"Rural Spring House"

On January 1st, 2013 I started a blog with intentions of posting one photo a day for one year. I missed 6 or 7 days so I tried it again in 2014 and renamed the blog "Just A Pic". Well, I missed it again by about 5 days! Well, 3 years and over 1,000 pictures later, I have finally done it. With this post, I have completed the year 2015 with a daily post to this blog which I share as a link to my Facebook friends and 3 or 4 photo groups that I take part in. Now that I have attained my original goal of one a day for one complete year, I may not make a post each and every day as in the past, but I will still be around. Thanks to every one for following, liking and commenting on my photos over the last 3 years. My final post for 2015 ..... a rural spring house on Rock Springs Rd. in Washington County, Va., near Glade Springs.

"Just A Bird"

Found this little guy at the "filling station" in my Mother in Laws front yard today, here in Bristol, Va.

"Evening in December"

This was the evening sky here in Bristol, Va./Tn. tonight. Looking towards downtown from a hill top in East Hill Cemetery.

"Hwy. 36 Bridge"

Highway 36 bridge spanning South Holston River, just below Fort Patrick Henry Dam in Sullivan County, Tn., near Kingsport.

"Abandoned Farmhouse"

Spotted this old abandoned homestead off Cedar Creek Rd. in Washington County, Va. today, near Meadowview.

"Moonlite"

What's left of the Christmas full moon on the day after Christmas as seen thru the trees in my front yard here in Bristol, Va.

"Christmas Day 2015"

Another Christmas has come and gone! So thankful that I am still surrounded by loved ones, family and friends on Christmas day! Hope everyone seeing this had a wonderful Christmas this year! Here is a church close to our neighborhood in Bristol, Va.

"Merry Christmas"

Merry Christmas to all, from our house to yours!

Randall & Audrey Dalton

Bristol, Va./Tn.

"Another Letter to Santa"

I posted a photo two nights ago of a letter to Santa. Here is "Another Letter to Santa"! In Bluff City, Tn.

"Holiday Selfie"

Holiday selfie! Reflections in a window. Merry Christmas to all, from Bristol, Va./Tn.

"Letter to Santa"

Letters to Santa start here! In a neighborhood in Bristol, Tn.

"Santa's Reindeer"

Here we spotted a couple of Santa's reindeer in someone's front yard in Bluff City, Tn.

"Post Office / Customs House"

One of my favorite buildings to photograph! The old Post Office/Customs House is all decked out for Christmas, here in Bristol, Tn.

"Standing Tall"

I bet there is a story here! A lone fireplace and chimney backed by a field of Christmas trees stands along side Hwy. 58 in Washington County, Va. near Konnarock.

"Santa's Helpers"

Here's a couple of mischievous looking little elves we found at The Inn @ Christmas Place in Pigeon Forge, Tn.

"Christmas Carols"

Christmas in the Tri-Cities! A downtown window display in a flower shop in Bristol, Va./Tn.

"Oh Christmas Tree - II"

Here is one of the two Christmas trees we decorate here in Bristol, Va./Tn. each year for the holidays. The other one is 40+ feet tall and stands right beside this one. 

"Christmas Attire"

Christmas display in a downtown storefront window in Bristol, Va./Tn.

"City Life"

Found this little critter out playing in my front yard today. In Bristol, Va.

"County Seat"

Sullivan County courthouse is decked out for Christmas! In Blountville, Tn.

"Oh Christmas Tree"

Town Christmas Tree reflecting in the windows of the local NBC television station. In Bristol, Va./Tn.

"Arts Depot"

The old Norfolk and Southern freight station which is now known as the Arts Depot, home of the Depot Artists Association, in the Depot Square Historic District of Washington County, in Abingdon, Va.

"Abingdon Depot"

Historical Society of Washington County, Va. in the old Abingdon train depot in Abingdon, Va.

"State Street United Methodist Church"

Ready for Christmas! State Street United Methodist Church in Bristol, Va.

"Summer Shot"

Here's a 'shroom shot from a ride to the top of South Holston Dam in Sullivan County, Tn. this past July. See blog post from July 22, 2015 for a couple more shots.

click here for more 'shrooms 

"Tree Shot"

Late summer shot of a tree off Fall Hill Rd. in Washington County, Va. near Abingdon.

"In Retirement"

 

 I found all that's left of this old farm wagon at the Homeplace Mountain Farm and Museum
Wadlow Gap Rd. in Gate City, Va.

"#555091 Caboose"

Norfolk & Western Railway Caboose 555091, one of 100 manufactured in August 1976 by the International Railway Car Company of Kenton, Ohio. Restored in 2009 she now sits ready for Christmas at Depot Square in Abingdon, Va.

"Barn on Hwy. 11W"

This is one of my favorite barns here where I live. I have posted many shots of this barn before. I posted a couple of it back last April as well as a couple of late fall shots just a couple weeks ago. Here is another shot from last April. On Hwy.11W going from Bristol, into Kingsport, Tn.

"Shootin' the Bull"

Not so sure what's on his mind but he struck a pretty good pose, so I shot him! A Scottish Highlander on a farm in Sullivan County, Tn., near Blountville. 

"Button Buck"

Here is a young 'button' buck grazing along the fence row on Forge Creek Rd. just past the visitor center on Cades Cove Loop road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"In Roaring Fork"

Here is the original roadbed thru Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail at the Ephraim Bales Place, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"In the Country"

Found this barn on Greenway Rd. in Washington County, Va., near Meadowview.

"Nolichucky Gorge"

CSX coming around the bend in Nolichucky Gorge near Erwin, Tn. back in September.

"Buck in the Cove"

Here's a buck coming out of the woods in Cades Cove, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park back in October.

"Thanksgiving Moon 2015"

Thanksgiving Moon, shining over Bristol, Tn./Va. tonight. Hope everyone had a great day with family and friends. Happy Thanksgiving!

"European Starling"

Pretty common bird around here. Actually classed as 'invasive'. The European (Common) Starling, in my front yard in Bristol, Va. today.

"Greetings"

Greetings! From Bristol, Va./Tn. Let the holidays begin! Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

"Southern 4501"

Southern 4501 steams into Union Depot in Bristol, Va./Tn. to take on passengers for the days excursion to Bulls Gap, Tn. and back. June 27, 2015.

"Barn on Roaring Fork"

This is the barn at the Jim Bale's Place on Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park!

"Just a Barn"

Posted this shot a couple weeks ago. Rode by there today and they had cut the corn and the sun was just right! Couldn't pass it up! "Just a Barn" on Hwy. 11W in Sullivan County, Tn.

"CSX Santa Train"

Here is last years CSX Santa Train coming into it's last stop, at Waycross, in Mount Carmel, Tn. before heading on into Kingsport to deliver Santa for the annual Kingsport Christmas Parade.

"Abandoned Bridge"

An old abandoned bridge crossing the French Broad River near Rankin Wildlife Management Area, near Newport, Tn.

"Palmer Chapel"

Palmer Chapel Methodist Church in Cataloochee Valley in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, near Maggie Valley, N.C.

"Foothills Parkway - West"

Some fall color from the Foothills Parkway - West in Blount County, Tn., near Walland.

"Abandoned"

An old abandoned house seen here from Haskell Station Rd. in the Benhams community in Washington County, Va.

"In the Country"

In the country off Benhams Rd. in Washington County, Va.

"Once Upon A Time"

This is the corn crib at the Ephraim Bales Place on Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail. The Bales family lived here on 70+ acres, from 1890 until 1930. Soon after this area became the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the farm still stands much as it must have been like ..... once upon a time.