We visited the Civil War battle sites in Shiloh, Tennessee, and Corinth, Mississippi, this weekend.  The top photo was absolutely striking in its "pieta" effect.  Such terrible carnage everywhere.  The third photo is also from Shiloh, the monument to the Minnesota units that died.  We don't have the numbers but it is incredible and so, so sad.

In the midst of these two two battle scenes, you will see turkeys in spring.  Mr. Tom is in his full glory in our backyard, Ms Turkey could hardly care less.  Such signs of potential new life at the same time.