27. Indigenous things

There are many things indigenous to around this area. One of the first things that pops into my mind when I think of Springfield is, duh, Abraham Lincoln. You can not turn a corner without seeing his face everywhere! I am even in a group on facebook called, "You know you are from Illinois when..." and one of the 'whens' is, you know you are from Illinois..."When you go out of town and see a Lincoln memorial, you curl into the fetal position, saying, "...He's ...EVERYWHERE!!". I like this because, it is so true. I am pretty sure the majority of my elementary and middle school field trips were to Lincoln sites. So that is definately got to be the number one on the list of things indigenous to the Springfield area. The next one would have to be horseshoes. Now, I am a vegetarian and I do not eat horseshoes, but my sister loves them and hates it when she goes to a restaraunt somewhere else that looks like they would have horseshoes on the menu and they do not. I obviously do not care, but still. Horseshoes are a big thing around here, and my family in Ohio think that horseshoes are the coolest things because they are something they do not have in Ohio. Another thing that is indigenous to around here has got to be the weather. You never know what to expect here, it is crazy. And it is not even crazy in a fun way, more like an obnoxious way. One day it will be great outside and shorts and a t shirt weather, and the next day, you have to get out your winter coat. I hate it so much. Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that a few years ago when we got that tornado in March, we got a blizzard the next day. ..Yea. I mean really? Is our weather really that messed up? Apparently. And all I can say is I would rather be in Florida year round.