There’s is nothing like fall in Tennessee! Sentinels of the season capture our attention: football, scarecrows, festivals and bonfires. The temperatures have been perfect!
Traveling to the Cumberland Plateau, I was …
Flowers for First Friday
Getting fit for flight
No, this is not a butterfly convention, and, no, it is not a Photoshop composite. Butterflies gathering in large numbers to absorb minerals and salts from wet soil is called …
The window is closing on the blooming season
Holding onto summer?
A few days of cool temperatures and we are pulling out our sweaters and pumpkin spice, anticipating the change in our days. Before you get charmed with shorter …
Serenity at dawn
In all the photography classes and workshops that I have taken, it has been stressed to eliminate everything that is not necessary to the photo. If something does not add …
The G.O.A.T. is game day ready. Go Vols!
Goat vs G.O.A.T. what does that mean? I’m not much of a sportswriter (or reader), but I am a bit confused. We’ve all seen the “goat” of a sports play. …
Finding the Zen in zinnias
Moderate early August temperatures (less than 90 degrees) and thouzands of colorful zinnias found me zestful and zealous to put on canvas what was before me. Zooming over to Seven …
Intimations of harvest time
Is driving a tractor on your bucket list? I’ve been wondering just how many local folks can drive one. While not everyone was raised in a farm setting, many have …
High in the Andes, a llama surveys her domain
In 1911, American historian and explorer Hiram Bingham rediscovered the Incan city of Machu Picchu high in the Andes Mountains above the Urubamba River. This fascinating city was likely built …