Last night I met up with my friends Grant and Kurstin in Vestavia Hills, AL. I arrived unexpectedly to maximize the surprise. I like surprises. We shared some Pinot Grigio while catching up and talking about the big picture. We explored the pursuit of "the authentic life."
I've been asking people on this trip about the things that they really love doing in life (if they have things that they really love doing). I am skeptical that the pursuit of the authentic life is sustainable in modern times (at least for many people), and so far no one has been able to prove me wrong. Grant is a radio control enthusiast (see the photo below), but he said he wouldn't want to work in the field for a long term job. I don't blame him.
After this I traveled to Walker County where I was born. Luckily I am in Alabama during harvest season for many fruits, and along the way I picked up several pounds of peaches and a yellow watermelon (see photos below).
When I arrived I went foraging for wild berries in the woods behind my grandparents house, and my grandfather took me for an ATV ride into an abandoned mine to find some wild plums.
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