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My World: Sunday Drive

August 3, 2010

Blue skies along a country road west of Crossville, Tennessee. August 1, 2010.

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Sunday drives are becoming a tradition at our house (at least until football season starts — then we might have to find another day.

This past Sunday was another hot day, although the humidity was lower than it has been.  But the skies were a beautiful blue with white puffy clouds.

A creek along Taylor Chapel Road, Crossville, Tennessee. August 1, 2010.

We headed west of Crossville and once again got out into the country fairly quickly.  We traveled along a small country road, but stopped to get a picture or two at the bridge over this unnamed creek.  There wasn’t a lot of water in the creek, but it still looked pretty nice to us.

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My World: Obed River

July 27, 2010

Clear Creek Gorge in Obed Wild and Scenic River Park, Tennessee. July 25, 2010.

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Sunday afternoon Betsy and I drove northeast of the Glade to visit the Obed Wild and Scenic River.  This is a relatively new addition to the National Park system (1976) and contains one of the few pristine areas in this part of the country.  The rugged and inhospitable terrain has limited settlements and land usage and there are few roads in the park.

The trail from the parking area to the overlook. July 25, 2010.

There is an overlook along one of few the roads through the park.  We’ve hiked to the overlook before, but Sunday we drove to a parking area along the top of a bluff and then hiked a short distance along a well-maintained trail to the overlook.

Clear Creek Gorge, July 25, 2010.

At the overlook we could look down on Clear Creek (one of the tributaries of the Obed River) as it flowed through its gorge.  There wasn’t a lot of water in the creek, but we could see people swimming in pools far below us.

Sunday was another beautiful, but hot, day here on the Plateau.  But it was a great day for visiting a beautiful part of our world.

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My World: Grassy Cove

July 20, 2010

Grassy Cove, Tennessee. July 18, 2010.

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Grassy Cove is a pretty area south of Crossville.  Our favorite back road south and east of our house takes us through the cove and we have often remarked about how pretty it is.  So when we had the opportunity to take a driving exploration of Grassy Cove, we set off to see what we could see.

Grassy Cove is a natural sinkhole and is one of the largest in the United States, measuring roughly 3 miles wide and 5 miles long.  Grassy Cove is listed as a National Natural Landmark by the National Park Service.

An old barn on a farm in Grassy Cove, Tennessee. July 18, 2010.

Grassy Cove is rural with many small farms.  I like the old barn on this farm.  The mountain and sky in the background is pretty neat as well.

A mountain barn, Grassy Cove, Tennessee. July 18. 2010.

We didn’t see a house around this barn, but even with the patched roof it presents a great picture of rural Tennessee.

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My World: Lilies

July 13, 2010

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.

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My World: Rural Tennessee

June 29, 2010

Northern Cumberland County, Tennessee. June 27, 2010.

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We live on the Cumberland Plateau, which is the world’s longest hardwood-forested plateau.  The plateau is primarily rural — Crossville (our post office address) is one of the largest towns on the plateau with nearly 12,000 people.

It’s fairly easy to get away from ‘civilization’ here on the plateau.  Sunday Betsy and I went on a ride away from Crossville and soon found ourselves in the middle of nowhere.  But it was beautiful afternoon with lots of fluffy white clouds in a beautiful blue sky.  We stopped along a farm road to enjoy this view across a field.  The two horses under the tree just completed the picture of ‘our’ Tennessee home.

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My World: Cosby

June 8, 2010

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The Smoky Mountains are an important part of live here in eastern Tennessee.  The national park brings in lots of tourists and is important to the economy.

But Betsy and I tend to avoid tourists whenever possible.  We often go to the eastern side of the Smokies.  One of our favorite areas is around Cosby, Tennessee.  We’ve been there several times.  The pictures in the collage above were taken on a visit to Cosby in March of last year.

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I’m happy to report that Betsy is getting along pretty well after her knee surgery.  She had some problems with her pain medicine over the weekend, but she’s doing better now.  She’s able to walk short distances without any pain, which we consider progress.

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers.

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My World: Roses for my Beautiful Bride

June 1, 2010

Ronald Reagan rose, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. May 31, 2010.

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If you’ve read Betsy’s blog you know that we have 55 varieties of roses in our yard.  They keep us busy, but we have enough roses that I can bring in a rose for my Beautiful Bride just about every day.

The rose above is one of our new roses this year.  The picture really doesn’t do it justice, but the Ronald Reagan rose is a beautiful bicolor.  This is the rose I brought into the house for Betsy yesterday.

Speaking of my Beautiful Bride, Betsy is still in a lot of pain whenever she is on her feet for more than a couple of minutes.  Hopefully she will be able to see the doctor later today and get some answers.  In the meantime I can’t begin to tell you how much we both appreciate your thoughts and prayers.

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My World: I Promised Her a Rose Garden

May 25, 2010

Our new flower bed, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. May 23, 2010.

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Well, I didn’t promise a rose garden as much as a new flower bed.  This is the flower bed we built last year to keep me from having to mow the steep banks of the ditch in front of our house.  We built the wall and filled in behind it to make a new flower bed.

The irises in the bed have already bloomed, although they should all bloom again in the autumn.  The roses (7) are now blooming and the lilies have started to open.  In a couple of weeks we should have daylilies blooming there as well.

All in all, it’s not bad outcome for something to help solve a mowing problem.

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My World Is Coming Up Roses

May 18, 2010

The large rose bed in our yard, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. May 17, 2010.

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Our world is coming up roses.  Most of the roses in our yard are now in bloom.  The picture above is of our biggest rose bed.  Some of the roses were in bloom when we got back from the beach, but they are now really putting on a show.  I’m sure I’ll have more pictures in the days ahead.

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My World: Tennessee Vols

May 11, 2010

Tennessee Vol Iris, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. May 8, 2010.

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When Betsy and I got home from the beach this past weekend, we found many of our iris in bloom.  We have several different varieties, but the iris pictured above is Betsy’s special iris.  As you probably know, Betsy is a die-hard fan of the University of Tennessee.  She does a pretty good job of keeping her emotions under control, except during football season.   During football season she bleeds orange.  So when I saw that there was an iris called Tennessee Vol, I knew I just had to get it for her.

Go Vols!

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