"Neighborhood Pets"

Friendly, feral or stray? Two cats hanging out in a neighborhood in Bristol, Va.

"Snow Capped Holston Mountain"

Snow capped Holston Mountain as viewed across South Holston Lake from the top of the dam. In Sullivan County, Tn.

"Signs of Spring"

A sure sign of Spring! A robin coming in for a landing in a grassy field a few blocks away this afternoon.

"Holston Mountain"

A couple of shots of Holston Mountain as seen from Biedleman Rd. in Sullivan County, Tn. A neighbor turned me on to this spot a few years back and I've been going there ever since!

"Reflecting on the River"

"Reflecting on the River" ..... From a bridge spanning the Pigeon River in Newport, Tn.

"South Holston River"

South Holston River, near Hickory Tree. In Sullivan County, Tn.

"Fireworks @ Bristol Dragway"

 

National Fireworks Association payed a visit to Bristol Dragway late this past summer. In Bristol, Tn.

"Barn - Russell County, Va."

A barn located off Route 676 in Russell County, Va.

"Almost Gone"

Spotted this old barn falling down in a field off Mendota Rd. on my ride thru Washington County, Va. yesterday.

"Holston Mill"

Holston Mill, on Route 802, just off Hwy. 19. An old abandoned grist mill constructed around 1870, overlooking a tributary to the North Fork Holston River, in Washington County, Va.

"Shooting the Moon"

"Shooting the Moon" earlier this afternoon. In my front yard in Bristol, Va.

"Grazing on the Parkway"

A doe grazes along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina.

"Gold Finches"

Here's a couple of Gold Finches, feeding at a feeder in a nearby neighborhood, a couple of weeks ago. In Bristol, Va.

"Bridge to Osceola"

Bridge across South Holston River to Osceola Island just below South Holston Dam in Sullivan County, Tn.

"On Frozen Pond"

No fishing today! On a frozen pond in Bristol, Tn.

"Crucifix at St. Anne's"

Out playing in the snow tonight. Here's my favorite spot in the neighborhood, the Crucifix at St. Anne's, in Bristol, Va.

"South Holston River"

Looking up South Holston River just below South Holston Dam in Sullilvan County, Tn.

"Park Bench @ Osceola Island"

Looking across the river at a park bench along the trail around Osceola Island at the Wier Dams on South Holston River, just below South Holston Dam in Sullivan County, Tn.

"Button Buck in Cades Cove"

Throw back Thursday! A button buck in Cades Cove taken in February, 2013.

"Cruising the Neighborhood"

Don't know about you, but my first set of wheels looked just like this! In the neighborhood, in Bristol, Va.

"White Egret @ Rankin WMA"

White Egret perched in a tree at Rankin Wildlife Management Area on Douglas Lake, near the confluence of the Pigeon, French Broad and Nolichucky Rivers, in Cocke County, Tn. between Newport and White Pine.

"Great Smoky Mountains National Park"

In the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Gatlinburg, Tn.

"Ring Billed Gull"

Ring Billed Gull. Got a lot of these in our area right now. Probably 150-200 in the group this one was with. Not sure where they come from or where they go but they pass thru and hang around for a while every winter. In Bristol, Va.

"Just A Bird"

"Just A Bird". A Ring Billed Gull flies by at the old Lowes location at exit 7 in Bristol, Va. this evening.

"Jonesborough Sunset"

Caught this sunset near Jonesborough last Saturday in Washington County, Tn.

"Greene County Farm"

Farm scene along Nolichucky River in Greene County, Tn.

"Roan Mountain"

Riding across Roan Mountain in Carter County, Tn. About 100 yards from the state line here. Next stop, North Carolina! January 24, 2015.

"Old Thomas Bridge"

Old Thomas Bridge crosses Beaver Creek in Bluff City, Tn.

"Backbone Rock"

Backbone Rock recreation area in Johnson County, Tn. during last weeks snow! Near Damascus, Va.