VISUALS

I've been going through my photo files which contain all the pictures that I've taken since I came to Tennessee (five years ago).

I was surprised to find way over a thousand. All taken with my ancient El Cheapo digital camera (it's a Kodak Easy Share, which I bought on sale when I first moved to Texas). 

Since the vast majority of photos that I post on this blog are taken in my own back yard, I figured I'll share a few that were taken outside of my private realm of existence.

  The Alvin C. York State Park is not very far from where I live. Sergeant York was one of the most decorated Army soldiers in World War I.
(I just discovered that he was born on my birth date - December 13th).
This is the old gristmill in the park.

I love this peaceful little waterfall.

There are forests everywhere around here, but also lovely little valleys sandwiched in between.

There's a lot of nice scenery on my long drive to town, but it's nearly impossible to take photos because there are very few places to pull over. The winding road is narrow and I'm afraid I'd risk going over a cliff or getting pulverized by a logging truck.

One of the landmarks I always pass is this old barn.....

.....and this little church, which I think is still in use. 

The autumn foliage is spectacular along the drive.

The icicles on the cliffs are amazing

Heading back toward home. This is the little road that winds past my house

(above and below)

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A neighboring cow pasture

 One of my neighbors

(I plan to have more photos in my next post)