystery to me, but here are some photos to appease your curiosity. The Sports Fan Peanut:
The Sheriff Peanut:
The Shopping Peanut:
The Policeman Peanut:
The Mona Lisa Peanut:The News Reporter Peanut:
Aren't they cute? Now, who wants to come visit?!