WINTER SATURDAY DAY TRIP

We saw pictures of a beautifully frozen Bald River Falls the other day and figured we might drive over on Saturday to get our own pictures. The thermometer was showing 5 degrees in the early morning and we talked ourselves out of that, but we did settle on a quick trip to Cades Cove for […]
They Simply Fade Away

On our recent trip to Scotland and Ireland, we visited St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin. I always supposed this was a Catholic church but was surprised to learn that it belongs to the Protestant Church of Ireland. I’ve posted some pictures of the interior below, but the part I found most interesting was this display […]
2016 – A NEW YEAR

On the first Saturday of the new year 2016, Doug and I found ourselves joining a line of cars waiting to get into Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. We were hoping to have one of those spectacular winter sunrises that would make everything look magical with just the right low hanging […]