Archive for July 2017
Modern Torture Devices
Our ancestors worried more about becoming dinner than watching what they ate. Today, exercise equipment has become our modern torture devices.
Read MoreMasonic Shrine On The Blue Ridge Parkway
One of the lesser known attractions on the Blue Ridge Parkway is the Masonic Shrine, built in the 1930’s and home today to an annual gathering of Masons. The property is bounded on one side by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and on three sides by the Blue Ridge Parkway. The monument was completed…
Read MoreOf Mice and Men: The Eviction
After battling mice in my grill for several years, I took desperate measures. And then I wondered about the mouse’s point of view.
Read MoreMountain Evening Blooms Under Cloudy Skies
After the briefest of showers, the clouds hung heavy in the skies while our evening blooms glistened. The Rhododendron are holding their blooms at our higher elevations while the daylilies are shining in their bright colors. NOTE – Click on any of the photographs to enlarge and start a slide show. Depending on your viewing…
Read MoreSeeing The Light
Changing light bulbs should be such a simple task, but nothing is simple when progressive eyeglasses and technology intervene.
Read MoreSudden Summer Storm & Torrential Rains
After last year’s difficult drought that resulted in so many devastating wildfires last fall, we are quite happy with our much more normal rainfall this year. Yesterday afternoon was no exception as a thunderstorm crested the Cataloochee Divide – the ridge marking the eastern border of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park behind our house. The…
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