"North Fork"

A swinging bridge spanning the North Fork Holston River on Nottingham Rd. (Rte. 614) in Scott County, Va.

"Mom & Me - Christmas Day 2017"

Mom and Me, Christmas Day 2017!

"Christmas Day 2017"

'Tis the season, here's the reason!

Christmas 2017

 

"Merry Christmas Granny and Granddaddy"

You each played dual roles in my life. You were my Parents and my Grandparents! Merry Christmas in Heaven Granny and Granddaddy! You will never be forgotten ......

"Bluff City Baptist Church"

Bluff City Baptist Church - Bluff City, Tn.

"Christmas in the Neighborhood"

Sharing the Christmas Spirit with a shot from our neighborhood here in Bristol, Va.

"Just A Trickle"

A small stream cascading down from the mountain, somewhere in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Down on the Farm"

A rural farm scene in Washington County, Va.

"Texas Longhorn in Virginia"

Not the friendliest cow I ever met, spotted this 'Texas Longhorn' today in a field in Washington County, near Abingdon, Va.

"Fog on South Holston"

A little fog on the river around the Weir Dams at Osceola Island just below South Holston Dam in Sullivan County, Tn.

"Fence in the Snow"

First snow of the season here for us. About an inch or so earlier but by the afternoon most of it was gone! Fence row on the old Gateway Baptist Church property here in Bristol, Tn.

"Mabry Mill"

Mabry Mill, at milepost 176, on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Meadows of Dan, Va.

"Cataloochee Valley"

Looking out across Cataloochee Valley in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, early November, 2017.

"Super Moon 2017"

Last night's Super Moon shining down on Bristol, Va.

"Ho Ho Ho!"

Ho Ho Ho, Happy Holidays! From Bristol, Va./Tn.

"Just A Bird"

Just a bird shot from a few years ago. In my front yard in Bristol, Va.

"Road to Nowhere"

Here is the entrance to the tunnel at the end of the "Road to Nowhere" near Bryson City, N.C., in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Fall Color"

There's still some fall color left in our neighborhood. Looking down Euclid Avenue in Bristol, Va.

"Bull of the Woods"

Sporting a few battle scars, this bull elk at Cataloochee Valley in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park still seems to 'be in charge'!

"Bryson City"

Driving down Everett St. in Bryson City, N.C. on our recent visit to the North Carolina side of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Heading for the "Road to Nowhere"!

"Great Blue Heron"

A Great Blue Heron posing on a rock in the wetlands at Sugar Hollow Park in Bristol, Va.

"Cherokee Elk"

One more from our weekend in Maggie Valley. A bull elk in Cherokee, N.C.

"Edge of the Forest"

The edge of the forest at Cataloochee Valley in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Bristol Virginia Middle School"

Still a little Fall color in our neighborhood here in Bristol, Va.

"Inside Looking Out"

"Inside Looking Out" a window in an old schoolhouse in Cataloochee Valley, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Leader of the Pack"

Bull elk in the fields at Cataloochee Valley in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Fontana Lake"

Looking down on Fontana Lake from the "Road to Nowhere" near Bryson City, N.C. In the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Spike Bull Elk @ Cataloochee"

Here's to another successful elk hunt in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park! Spike Bull Elk in Cataloochee Valley.

"Bull Elk at Cataloochee"

Bull Elk at Cataloochee, this past September, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Be back today at sunrise! Be lookin' for ya!

"Covered Bridge on Rose Mountain"

A fully functional covered bridge crossing a pond on top of Rose Mountain in Claiborne County, Tn. Drove my Jeep across it, and on beyond! Note the giant wind chime just to the right of the bridge in the background.

"Blue Ridge Parkway"

Here's a shot from an overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway somewhere between Charlottesville and Roanoke, Va.

"Horse and Barn in Greene County, Tn."

A nice horse and barn shot just off Newport Hwy. (Hwy. 321) between Greeneville and Newport, Tn.

 

"Down on the Farm"

"Down on the Farm"! Somewhere out in the country near Erwin, Tn.

"Cookin' Beans"

Now that's a pot of beans! On Rose Mountain in Claiborne County, Tn.

"Rose Mountain Milling Company"

Rose  Mountain Milling Company on Rose Mountain in Claiborne County, Tn.

"South Holston Weir Dams"

The Weir Dams at Osceola Island just below South Holston Dam in Sullivan County, Tn.

"Rose Mountain"

From the top of Rose Mountain in Claiborne County, Tn. this afternoon. Thanks to everyone that help make this happen!

"Quilt Barn in Maggie Valley, NC"

A North Carolina quilt barn at 60 mph on Jonathan Creek Hwy. NC 276, near Maggie Valley, N.C.

"Quilt Barn"

A working 'Quilt Barn' on Hwy. 107 in the old Philadelphia area of Washington County, Tn.

"It's Fall Y'all"

Temps still in the 80's but hey, "It's Fall Y'all"! Scene here is at Laurels Pumpkin Barn in Carter County, Tn.

"Red Barn"

A nice red barn on Jonathan Creek Hwy. between Maggie Valley, N.C. and the Cataloochee area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park! Day Tripper ......

"Old Pilot Hill General Store"

Old Pilot Hill General Store in Limestone, Tn. Had a great lunch here yesterday out in the middle of nowhere!

"Blacksmith Shop at Cataloochee"

The blacksmith shop behind the Palmer house in Big Cataloochee Valley in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"In the Neighborhood"

In my neighbor's driveway, in Bristol, Va.

"1938 McCormic Deering Tractor"

Here's a 1938 McCormick Deering tractor at Laurels Pumpkin Barn in Carter County, Tn.

"Just A Bee"

Just a bee! At Broyhill Park in Blowing Rock, N.C.