"Tom and Tomasina"

Caught these wild turkeys along side Hwy.321 in Gatlinburg, Tn. today. Near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Wood Duck"

A Wood Duck swimming around in the wetlands at Sugar Hollow Park in Bristol, Va.

"Hyacinth"

A hyacinth blooming in my front yard in Bristol, Va.

"Spring Flower"

Not sure what this little flower is but a lot of them are showing up now. In my front yard in Bristol, Va.

"Signs of Spring"

Signs of Spring keep popping up all around the area. This one in my front yard in Bristol, Va.

"Happy Easter"

It's not all about colored eggs and the Easter Bunny.

"HE IS RISEN"

Happy Easter Everyone

"Tennessee Sunset"

This evenings sunset, in Upper East Tennessee. From the side of Hwy. 394 bypass, in Bristol, Tn.

"Spring in the Neighborhood"

Spring in the neighborhood! These blooms are from a bush in my neighbor's front yard, in Bristol, Va.

"Cracker Barrel Sunset"

Today's setting sun, from the top of Cracker Barrel hill in Bristol, Va.

"Lady of the Fountain"

"Lady of the Fountain" at Fountain Square in downtown Johnson City, Tn.

"Going Up"

Neighborhood squirrel heading up a tree in my front yard in Bristol, Va.

"A Good Place to Live"

From the parking lot at the old "Union Depot" train station in Bristol, Va./Tn.

"Swimmin' in the Swamp"

These minnows were darting around in the wetlands at Sugar Hollow Park in Bristol, Va.

"A Very Special Duck"

A female Mallard duck in my Aunt Virginia's back yard in Abingdon, Va. I will always remember you. RIP Aunt Virginia .....

"Ring Billed Gull"

A Ring Billed Gull flying around in Bristol, Va. a few days ago.

"Old Virginia Barn"

An old barn still hanging on in Washington County, Va., near Meadowview.

"Wood Ducks"

A male and female Wood duck swimming in the wetlands at Sugar Hollow Park here in Bristol, Va.

"Abandoned Garage"

An old abandoned garage sits along Lee Hwy. (US Hwy. 11) in Washington County, Va., near Meadowview.

"Dandelion"

First one of these for me this year. Definitely a sure sign of Spring! In my neighborhood in Bristol, Va.

"Spring Is Here"

When the trees do this, it is Spring! Don't care what the calendar says. In Bristol, Va./Tn.

"City Dweller"

Here's a city dweller! Caught this one playing around in my back yard this afternoon in Bristol, Va.

"Poplar Tree @ Greenfield Baptist Church"

A very large Poplar tree stands in the cemetery in front of Greenfield Baptist Church in Meadowview, Va. A man from the church told me the tree was around 150 years old. I'm a believer ..... biggest poplar tree I've ever seen.

"Daffodil @ Greenfield Cemetery"

 

The first daffodil for me this year. It is now officially Spring in my book! Still a little over a week away by the calendar, it was 79 degrees here in the mountain empire today. Found this one blooming in a cemetery at Greenfield Baptist Church in Meadowview, Va.

"Gull Over Food City"

A lone Ring Billed Gull flies the skies over the parking lot at a local Food City grocery store here in Bristol, Va.

"Great Smoky Mountains National Park"

View from an overlook, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Crocus Blooms"

Here are a couple of Crocus blooms I found in a field not far from my house in downtown Bristol, Va. a few days ago. Spring is on the way!

"Old Farm Machine"

Found this old disc harrow at the Homeplace Mountain and Farm Museum in Gate City, Va. I'm guessing this one was pulled by a team of horses.

"Lower Shell Creek School"

Lower Shell Creek School in Carter County, Tn. Near Roan Mountain. 

click on link for more info on Lower Shell Creek School 

"Ring Billed Gull"

A Ring Billed Gull flies across a parking lot at a local shopping center here in Bristol, Va.

"Holston Mountain"

Here's another shot of Holston Mountain, from Biedleman Rd. in Sullivan County, Tn.