Venturing along a country road teaches values ... church, civic pride, love of country and love of each other. It makes a life lesson available from the window of your car. Whether growing crops or wholesale azalea plants, our rich soils yield an abundance of productivity, like a bustling city. But unlike a city, farmland keeps you in touch with the rain, or lack of, the wind, the temperatures, the seasons, the coming and goings of nature at a level a little more complex than a backyard patio. Image information: Main: A marker of the Baldwin County Historic Development Commission dates Stockton's town hall circa 1900. Note the bars of the town jail. Photo by Dennis Holt Left: Debbie McPherson and her 7-week-old puppy, Abigail, wait for the start of the Fourth of July parade that passes their house. The McPhersons have lived in Magnolia Springs for two years. Center: Bride and groom, Corey Brinkman and Jonathon Sullivan, take a boat ride through Gunnison Creek with their bridesmaids to make a big entrance at their reception at Steele Creek Lodge in Satsuma. Right: Lush fields of green stretch into the distance in Belforest. Photos and captions by Jeff and Meggan Haller, unless otherwise noted. For more Country Roads, click on the Outdoors department of mobilebaymag.com.