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Tag Archives: Tennessee
Sunset Cardinal
This fall I put a new bird feeder on the west side of the house, where it could be observed from our front porch. Birds have gradually become aware of the feeder and are beginning to show in good numbers, … Continue reading
Posted in Natural History, Photo of the Week
Tagged birds, cardinal, feeder, senset, Tennessee, winter
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Square-Corner Sunset
Photo of the Week The sun, behind the clouds, was so low to the horizon that the clouds to the left created the shadow on the left side of the image. The lower clouds on the right cast a sharp straight … Continue reading
The 20th Annual National Cornbread Festival
April 23, 2016, South Pittsburgh, Tennessee What began, 20 years ago in South Pittsburgh, Tenn., as a modest small-town street festival associated with the National Cornbread Cook-Off, has become a major regional event, pushing the town’s capacity for crowds and … Continue reading
Posted in Renaissance Bucket List
Tagged 2016, carnival, Carnival rides, Cornbread, crowds, festival, food, Jam Tent, midway, music, national, parking, performers, photographs, SOTF, South Pittsburgh, street festival, Tennessee, tractors
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Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Wheels
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Wheels You asked for wheels. Here are some of my favorites.
Calving Season
Photo of the Week This little guy (or gal?) was only about 15 minutes old. In less than 30 minutes he will be up and walking along with his mom.
Tennessee Sunrise – Morning Fire
Photo of the Week Driving along a local country road early one morning, this striking sunrise came into view.
Posted in Photo of the Week
Tagged fire, morning, photo, sunrise, Tennessee, tree, week
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Question Everything! – A Challenge
When it comes to political candidates, question everything and everyone! Even if it IS what you want to hear!! You may be the unwitting victim of Mis- and Dis- information. Election Year Musings – Political Essay No. 1 It is … Continue reading
Posted in The View from Pelham
Tagged amendments, Challenge, citizen representatives, conservative, Constitution, federal, government, idealism, issue, liberal, local, opinion, outdated, pissin' contest, politicain, reader challenge, representatives, Republican, role, state, Tennessee, term limits, two sides, voiting, younger voters
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Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Reservoir
The water goes up. The water goes down. Raccoon Mountain is located just west of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Atop the mountain is a Tennessee Valley Authority power generation reservoir. Built between 1970 and 1978, the reservoir is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power … Continue reading
Posted in Renaissance Bucket List
Tagged Chattanooga, dam, generatioin, generator, Laurel Point, Lookout Mountain, power, Raccoon Mountain, reservoir, river, rock filled, spherical valve, Tennessee
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A Fair Ride
Photograph of the Week What Does Cornbread Have to do with a Carnival Ride? Cornbread is a perfectly good reason to have a fair, if you are the little town of South Pittsburgh, Tennessee. For twenty years, cornbread cooks (chefs?) … Continue reading
Posted in Renaissance Bucket List
Tagged 2016, April 2016, carnival, Cornbread Festival, cornbrread, dancing, food, music, recipes, rides, South Pittsburgh, street fair, Tennessee
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