Thursday,+June+9+2011

Windshield survey On Thursday, June 9 at 7:30pm, I drove from my community in Happy Valley to Downtown Elizabethton. From downtown, I headed to the Watauga River boundary on the north side of the city limits. Many people were outside working and socializing. Focus: people, animals, activities

Happy Valley Community
 * Happy Valley Elementary School and High School
 * Nice smaller to medium-sized houses with fields
 * hay fields
 * horses
 * cows
 * People doing yard work; men mowing lawns
 * Gardeners hoeing crops

Elizabethton City Limits
 * Small houses, close together in neighborhoods,most nicely kept
 * People of all ages outside
 * Men and women mowing lawns
 * Teenagers riding bikes
 * Children playing in parks
 * Couples walking for exercise
 * Families outside talking and playing
 * Women seated in circled lawn chairs talking
 * Dog owners walking dogs
 * Friends sitting on park benches
 * Fast fooders driving through chain restaurants.
 * Little leaguers playing games at the recreation center as parents and fans watch
 * High Schoolers playing ball at Elizabethton High School