Betsy and I think Fairfield Glade is a pretty special place. We enjoy the beauty of the community as well as that of our own house and yard. This collage is made up of pictures taken around Fairfield Glade during the latter part of 2008.
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In September, while visiting Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Betsy and I toured the Hensley Settlement. The Hensley Settlement was established in 1904 by Sherman Hensley and was occupied until the establishment of the park in 1951. I took this photo while walking along a fence-lined lane on top of Brush Mountain.
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Although we’ve had a fair amount of snow this year (but not enough for Betsy), the skies have been dreary and gray. So I went to my archives to get this picture taken from our deck of a new snow under a blue Tennessee sky.
The view of the Smoky Mountains from the Foothills Parkway, Townsend, Tennessee. October 14, 2010.
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In mid-October of last year Betsy and I took a ride along the Foothills Parkway. The Parkway is west of, and parallel to, the Smoky Mountains and provides some wonderful views of the mountains. Since the Parkway is at a fairly low altitude, there wasn’t much color, but the scenery was beautiful nonetheless.
Waterloo Falls, Hardy, Tennessee. February 23, 2008.
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Waterloo Falls is an impressive 35-foot curtain of water across a stream approximately 100 feet wide. As you can see, there was quite a bit of water going over the falls when we visited.
This waterfall wasn’t listed in any of our waterfall books, but Betsy found out about it on-line. It’s only about an hour from our house, so we took a drive to see if we could find it. We obviously were successful.
A nice bonus was a second, smaller waterfall upstream from Waterloo Falls. All-in-all we had a great day finding things to share on Watery Wednesday.
Twin Falls, Rock Island State Park, Tennessee.
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Twin Falls in Rock Island State Park here in Tennessee is a relatively new waterfall. It didn’t appear until a dam was built on the river on the other side of the hill containing the falls. As the reservoir filled, water filled caverns in the hill and ‘leaked’ out the other side. After unsuccessfully trying to stop the leaks, hydrologists decided that the hill was not in danger of collapsing, and Tennessee state parks had a new attraction.
This is my post for Skywatch Friday, a meme for sharing views of the sky from all over the world. To see more, or to join and share your own photos of the sky, click HERE.
One advantage to posting on Skywatch Friday, is that we become more aware of the sky and the beauty that is in it on just about every day. I recently came across an archived file of sky photos from 2009. I used that file to create the collage above.
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Four inches of snow on our grill, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. January 10, 2011.
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The picture above shows why Betsy is very happy today. We got about four inches of snow early Monday, and Betsy is just delighted. Of course, she doesn’t have to clear the driveway, but I digress.
Our front yard, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. January 10, 2011.
The storm had been predicted for several days, but Betsy was skeptical that we would get any snow at all. However, when we woke up Monday morning, this was what we saw in the front yard.
They say we will have snow and/or freezing rain for the next couple of days. Someone in the family is looking forward to the possibility of snow. Personally, I’m looking forward to Spring.
Sunset near Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. December 18, 2010.
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Betsy and I were on our way to Crossville late one afternoon a couple of weeks ago when we noticed the pink clouds near the setting sun. Fortunately we found a parking lot where we could get a good view of the sun and the clouds, and where I captured this image.
Sunset near Knoxville, Tennessee. November 23, 2010.
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Betsy and I were on the interstate on our way home from Asheville last month when we saw this beautiful sunset near Knoxville, Tennessee. We were fortunate to be able to find a spot where we could pull off and get this picture.
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Betsy and I will be taking a blogging break for the next few days. But we hope you will all have a very Merry and Blessed Christmas.
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