First Bear of the Season
We encounter a beautiful male black bear with a plaintive look on his face in Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
The Smoky Mountains live up to their name
Last week (mid-March), Marcy and I enjoyed the opportunity to host an aspiring photographer on a photoshoot. We didn’t have to think long about a destination, and despite this being the national-park-road-congesting spring break season, we headed to Cades Cove. As it turned out, the traffic was not too bad, at least at first. We […]
FORGOTTEN IN EKLMONT
Congratulations to Marcy whose artwork shown below was selected by the Knoxville Cultural Alliance for inclusion in the “Arts in the Airport” Exhibition. Of the 484 entries, forty-one were selected to be displayed for sale in the Knoxville McGee Tyson Airport for the next six months. Marcy’s entry entitled “Forgotten in Elkmont” is part of […]
Serene Evening Mountain Setting Sun
After seeing another photographer’s beautiful pictures of a Smoky Mountain setting sun. Marcy and I decided to head to the National Park on a recent Sunday (June 24th) to try the shot for ourselves. The weather did not look promising. Thunderstorms had settled down from the northwest, but I figured things would clear by sunset. […]
CADES COVE WITH MADELYN
Our daughter and son-in-law had an out-of-town soccer tournament with their oldest, so we had a chance to host Madelyn this past weekend. Her birthday was two days earlier and we promised her a day of belated celebration. A picnic in the Smokies sounded the best after we floated a number of choices, but the […]
Photo Challenge: Tour Guide – Morton’s Overlook
This week’s WordPress photo challenge is entitled: Tour Guide and asks “What do you love about where you live? Show us!” As I commute home this time of year, the clear air gives me a great view of the Smoky Mountains looking directly at the peak where the photo below was taken last October. It is […]
