"Bee on a Bloom"

 Here's a bee on a bloom at South Holston Dam in Sullivan County, Tn.

"Sunflowers in Tennessee"

Found a nice field of sunflowers near Jonesborough, Tn. earlier today.

"Bee at Monticello"

Not a great shot, but you never have your camera set for a bee shot in January. Shot this bee on the grounds at Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson, in Charlottesville, Va. this past Monday.

"In the Neighborhood"

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

"Just A Bee"

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

"Bloom and a Bee"

A bloom and a bee on the University of North Carolina campus in Asheville.

"Bee on a Cone Flower"

A bee on a Cone Flower bloom at the Coomes Recreation Center in Abingdon, Va.

"Bloomin' Bee"

A bee on a Cone Flower in my neighbor's driveway, across the street, in Bristol, Va.

"Just a Bee"

A bee being a bee, along Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Bee on a Redbud"

A bee on a redbud bloom along Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail last weekend in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Seven Island Wildlife Refuge"

This quilt barn is located at Seven Islands Wildlife Refuge on the French Broad River in Knox County, Tn.

"The Bee and the Dahlia"

A bee on a Dahlia blooming along side Buck Mtn. Rd. near Elk Park, North Carolina.

"A Day in the Cove"

Okay! This was a little more than "Just Another Day - 2013" This was a day spent in Cades Cove, one of my favorite places ever. I spent around 8 hours in there today and not because it was stand still crowded, but because I just spent that long in there. God is good ..... Here is a little proof! .....

The first encounter. Just after entering the cove I spotted this dew covered spider web!

 My second encounter was this wildflower spotted from a bridge on Sparks Lane, still early in the morning.

 On the other end of the same bridge, I spotted this bee doing what bees do.

 Then after killing the morning away, checking out part of the Abrams Falls trail and having a picnic lunch at a remote cabin on Forge Creek Rd., we finally got down to business. After all, this was a "Bear Hunt"!

 

We finally found our bear looking up into this tree trying to figure out how to get to those cherries!

 

After looking up into the tree for so long, I guess he figured the best way to get to the cherries was to climb the tree!