Gen. Alfred Holt Colquitt

 

 

(1824-1894)

 

Gen, Alfred H. Colquitt is known as "the hero of Olustee". His confederate brigade fought at many sites but the one he is known for is the battle at Olustee where he fought and deafeted the Union troops. He is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, GA. He was elected governor of GA and earlier in his life served a term in the United States House of Representatives. After two terms of being governor he was elected into the U.S. senate where he served until his death.

 

http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/colquittgrave.html

Heathcliff, my Sunflower baby

Last week we were given a sunflower seed and told to "make babies" and blog its growth. It took 7 days for it to sprout and this is what it looked like in the morning:

Within the same day it straighted out of the soil to look like this:

So you can see the sei-dramatic change in growth within one day of sprouting. Now hopefully I won't kill it, hence why it has a name =]