"Old Railroad Coal Tipple"

An old railroad coal tipple at Rankin Wildlife Management Area near Newport, Tn. A fellow member in a Facebook photo group posted a shot of this tipple a few days ago. Thanks for the inspiration!

"Primitive Baptist Pulpit"

Here's a shot of the pulpit inside the Primitive Baptist Church in Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"View From Sparks Lane"

A snow covered range as seen from Sparks Lane in Cades Cove today. Spring in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"View of the Smokies"

View of the Smokies from Newfound Gap Rd. in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park this afternoon.

"Country Scene"

Captured this country scene along Bailey Bridge Rd. in Washington County, Tn. a few weeks ago.

"Doe in the Snow"

Spotted this doe in the snow along side the road to the top of South Holston Dam in Sullivan County, Tn. in late February.

"Springtime!"

It is definitely "Spring" around here! This daffodil is blooming across the street in my neighbor's front yard in Bristol, Va.

"Sign of Spring"

Here's a sure sign of Spring. Saw this in downtown Bristol, Va./Tn. this evening while waiting for the Circus Train to come thru.

"Sugar Hollow Park"

A duck at Sugar Hollow Park this afternoon.

"Smalling Bridge"

Smalling Bridge crossing the Watauga River near Elizabethton in Carter County, Tn.

"Meet the Highlanders"

I met the Scottish Highlanders today! Momma cow, baby cow and papa cow were real posers. Grandpa didn't want his picture taken so he just walked around behind them and laid down.

"Blue Heron on Boone"

A Blue Heron coming in for a landing at Boone Lake Marina in Piney Flats, Tn.

"Barn on Shell Creek"

Here's a red barn with a quilt block on Shell Creek Rd. in Roan Mountain, Tn.

"Rocky Springs Missionary Baptist Church"

I love photographing churches. Here is Rocky Springs Missionary Baptist Church on Rocky Springs Rd. in Piney Flats, Tn. This church is fairly old and there is an even older, abandoned church straight across the road from here that I am guessing was also this church at one time. More on that later....

"Baehr Memorial Chapel"

A little something green for St. Patrick's Day! Baehr Memorial Chapel on Mendota Rd. in Washington County, Va.

"Oops!"

 

Here's a pretty unique barn near Piney Flats in Sullivan County, Tn.

"Sure Sign of Spring"

Have been spotting Robins in the neighborhood for a couple of weeks now but here is my first picture of one this year. This is a sure sign of spring around here! In my front yard in Bristol, Va.

"Reflections on South Holston"

A very peaceful reflection shot along the South Holston River near Hickory Tree in Sullivan County, Tn.

"Union Depot - Bristol Train Station"

Here is a pre dawn shot of "Union Depot" in Bristol, Va./Tn.

"Flyin' High"

Another Ring Billed Gull "Flyin' High" in the skies of Upper East Tennessee! Over South Holston Lake at Hwy. 421 bridge in Sullivan County, this afternoon.

"Old Thomas Bridge"

Old Thomas Bridge crosses Beaver Creek just off Hwy. 394 in Sullivan County, Tn. near Bluff City.

"Looking Down the Nolichucky"

Looking down the Nolichucky River from a bridge on Bailey Bridge Rd. in Washington County, Tn.

"Gullible"

Ring Billed Gulls over Boone Lake at Davis Boat Dock in Sullivan County, Tn.

"Green Springs Presbyterian Church"

Green Springs Presbyterian Church on Green Springs Church Rd. in Washington County, Va.

"Tennessee Shine"

Here is the first light of the moon coming up over Holston Mountain tonight. The moon itself is sure to follow. From the top of South Holston Dam in Sullivan County, Tn. Photo taken in complete darkness at 8:42 pm. Camera set at f/4, 4 second exposure and 2000 ISO with no light at all. Not the best pic, but with camera resting on driver's window of Jeep, with motor running ......

"Shine On Bristol"

Anybody up for a little moonshine tonight? We got plenty of it here in Southwest Va./Upper East Tennessee. From my front yard here in Bristol, Va.

"Gull on South Holston"

Another shot of a Ring Billed Gull flying over South Holston Lake during last weeks snow. Near Hwy. 421 bridge in Sullivan County, Tn.

"Emancipation Journey"

A Quilt Barn titled Emancipation Journey on Matthews Mill Rd. in Telford, Tn. Open link for more history on this barn.

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"Just Another Dam Shot"

Yeah! Another one of them dam shots! From the top of South Holston Dam in Sullivan County, Tn.

"Ring Billed Gull"

A "Ring Billed Gull" flies over South Holston Lake near Hwy.421 bridge this past Thursday.

"Bristol, Va./Tn."

Early morning scene in downtown Bristol, Va./Tn. just after daybreak this past Thursday as mother nature is just wrapping up another overnight dumping of that beautiful white stuff some of us love and some of us hate!