We found this pretty creek on our road trip.

It was so clear you could see the bottom.

A Creek Somewhere in Dekalb County

Terry took this shot with the wide angle lens. We're standing on a bridge somewhere in rural Dekalb county. That's me crouched down getting a shot of the beautiful countryside :0)

Parting Shots from Jackson County

I took these shots from the opposite side of the creek. Not sure what
kind of bird that is wading near the falls.


"The human spirit needs places where nature has not been
rearranged by the hand of man." ~ Author Unknown






Serenity


Psalms 78:16 He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused
waters to run down like rivers.

I took all of these pictures on our May 12th road trip in Jackson
County, TN.







What I see in Nature is a magnificent structure that we can
comprehend only very imperfectly, and that must fill a thinking
person with a feeling of humility. This is a genuinely religious
feeling that has nothing to do with mysticism.
~Albert Einstein

Postcards from J County

On our road trip, we found this small cave in the side
of a bluff. Terry poses in front of the graffiti sprayed
on the side of the cave.


Me posing in front of cave opening.


Terry got this great shot of a Blue Heron standing in a creek. The
bird was so still, he looked like a statue. Terry took this out of the
driver's side window of our Jeep.


More creek shots.


I love the reflection of the bushes in the water. So peaceful and
pretty! We hated to leave!

Great and marvelous are Thy works.
Revelations 15:3

May 12 Road Trip

Saturday, May 12, we took a road trip down to Jackson
county TN. Our first stop was Rob Draper Memorial Cemetery
where my parents are buried. My mom passed away three
weeks ago, so this was our first visit to the cemetery since her
funeral. We cleaned up the headstone and placed a flag for my
dad who was a WWII vet.


After we left the cemetery we headed out to the back roads of rural
Jackson county. My mom used to say that Jackson county was
God's country. She was right. It's beautiful! We would love to own
land there!


One of creeks we stopped by to take some pictures.


Everything is so green and pretty. I love spring! More pictures to
come :0)

Hickman Creek in Smith County. Look at the color of that water.

I wish I had a creek running through my backyard. So peaceful!
I could've stayed here all day.

“Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your
hand into it, all you feel is a caress. Water is not a solid wall,
it will not stop you. But water always goes where it wants
to go, and nothing in the end can stand against it. Water is
patient. Dripping water wears away a stone. Remember
that, my child. Remember you are half water. If you can't
go through an obstacle, go around it. Water does.”
~ Margaret Atwood, The Penelopiad

Country Creek

I took this picture on "Happy Valley" road in the Buffalo Valley
community. Old barn, dry creek bed and country road :0) I
love rural Tennessee!

Dog Day Afternoon

When me and Terry were out riding around in the country
recently, we spotted these two dogs frolicking in a creek.

More Scenes from Bledsoe Creek State Park

If you get the chance, drive out to some of Tennessee's state
parks. There's so much beauty in this state :)

Barns, Old Farmhouses and Creeks

"A photograph is memory in the raw." ~ Carrie Latet