MILL SHOALS, Ill. — Folks in this area know spring is right around the corner when they drive past Talbert Hill and see that the crosses have bloomed.
Matthew (left) and Andrew Talbert pose while checking on daffodils planted in a pasture on the family farm. Their father, Allen, planted them years ago to brighten up the countryside.
Andrew Talbert’s daughter, Ava, holds a single daffodil in the pasture where flowers are planted in the shape of three crosses. The cows don’t bother the flowers.
