Fifty years ago, the Apollo 11 mission landed and Commander Neil Armstrong became the first person to step onto the surface of the moon. On Jan. 21, 2019, we earthlings …
Early birds catch the fog in beautiful Cades Cove
Early mornings lend themselves to fog dancing elusively among the Sparks Lane tree line in Cades Cove in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It’s here, or there, only briefly fleeting …
A study in red, white and blue
This Fourth of July week, it seems appropriate to show the red, white and blue. We were traveling through the Chicago airport and I noticed these American Airlines tails. I …
George lends his head for awesome Abe image
This photograph of Mount Rushmore’s Abraham Lincoln remains one of my favorite images. It was taken from the top of George Washington’s head, which shows just a little at the …
Simple yellow flowers warm the heart
I was feeling nostalgic with a handpicked bouquet of jonquils in a green sandwich-pattern Depression-era glass vase sitting atop a tin tray. Who remembers getting glassware from a box of …
Tangled up in blue
On the Atlantic coast of Morocco, south of Casablanca, lies the beautiful ancient fishing port of Essaouira. Eighteenth-century ramparts protected the city and its medina (old town) from the ocean …
Reminder from Normandy
A family visit to Mont Saint-Michel on the coast of Normandy, France, had us leaving as the sun slowly descended behind the small island and Norman Benedictine Abbey of St. …
Opposites attract … the eye
Orange and pink are not two colors that I would typically think look good together. Here, the orange backdrop of downtown Knoxville’s Hilton Hotel garage provided a unique color contrast …