Beautiful Tennessee

In April I visited my family in East Tennessee. Everyday there was this beautiful scene as we pulled out of the lane where my sister lives. I would always grab my camera at different times of the day to get different light and shadows. Thanks, Patti, for being so patient when I hopped out of the car to take these photos.

Our Wonderful Neighbors

Today I just had to share what my two wonderful neighbor friends left outside my door yesterday on my birthday. They are so thoughtful, always giving. Thank you, Sandy and Suzan! ♥

The Clinch River in April

The beautiful Clinch River in Clinton, Tennessee.

That Kodak Moment

Why is it most of the times when we experience a "Kodak Moment" we never have our cameras with us? Yesterday on our morning walk, Clint and I saw a very large turtle in the creek that we pass over every morning. Not having my camera with me, I even drove back up to the creek to get a photo but the turtle was gone. I was quite impressed with the size of this turtle and this morning there was a camera but not a turtle. It was still nice to see the ducks enjoying the water on this July morning.

Oh the rose how it did grow ...

On my mind today is the song, "A Robin Built a Nest on Daddy's Grave", this version sung by Ralph Stanley.

Pears Watercolor Painting

A small watercolor painting I painted of tiny small pears that had fallen in our alley.

The Swallows

Swallows were rather unique to us when we moved to Texas. We "allowed" one nest built on our patio and was fascinated by all the work involved in the nest building. It appears to not have been a happy home for them, as a matter of fact, there may have been a "divorce" between the couple. This home has not had a good success rate for raising the young. We usually see the most activity around the end of April, today on July 1 we have had activity all day.