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It's Snowing!

Riding thru Backbone Rock area in Johnson County, Tn. a couple of days after Christmas.

Happy Mothers Day!

Okay.....so I'm just the papaw!

But any mother would be proud of these two.



Mothers Day!

Hello,

This is my first time at this. I've been blogging for about a month now, but it has been nothing but photos up until now. But like it says...."Just what I feel at the moment". Okay, here goes.....It is 2:16 a.m. on Mothers Day 2011. Usually on this special morning I would be in bed sleeping because I would be getting up in just a few hours to go eat breakfast with my family. This was centered around my Grandmother, mother and two aunts, plus anybody else who showed up, which was never known until head count was taken at the breakfast table. This had become a tradition over the last 10-15 years for our family. Well, this year there will be no "Mothers Day Breakfast" for the family. My Grandmother passed away this past February and no one wanted to continue the tradition. I can understand this. I know we all miss my Grandmother. I knew her not only as a grandmother, but also as a mother because she raised me as her own child. Anyway, I still got to have dinner this past evening with my mother, my wife, my niece and her two daughters, which all are very special to me. And later today, I can still go see my mother and I will have lunch with my wife's family, who I feel as much a part of as I do my own. To my Mother and my Wife...... I love you both very much! To my Grandmother.....I miss you but yet I am so happy for you because I know where you're at and who you're with. Happy Mothers Day! God is great! Life is good! Live for the moment, for tomorrow never comes.

East Tennessee "Road Kill" team.

Gates Corporation in Glade Spring, Va. took a direct hit in last weeks tornado that swept across
Southwest Virginia. There were 70 people in this building when the storm roared through and all rode the storm out safely in two interior bathrooms that were reinforced to double as storm shelters.



Hand in Hand

Memories are forever.

Nerves of Steel.....

Ever played "Chicken" with a Nascar Transporter Truck? Nascar comes to Bristol, Va./Tn. for the fall night race. These haulers are fully loaded as they parade across town on their way to Bristol Motor Speedway! At 0:16 I had done made peace with "God"... I thought this guy was gonna run me over... :) Life is good!

Wild Turkey in Cades Cove!

 

This picture was taken in Cades Cove around lunchtime on April 8, 2011. Most always see a few of these on a ride around the loop. Deer are another thing you can most likely count on seeing a few of on a ride thru this section of the Great Smoky Mountains. However, on this day we didn't see a single deer. I think this is the first time I've ever rode the loop without seeing a deer. Did see one black bear, which you can usually see in season. Early April is a little early for bears to be out, but then again, it's been pretty nice weather here this spring. Knock on wood! We had 80° in Bristol, Va. last Monday and snow on Tuesday! Go figure......

Full Moon over Bristol, Va.

Full moon shining down on me. One full moon ago was the "Supermoon". Supposedly the biggest full moon in 18 years. This one was just as big in my opinion. When it first came up, which was just before total darkness set in, it was huge and very orange. My last post is of this same moon, just a little earlier and with my camera settings a little different. Any helpful tips are more than welcome.