"Country Scene"

Rural country scene from my sister's driveway in Sullivan County, Tn.

"Bloomin' in Bristol"

Been watching this flower box for a few days now. Today a few have finally opened up. In a few days all the little green pods seen here will open up and bring this display to life!

"East Tennessee Sunset"

Evening sky over East Tennessee this evening. Near Jonesborough.

"Hangin' Around in a Blacksmith Shop"

Just hangin' around in a blacksmith shop. Earlier today at Plumb Alley in Abingdon, Va.

"Baby Wood Ducks"

Three baby wood ducks growing up in the wetlands at Sugar Hollow Park in Bristol, Va.

"Weaver Union Church"

Weaver Union Methodist Church as viewed across the adjoining cemetery, off Weaver Pike, in Sullivan County, Tn.

"Spring Bloom"

Another Spring bloom. This one is at my sister's house in Sullivan County, Tn.

"Roaring Fork"

"Roaring Fork" along Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"In the Country"

A country scene in Sullivan County, Tn.

"Evening Sky"

Evening sky over East Tennessee. Tonight in Sullivan County, Tn.

"On the Tweetsie Trail"

An old railroad structure stands along side the Tweetsie Trail in downtown Elizabethton, Tn.

"Spring in the Cove"

Not sure what this one is. Spring wildflower blooming in Cades Cove taken in early April of this year. In the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Baby Wood Duck"

Here's a baby wood duck sitting on a log in the wetlands at Sugar Hollow Park in Bristol, Va.

"In the Smokies"

Going from Sparks Lane up thru the area where the horses are pastured, in Cades Cove, GSMNP.

"Gone to Seed"

Soon to be 'gone with the wind', a dandelion that has gone to seed in my front yard, in Bristol, Va.

"Green Heron"

Here's a Green Heron looking for a bite to eat in the wetlands at Sugar Hollow Park in Bristol, Va.

"Blue Jay"

Here's a Blue Jay hanging around in my front yard today. In Bristol, Va.

"Nature Trail"

My favorite street sign! On a trail behind the Bud Ogle homeplace, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Ducks in a Row"

This mama wood duck seems to have all her ducklings "in a row". In the wetlands att Sugar Hollow Park in Bristol, Va.

"Southern 4501"

Southern Railway 4501 steam locomotive, rolls thru Emory, Va. on an excursion from Bristol to Radford, Va. and back in June of 2015.

"Country Scene"

A rural country scene along Hwy. 421 outside Bristol, in Sullivan County, Tn.

"It's Spring in Roaring Fork"

Spring is in full bloom along Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Enter Gatlinburg"

The first thing you see as you enter Gatlinburg from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the Spring is this bed of flowers. The second pic is a close up of one of the tulips in this bed of flowers. Painted by the greatest artist ever ..... we all know who that is .....

"Old Alvarado Station"

Old Alvarado Station, on the Virginia Creeper Trail. A rails to trails hiking, biking and horseback riding trail that spans over 30 miles, from Abingdon, Va. to Whitetop, Va. Along the South Fork Holston River in Washington County, Va.

"Spring in Tremont"

A wildflower blooms in the Tremont section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Sunning on a Rock"

Two turtles sunning on a rock in the wetlands at Sugar Hollow Park in Bristol, Va.

"Summer Getaway"

An old abandoned getaway pre-dating the creation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Near Elkmont campground, in the GSMNP!

"Wetlands Resident"

Bullfrog lazing around in the wetlands at Sugar Hollow Park last weekend. In Bristol, Va.

"Great Blue Heron"

Great Blue Heron at Sugar Hollow Park in Bristol, Va.

"Lunchtime"

Great Blue Heron picking up lunch at Sugar Hollow Park in Bristol, Va. this past Friday.