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I’ve often tried (usually without much success) to get a good photograph of the moon. While I feel very inadequate at night-time photography, I do better when the moon makes an appearance during the day. I got this picture of the moon over our house a few years ago. I think the cloud which looks as if it is about to swallow the moon adds an interesting element to the photo.
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Years ago, when Betsy and I could still hike we would often go to Black Mountain, near Crab Orchard, Tennessee, to hike the Black Mountain trail, a loop around the mountaintop . One of the highlights of the hike was the Black Mountain Trail Overlook, which offers a spectacular view t the east. Below the mountain we can make out Little Cove and some of the farms in that area. On the horizon we can make out the Smoky Mountains on the horizon. It was always a pleasure to stop there and take in the view.
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Years ago, when Betsy and I were younger (and healthier) we would often hime forest trails in search of waterfalls. We found this pretty little waterfall, Kahuna Falls, on such a hike. Kahuna Falls is near Tellico Plains, Tennessee.
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Back in the days when Betsy and I could get around without needing walkers, we used to get up early and walk the golf course before it opened for golfers.There were some days when walking the course felt more like a chore than a pleasure, but most days it was a quiet time to be together and enjoy the beauty of this part of Tennessee. One morning I captured this scene as we walked the course.
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March 21 is a special day for My Beautiful Bride and me. We went to Tennessee’s Fall Creek Falls State Park on that day in 2001. We visited the five waterfalls in the park (that’s a picture of Piney Falls above) and began a years long quest to visit as many waterfalls as we could. But the best part of the day as that I got my first kiss from Betsy. No wonder the date is special!
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We had a beautiful Spring weekend here on the Plateau — the weather was warm (almost hot Sunday) with nice breezes and blue skies. Spring can be absolutely beautiful in Tennessee.
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I walked the back nine of the Druid Hills golf course early one January morning and got this picture of a pond on the fourteenth hole. I like the way the water in the pond reflected the trees and the morning sun. Such a sight made getting up early in the morning more than worth while.
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For several years after I retired Betsy and I would get up early in the morning to walk the back nine of the Druid Hills Golf Course here in the Glade. Walkers are allowed on the golf paths until the course opens for golfers. During winter months this meant it was often dark when we started on our daily walks. But being able to see the sunrise was an added bonus to our daily treks.
We can no longer take those walks as I need to use a walker most of the time and Betsy is not much better. But we do have photographic memories of when we could take those early morning walks. I got this photo on a January morning several years ago.
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Actually this picture was taken a couple of nights before Christmas, but our living room is ready for a visit from St. Nick. We have so many ornaments that hold special memories that we have two trees instead of only one.
Betsy has so man fireplace babies that I’m a little concerned that Santa won’t be able to get down the chimney and out of the fireplace, but I’m hopeful he’ll find a way around that problem.
From our house to your’s — Merry Christmas!
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For many years Betsy and I would make a two-day circle through the mountains of east Tennessee and western North Carolina to enjoy the autumn colors. We haven’t done that this year since we’ve both had some health issues and the autumn colors are pretty dull this year.
Fortunately we have many photographs to remind us of the glorious colors we did see in previous years. This picture was taken along the Foothills Parkway a few years ago.
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