"Little Greenbrier School"

Little Greenbrier School in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"My Mother, My Grandmother"

 

Maggie Belle Dalton Taylor
1914 - 2011

 

When someone you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure.

Three years ago today, Granny, you passed away. You were more than a Grandmother to me and I miss you very much. It's been a long three years for me but in my heart I wear a smile because I know it has been the best three years ever for you. Having you for a mother and having you in my life for so long will always be my greatest blessing. I love you, I miss you and I will always remember you.

"Only In Tennessee"

You never know what you might see along side the road in East Tennessee!

"Sugar Hollow Park"

Creek flowing through the wetlands at Sugar Hollow Park in Bristol, Va.

"You Talking To Me?"

Two starlings talking it over! In my front yard in Bristol, Va.

"Sunset Over Bristol"

The sun sets over Bristol, Tn. as seen from East Hill Cemetery this evening.

"Starling"

A European (or Common) Starling in a Maple tree in my front yard in Bristol, Va.

"Southern 630 Steamer"

Southern 630 Steamer warming up for an excursion from Bristol, Va./Tn. to Bulls Gap, Tn. and back in the Spring of 2013. She's coming back this April. Same two excursions as last year, Radford, Va. on Saturday, April 5th and Bulls Gap, Tn. on Sunday, April 6th!

"Busted!"

"No!" "I was not in the bird feeder again!" A squirrel hanging out in a tree in my front yard in Bristol, Va.

"In Flight"

A Blue Heron takes flight on Beaver Creek behind O'Mainnin's Pub in downtown Bristol, Tn. this afternoon.Thanks to my wife, Audrey for informing me of his location. She spotted him about 45 minutes earlier coming across town on her way home.

"Almost Spring"

It's still winter here in the neighborhood but I can almost feel Spring when I look at this shot. In my front yard in Bristol, Va.

"City Wildlfe"

One of many squirrels hanging out in a maple tree in my front yard in Bristol, Va. this afternoon.

"South Holston Weir Dams"

Looking at the "Weir Dams" from Osceola Island on South Holston River just below South Holston Dam in Sullivan County, Tn.

"Reflecting Sky"

A vivid evening sky is reflected in the windows of the visitor center at the top of South Holston Dam in Sullivan County, Tn.

"Snow Day"

Drive by shot of South Holston River from Big Bend Rd. near Hickory Tree, in Sullivan County, Tn.

Snow covered wetlands at Sugar Hollow Park in Bristol, Va.

"Sleeping Owl"

Here is an owl doing what owl's do during the day. Sleeping! At Sugar Hollow Park in Bristol, Va.

"Just A Memory"

"Just a Memory"! Hanging out in the neighborhood in Bristol, Va.

"The Hagy House"

The Hagy House, a circa 1805 log home located on Hillman Highway in Abingdon, Va. Also known as the "Fairview Historic Homestead" it is currently being restored by the town.

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"On Rose Mountain"

An old restored building on Rose Mountain in Claiborne County, Tn.

"The Battery Depot"

An automotive battery store, The Battery Depot on W. Jackson St. in Gate City, Va.

"Heron on the Holston"

A Blue Heron standing in South Holston River looking for dinner just below Osceola Island in Sullivan County, Tn.

"Sunset at South Holston Dam"

Here is this evenings sunset over Upper East Tennessee as seen from the top of South Holston Dam in Sullivan County, Tn.

"Spring House and a Barn"

A spring house and an old barn framed by a walnut tree on Gate City Hwy. (US 421) in Washington County, Va. Unfortunately, the barn is now only a memory but the spring house and the tree will probably be around for many more years!

"Snow Covered Lake"

Steele Creek Lake, in Bristol, Tn. is all frozen over and snow covered except for the one little area in the middle left of the picture. Only explanation I have for this is all the geese swimming in that spot must have kept it from freezing.

"Jonesborough Presbyterian Church"

Jonesborough Presbyterian Church on Main St. in Jonesborough, Tn.

"421 Crossing South Holston Lake"

Hwy. 421 bridge across South Holston Lake in Sullivan County, Tn. I know ..... "Where's the Lake?"

"Swinging On North Fork"

A swinging bridge on North Fork Holston River at Nottingham Rd. in Scott County, Va.

"Jonesborough Sunset"

 Sunset in Upper East Tennessee yesterday evening. Off Hwy. 11E near Jonesborough.

"The Christopher Taylor House"

The Christopher Taylor House sits in a park in downtown Jonesborough, Tn. The oldest surviving building (built in 1777 about a mile outside of the original town limits), was relocated here within the historic district to save it from demolition in 1974.