The Paul B Johnson State Park

Upon arrival after dark at Paul B Johnson State Park in December we did not appreciate the beautiful surroundings. Perhaps it is a growing attachment to this area of Mississippi that has developed our love of this park.

In the first week after we arrived we noticed two young men with striped pants and loose tops in our park chatting with other construction workers. Drawing on her background experience Ruth thought that they were making a fashion statement by wearing the latest fad, pajama type pants for casual wear. Then we noticed more casual wear on men cleaning up the Interstate median and finally we met these pajama clad folks at the Salvation Army helping to pack toys for Christmas distribution.

The backs of their fashionable loose fitting cotton tops were clearly stamped with CONVICT PROPERTY OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI. Background certainly colours your outlook! Friendly, polite and hard working would be the only words to describe the convicts we have met. We have learned that these men are non-violent offenders nearing the end of their sentences.
A convict by the name of Brian helped Jannich lift in and install our new washer/dryer combination. The photo below is through the back window of our RV of a convict picking up our garbage.