As a native of Mississippi I have recently returned to the richness of my home-grown culture.  I find myself overwhelmed at times by the heritage and history I am surrounded by.  The landscape, the scents, the passion, not to mention the compassion of the people who hang their hats here, seem to have been untainted by the enormity and the hardness of the outside world.  When I take a drive down long and winding roads weaving the intricate pattern around my home, I am always amazed at the numerous old barns still standing so proudly errect. They mark old homeplaces left behind by our elders seemingly untainted in our current fast paced and competitively expanding society. The property surrounding most has been passed down, along family lineages and are now adorned with brick and stucco homes, circular dirveways and iron clad fencing. But not so long gone are the white or fallen original fencing of our ancestors. We, of the southern culture, continue to display our prideful heritage to compeletely abonish our historical foundations. I spend plenty of time on a four wheeler or trod about on foot allowing my senses to pull me toward each beloved site where I listen for the faint whispers that seem to call me forth. I swear at times the ghosts of our past have much more to say than even my eye or my lens can capture. But this is what I do. With my camera always in tow, I am obnoxious at best, traveling this delicious state of ours. With my feet on the ground, my eyes wide open, listening for my next place of call I trudge forward hoping that my next stop will be as gratifing as the previous. I hope you enjoy the photographs as much as I am enjoying my journey and attempting to share with you.  All photographs are for sale, the demand for size determines the price. But trust me, all are reasonable!  Contact me as you wish to inquire there-of.  May your journey be blessed as well, both filled with curiousity and grace as you too, wander through the richness of your own heritage. I want to thank you for visiting my gallery and please do return soon!  Or shall I say, "Yall come back now, ya' here?"   

~Suzanne Horne