"Eternal Watch"

There are Angels among us! They are everywhere! Paste these coordinates into Google maps search bar ..... 36.179255,-82.120889 ..... to get a better idea of just how remote this Angel is. In Peters Cemetery off Hogum Hollow Road, in Carter County, Tn.

"Black Bear Resort"

This could be my next weekend retreat? Black Bear Resort at Dennis Cove in the Cherokee National Forest in Carter County, Tn.

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Black Bear Resort

"A Spotted Robin"

A robin at Mountain Home VA center in Johnson City, Tn.

"Grasshopper"

A grasshopper rests on a grave marker in Peters Cemetery off Ripshin Mountain Rd. in Carter County, Tn.

"Zoomin' on a Shroom"

A shroom growing on a stump at the National Cemetery and VA Center at Mountain Home, Tn. (Johnson City, Tn.) 

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"Grandfather Mountain"

Grandfather Mountain rises into the sky just off the Blue Ridge Parkway near Linville, N.C.

"Roaring Fork"

Playing in the creek along Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park!

"Kayaking on Little River"

A kayaker going down the Little River just below the Sinks in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Into the Unknown"

Off the top into the ice cold Little River at the Sinks in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park!

"Blue Heron at Steele Creek Lake"

A Blue Heron scanning the water for supper at Steele Creek Park in Bristol, Tn.

"Blooming South Holston Dam"

Something is blooming at the top of South Holston Dam in Sullivan Co., Tn.

"The Budweiser Clydesdales"

The Budweiser Clydesdales parade around town this weekend in Bristol, Va.

"Budweiser Comes to Town"

The Majestic Budweiser Clydesdales marching down Piedmont St. in Bristol, Va. this evening.

 And even tho the Clydesdales are the stars of the show, "Brewer", the dalmation mascot, will steal your heart.

"Meigs Falls"

Meigs Falls off Little River Rd. in the Smokies as you head into the park toward Cades Cove.

"Budweiser Comes to Town"

 

One of the "Budweiser Clydesdales" striking a pose at Cumberland Square Park in Bristol, Va. this afternoon!

 Meet "Brewer" the Budweiser dalmation!

 

Now it is official! I have found "Bigfoot"! A Clydesdale's hoof is sized up against a local news reporters hand!

"Monarch in Tremont"

A  butterfly catching some rays in the Tremont area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Riverhouse Bird"

A bird at the Riverhouse on Little Pigeon River in Gatlinburg, Tn.

"A Snail in Roaring Fork"

A snail crawling across a rock on Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail In the Great Smoky Mountains National Park earlier today as we made one last lap before heading back home. Sometimes you just gotta stop the car and get out to realize all the beauty that surrounds you!

"Tremont Auto Tour"

A bridge along the logging auto tour at Tremont in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park!

"Roaring Fork Creek"

Roaring Fork Creek runs along side Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Spider Web"

A spider web is really a work of art from the spiders perspective!

"Up A Tree"

Caught this raccoon up a tree this evening at Steele Creek Park in Bristol, Tn.

"Price Lake"

Price Lake, a part of Julian Price Memorial Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Blowing Rock, N.C.

"Larry Thompson Barn"

A quilt block displayed on a barn at Larry Thompson Farm in Jonesborough, Tn.

"Blue Heron at Steele Creek"

 

 A Blue Heron out for supper in Steele Creek just outside the park in Bristol, Tn. Usually a very elusive and hard to capture bird, I couldn't scare this one away. I guess the fishing was just way too good!

 

"The Brave Who Gave"

Happy Birthday America! This flag is proudly waving over the "Brave Who Gave" at Andrew Johnson National Cemetery in Greeneville, Tn. as this 4th of July, 2013 holiday winds down!

http://www.nps.gov/anjo/cemeteryhist.htm

"Holston Mountain"

 

Looking at Holston Mountain from the top of South Holston Dam in Sullivan County, Tn.

"Being a Bee"

A bee doing his thing on a cone flower at Coomes Recreation Center in Abingdon, Va.

"Mandevilla"

A blooming "Mandevilla", hanging in a basket in my front yard. In Bristol, Va.

"A Red Geranium"

A red "Ask My Wife" blooming in my front yard in Bristol, Va. this afternoon!

"Treetop on Roan"

This is about as high as you can get around here. Treetop on Roan Mountain in Carter County, Tn.