Originally Posted by Loretta
Rhonda, that is really interesting about the crick and creek. I have not heard that before! Do you think that was a local meaning or something from his parents?
I looked it up online just now and the explanation is the same. It lists crick as an add on and when I followed the link it says a crick is often used to denote a creek that is a mere trickle of water. It says it is often confused as interchangeable with creek. I paraphrased a bit as this was a copyright and I didn't want to offend.
Our crick was deeper than 6 ft I know at least in places but it is about 5 foot across. Not big but not drying up either.
My cousin Jim and I used to wander the timber. There was a crick there that was so clear you could see the pebbles in the bottom. It was only a few inches deep and about 2 or 3 ft wide. You could see the small fish in it and we used to wade in it all the time. We would take sticks and leaves and make small boats and sail them down the crick. You do have to be carefull of slick rocks because it isn't fun to slip on them. It really hurts to come down on those rocks. You also have to watch for snakes which is not my favorite thing in life!
Sorry got to reminiscing! There was also a crick that ran through the park where the swimming pool is in town. After lessons we used to wade in it also and play in the water while we waited on moms. They have a small replica of a mill in that crick also which is interesting to watch it turn the wheel.