Two for dinner

Christopher RobinOur Town Arts

Two American Oystercatchers wade a tide pool in Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands looking for their next meal. Typical of the wildlife of these islands, this pair was completely oblivious to our …

Buffalo clover

Christopher RobinOur Town Arts

East Tennesseans, with our mountains and forests, may have difficulty comprehending the vastness of the Great American prairie until seen. Traveling east from the Black Hills of South Dakota, the …

Blue mosque and orb

Christopher RobinOur Town Arts

To create more interesting photos of a large landscape or a distant object, include something in the foreground. Each post of the railing of our Istanbul rooftop restaurant had a …

Golden valley sunrise

Christopher RobinOur Town Arts

To do my part to save the world from the coronavirus, I did a little social-distancing last Saturday at East Knox County’s House Mountain State Natural Area. Along with my …

Moon rise

Christopher RobinOur Town Arts

Sometimes I head out just to see what I can find to photograph. Other times I envision something and search until the setting, time and light are right. For two …

Cove fence in the morning stillness

Christopher RobinOur Town Arts

Any time you make the effort to be one of the first people into Cades Cove, it is worthwhile. The quiet, the wildlife, morning fog or, in this case, the …

Winnowing

Christopher RobinOur Town Arts

In an agrarian society, fall is the time for the hard work of harvesting, drying and storing crops for winter consumption. It is also a time to celebrate the season’s …