For my final “Grow Where You’re Planted” guest post, I’m making a top ten list of my favorite Arkansas things, and inviting you to do the same. Copy the list to your own blog, and link to it, or just share your entire list here. I’m looking forward to reading every one, and discovering some new favorites.

Ready? Go!

Favorite stretch of road in Arkansas:
Favorite time of year in Arkansas:
Favorite place to eat fancy in Arkansas:
Favorite place to eat casual in Arkansas:
Favorite place to get away in Arkansas:
Favorite place to walk in Arkansas:
Favorite thing that grows in Arkansas:
Favorite place to swim in Arkansas:
Favorite colorful expression or place name in Arkansas:
Favorite fair or festival in Arkansas:

Here are my answers. For today, anyway. They’d probably all change next week. So many favorites from which to choose.

Favorite stretch of road in Arkansas: the pecan tree tunnel south of Scott, on Highway 161
Favorite time of year in Arkansas: October is hard to beat
Favorite place to eat fancy in Arkansas: Ashley’s at the Capital Hotel
Favorite place to eat casual in Arkansas: Lately, The Banana Leaf curry truck in Little Rock
Favorite place to get away from it all in Arkansas: It’s been too long, but I used to love going to Eureka Springs. So much, I’ve set my next book near there.
Favorite place to walk in Arkansas: Cedar Falls trail, Petit Jean State Park
Favorite thing that grows in Arkansas: homegrown tomatoes to eat, gardenias to breathe, dogwoods to admire
Favorite place to swim in Arkansas: Greer’s Ferry Dam Site
Favorite colorful expression or place name in Arkansas: “might could”
Favorite fair or festival in Arkansas: The State Fair

I’m curious to learn your favorites. Thanks so much for being such great neighbors and visiting with me this month on this virtual front porch. I hope we get to spend some time together in person at the ARWB conference next month.

Warmest wishes,
Kyran

Photo credit: Jacob Slaton (www.JacobSlaton.com) Used with permission.