Backroad Portfolio

Backroad Portfolio

Share this post

Backroad Portfolio
Backroad Portfolio
The Beauty of a Dry Dirt Road

The Beauty of a Dry Dirt Road

There’s just something poetic about a dirt road—another aspect of the South that’s fading away

Backroad Portfolio's avatar
Backroad Portfolio
Feb 22, 2024
∙ Paid
3

Share this post

Backroad Portfolio
Backroad Portfolio
The Beauty of a Dry Dirt Road
1
Share
Photo by Tom Poland

A story from our Winter 2024 issue by

Tom Poland

The creeks dribble. Shorelines drop. Leaves crunch. Colors fade. Birds queue up around my fountains. The lack of rain robbed us of a lot of fall color. I drove through the countryside this week. Brown leaves everywhere. It’s so dry folks are spitting cotton as one old saying goes. Dry as a bone g…

This post is for subscribers in the Explorer plan

Already in the Explorer plan? Sign in
© 2025 Backroad Portfolio
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share