"Swing In A Tree"

Just a swing in a tree! Off Dishner Valley Rd. in Washington County, Va. near Bristol.

"There Are Angels Among Us!"

"There are angels among us!"

A stained glass image of an angel on the wall at Glenwood Cemetery Mausoleum in Bristol, Tn.

"East Lawn Sunset"

Another Tennessee sunset from East Lawn Cemetery in Sullivan County, Tn. near Kingsport.

"Just Giving Thanks"

 

Here's what we woke up to today in our neighborhood in Bristol, Va. That's okay, I love snow! Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving Day! 

"Happy Thanksgiving"

 "Run boys! He's lookin' for dinner!"

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail in the GSMNP.

To all my family, friends and photo buddies, may your day be blessed with lots of family, food and good cheer!   

"Barn on Hwy. 11W"

A local barn sitting in a corn field on Hwy. 11W here in Sullivan County, Tn.

"Holston Mtn."

Even 'Ole Man' winter can't take the beauty away from the mountains in Upper East Tennessee. Looking at the Holston Mountain range from the top of South Holston Dam in Sullivan County, Tn. on my birthday last year. New Years Eve!

"Mallard Duck"

A male Mallard duck along side Laurel Creek on the Virginia Creeper Trail in Damascus, Va.

"City Life"

Just another one of my little furry friends hanging out in my front yard in Bristol, Va.

"Hanging Out"

A young Downy Woodpecker hanging out at the bird feeders in a front yard in Bristol, Va.

"In The Neighborhood"

And some days ..... it rains! My front yard in Bristol, Va.

"Tennessee Sunset"

Another one of those beautiful "Tennessee" sunsets near Jonesborough, Tn.

"Old Fairgrounds Barn"

This barn is one of the few remaining structures from the "old fairgrounds" in Abingdon, Va.

"Bird in the Hood"

This starling was hanging out in my front yard a few days ago.

"Blue Heron in Laurel Creek"

A Blue Heron fishing for lunch in Laurel Creek along side the Virginia Creeper Trail in Damascus, Va. yesterday.

"Evening Sky"

This evenings sunset! In Abingdon, Va.

"Ornamental Grass"

Ornamental grass don't focus good on a windy day! In the neighborhood, in Bristol, Va.

"Just A Spider"

Not sure what the white stuff this spider is protecting is but he wasn't coming off it! In a tree at Abrams Falls trailhead in Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Just A Poser"

Caught this little fella playin' around in my front yard a couple days ago. After a few minutes of playing peek a boo with me he came out from behind the tree and 'just posed away'! In Bristol, Va.

"Morning Sky in Cades Cove"

Early morning sky in Cades Cove, sitting at the entrance gate waiting to get in. If you look closely, you can see 3 shooting stars in this 30 second exposure shot taken around 6:00 a.m. on October 23, 2014, which corresponds with the time frame of the Orionid meteor showers for 2014. One right on the bottom edge in the right bottom corner, one just right of center in the treeline and the longest but dimmest one near the top just right of center.

"Reaching Out Into the Cove"

A lone branch reaches out into Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Old Country School"

An old school house sitting off Hwy. 394 near Bristol, Tn.

"Scottish Highlander"

A Scottish Highlander standing his ground on a farm in Blountville, Tn.

"Quilt Barn in the Snow"

We woke up to snow last Saturday! Quilt Barn across from St. John Milling Co. in Watauga, Tn.

"The Chimney Tops"

A view of the Chimney Tops in the Great Smoky Mountains from Newfound Gap Rd. heading across the mountain to Cherokee, N.C.

"Fall in the Smokies"

Fall in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. You just gotta "see" it to "feel" it! Near Newfound Gap....

"Rice's General Merchandise"

An old country store in Flag Pond, Tn. 

The window behind the lattice in the faded white building on the right says "U.S. Post Office Flag Pond, Tn. 37657".

"Clash of the Titans"

"Clash of the Titans!" Fall meets winter at North Carolina visitors center on I-26 just past Tennessee line heading toward Asheville.

"Tracks in the Snow"

Tracks in the snow, in Carter County, Tn.