Moon Over Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. June 23, 2010.
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Last month I was able to capture the Man in the Moon in the early evening. He looks as happy to be in the Glade as we are.
North Georgia waterfalls, June 22, 2009.
In June, 2009, Betsy and I went to North Georgia. We wanted to visit Tallulah Gorge State Park for our anniversary. As we usually do, we visited some waterfalls on our way. We stayed in Dillard, Georgia and visited several waterfalls in that area. The falls on Laurel Mountain were near the road, but Holcombe Creek Falls and Ammon Creek Falls involved a hike on a warm June day. But we definitely thought the waterfalls were worth the hike.
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Unicoi Falls, Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee. October 15, 2010.
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I’ve mentioned before that Betsy and I like to take the back roads when we travel, especially when we’re traveling through the mountains. We usually travel the speed limit so the co-pilot has time to look around.
Many — if not most — Tennessee roads through the mountains have turnouts at fairly regular intervals. That’s a good thing and we take advantage of them fairly often.
Last October we were traveling in the Cherokee National Forest in eastern Tennessee, when Betsy spotted Unicoi Falls as we rounded a curve. There wasn’t anything I could do about it at that moment, but I spotted a turnout just ahead. I pulled over and walked back to get this picture.
I realize there are times when a person has to take the Interstate. But when possible — slow down, take a back road and enjoy the scenery!
American Original lily, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. June 25, 2010.
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Most of you know that Betsy and I have roses in our yard, but we also have other flowers as well. We like to have blossoms spread out over as long a period as possible.
Our lilies started to bloom in late May and we still have a few blooming. The lily in the picture above is called American Original. It is in the long flower bed on the side of our house.
Golden Splendor lily, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. June 24, 2010.
Golden Splendor is another lily in that same flower bed. We’ve had this lily for several years.
Garden Pleasure lily, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. June 3, 2010.
The new flower bed in front of the house contains some new lilies. This beauty is called Garden Pleasure, which seems to be a very appropriate name.
Montenegro lily, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. May 29, 2010.
Montenegro is another new lily in that front flower bed.
Repulse Bay Beach, Hong Kong. June, 1987.
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I’m not sure how many of you are old enough to remember the 1955 film “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing”. The film was set and filmed in Hong Kong. When I visited Hong Kong in 1987 our tour guide stopped at this overlook above Repulse Bay Beach. One scene from the film was shot at the overlook while other scenes were shot on the beach you can see below.
The movie didn’t make as big an impression on me as the song of the same title, but it was still interesting to be at a place where part of the movie was shot.
The picture above was scanned from a slide.
'X' marks the spot over our house in Fairfield Glade, Tennessee.
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Betsy and I have always felt that we were led to this house here in the Glade. We fell in love with it from the moment the realtor showed it to us for the first time. The house had everything we had talked about and we made an offer that first day.
Some people have a problem understanding just how special we think this house actually is. But now I have proof. I was in the front yard a couple of weeks ago and saw this celestial ‘X marks the spot’ overhead. I would say that this proves that we do in fact live in a special place.
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I had a good visit with my parents yesterday and found them to be about as good as can be expected. They were in good spirits, but it is still sad to see how much they have aged since before Betsy had her knee surgery.
Alec's Red rose, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. May 23, 2010.
We’ve had some very hot and dry weather since the first of June. Most of the lawns around here are starting to turn brown. We may get some rain this coming weekend, and it would surely be welcome.
I have been busy watering our roses, and most of them are still looking pretty good, although the blossoms don’t last very long in this heat. I water the roses by bucket, which takes a fair amount of time.
The roses in this post are new for us this year. My Beautiful Bride likes red roses, and the rose above, Alec’s Red, has blossoms that hold their shape and color for a fairly long time.
John F. Kennedy rose, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. May 27, 2010.
But Betsy also likes white roses. John F. Kennedy is a new white rose for her.
Ronald Reagan rose, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. May 31, 2010
I tend to like bicolor roses. Ronald Reagan is a pretty red-and-white rose that blooms in the new flower bed in front of the house.
Southern Belle rose, May 13, 2010.
Since Betsy is a Virginia girl, I just knew I had to get this rose, Southern Belle, as soon as I learned about it last year.
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I’ll be going to Hendersonville to check on my parents and to take care of some chores for them. As a result I won’t be able to do much visiting in blogland, but I’ll get to you as quickly as I can.
Tellico River, Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee. June 18, 2010.
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It’s been hot and dry here on the Plateau in Tennessee. I can’t think of anything more refreshing on days like this than to sit on a rock and soak my feet in a fast-flowing mountain river. This is the Tellico River as it flows through the Cherokee National Forest in eastern Tennessee.
The start of the fireworks display. Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. July 4, 2010.
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Fairfield Glade is an interesting community. Most of the full-time residents are retired, but it is also a time-share resort with plenty of visitors in the summer. The Fourth of July is a big celebration for both groups. People here on vacation like to find things other than golf and the visiting grandchildren of residents need to be entertained.
For a relatively small community the Glade puts on a pretty good fireworks display. I couldn’t resist the temptation to join residents and visitors at the Druid Hills club house to see the show. All of these pictures were taken Sunday night. I learned some things about my camera while taking these, so hopefully I’ll do better next year.
The Liberty Bell, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. December 2, 2000.
” … We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. …”
Two hundred and thirty-four years ago, the United States began with a declaration and an ideal. We need to remember both and work to bring the ideal closer to reality.
Have a happy and safe Fourth of July.
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