There’s a joke in here somewhere… This was somewhere between Memphis and Nashville.

A speedboat traveling down the Mississippi.

A grasshopper, hanging out on the sidewalk, in Tom Lee Park in Memphis. I’ve seen all sorts of different bugs on this trip. Most on the ground. Some flying. Into my windshield. Those ones were mostly smashed beyond recognition, but there was one winged insect that managed to get itself lodged between the hood and the …

Where’s the other half of the house? Taken from Tom Lee Park in Memphis.

A security device in Tom Lee Park in Memphis. I saw several of these throughout the city, some affixed to a pole (like this one), and others on mobile carts (which I saw on Beale Street the night before). The devices include security cameras and some blue flashing lights, which I guess make people feel like the cops …

Before leaving Memphis, I took a stroll through Tom Lee Park. The park is located on the riverbank of the Mississippi River, between the I-40 and I-55 bridges. Here’s the I-40 bridge, known as the Hernando de Soto Bridge: And here’s the I-55 bridge, known as the Memphis & Arkansas Bridge: The pyramid is a bit east …

The Memphis Pyramid Arena.

Memphis has some wonderfully old-timey streetcars. The semi-sepia-tone coloring of the photo is how it came out, without any color correction. The camera knows!

A lit horse-drawn carriage at Main and Beale Streets, in Memphis, TN. Looks like it’s making a left turn.

Alligators are not allowed on Beale Street.