Fall Colors just barely hanging on

When I got to Spring City yesterday afternoon thought I should get out and take some last photos of the fall colors.

The rain is coming and is suppose to stay for several days. I am sure there will be no leaves left after the rain...except on the ground.

Notice the Eastern Bluebird, thinks he is hiding in the fall colors.

I think he would look good in one of my greeting cards.

More fall colors around Watts Bar Lake

These photographs were also taken between Kingston and Rockwood.

These were taken standing on the side of the highway. So quiet and peaceful to be so close to the highway.

The last photograph has 2 men out fishing in the fall afternoon. So relaxing.

Fall Colors around Watts Bar Lake

These photos were taken between Kingston and Rockwood last Sunday afternoon when we first got back to East Tennessee from vacation.

This driftwood in the front looks like it needs a bird sitting on it. Would have made a great photograph.

Watts Bar Lake is on both sides of the highway between Kingston and Rockwood. I love reflections in water anytime of year, but fall just adds to the reflections. I also like the evergreens mixed in here.

Fall Colors in Roane County

I took these photos on Monday while I was running errands involved with buying the new house close to Jimmy's work. The top 2 photos are in Rockwood, Tennessee.

The last 2 are in Harriman, Tennessee. Went to Harriman looking for the courthouse, ends out the courthouse is in Kingston. We had a good laugh out of that one.

2 photos of a fall Flowering shrub

The 1st and 2nd photograph are the same just turned. The top photograph is the way I took it, but was not sure which way I liked it.

The 3rd and 4th photographs are actually the same also, just turned differently.

The horizontal of both photographs are the way I actually took them, but wasn't sure which way I liked each of them, so thought I would take input from my visitors. I only took 2 photographs. I took this outside my daughters office window right after I took her picture, which I posted this past Friday afternoon.

Moon over East Tennessee - Sky Watch Oct 3

The first moon photograph was taken at 9:40AM, September 19, on a gravel back road in Rhea County, Tennessee. I just came around the bend in the road, and there it was, just asking to be photographed.

As the 2nd time, the moon also just jumped out at me. This one was 6 days later, in the city park in Spring City, Tennessee, also in Rhea County. This one was at 7:42AM, September 25th.

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Skywatch Friday September 5

This sunset photo was taken standing in the middle of my back yard, late winter 2008.My 2 youngest brothers work and live on one of the small islands in Turks Caicos. Just received an email they made it through Hanna with minor problems. But Ike is suppose to be a category 3 or 4 when it hits them. Please pray for them, and for my Mother as she sits and waits for word from them after the storm. I had a rainbow photo I was going to post for SkyWatch Friday this week, but I just couldn't do it after receiving this email.

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Small pond in Rhea County

Thursday morning while I was traveling down a small country road in Rhea County, Tennessee I came across this pond. Thought the stone art was neat, and decided to stop. Notice the beginning of yellows in the relection.
Saw something barely moving under the surface of the water.

First thought turtle....

Then beaver...

Next this large mouth comes up and opens up.

Finally got a decent photo. This one is for 2 of my blogger friends that like to fish. They are The Fishing Guy and Troutbirder.

Douglas Lake SkyWatch Friday

I took these while taking a boat ride on Douglas Lake during our Sunday School picnic. Everybody was going on about the sky and telling me to take pictures, little did they know, I already had. This is my first attempt at linking to SkyWatch Friday, hope it works properly.

Douglas Lake boat ride

These photographs were taken last Saturday evening on Douglas Lake in Dandridge, Tennessee.It appears to just drop off. No wonder they thought the world was flat.

East Tennessee sunset

Sunset from my backyard. You can tell from the bare tree it was taken in the winter. This is one of my favorite sunsets, although I seem to like a lot of them.

I have this one framed in my home.