Snow Day in Black and White

Kitty cat tracks


Dreary, snowy day!


Bare tree sillhouette.

New Camera Fun

I got this little glass window decoration
at the Smithville Fiddler's Jamboree a
few years back. In the background is new
fallen snow on our deck.


The glass texture of this sunflower sun
catcher made for an interesting picture.


A year ago we planted this Yoshino Cherry
tree in memory of my brother who passed
away in 2008. We decorated it with strands
of chasing colored lights. I snapped this shot
with the night portrait setting on my camera.
It was also snowing when I took this picture.
I love how the lights seem to streak out of the
top of the tree. I was holding the camera and
got that little bit of shake.

Photo Memories from Wolf Creek

My husband Terry on the Buffalo Valley Nature trail. The
trail runs along the Caney Fork River and Wolf Creek.


Picturesque Wolf Creek. The creek was way up due to
generating on the Center Hill dam.


We enjoyed our leisurely walk around the creek. I want
to go back there when the weather warms up. This has
definitely become one of my new favorite places! The
trail isn't very long, but it makes for a nice walk.



I got a Canon Eos Rebel XSI digital camera for Christmas
and am enjoying it immensely! I'm not a professional
photographer by any means, but look forward to honing
my skills and taking better pictures. This batch of photos
will be the last that I'll be posting from my trusty Kodak
Easyshare.

"I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree." ~ Joyce Kilmer

The following pictures were taken on the Buffalo Valley
Nature Trail at the Center Hill Dam.


A tree whose hungry mouth is prest against the sweet
earth's flowing breast;


A tree that looks at God all day, and lifts her
leafy arms to pray;


A tree that may in summer wear a nest of
robins in her hair;


Upon whose bosom snow has lain; who intimately
lives with rain.


Poems are made by fools like me, but only
God can make a tree."

Winter Sunrise

My husband Terry took these pictures this morning as
he was getting ready for work.


"Know where to find the sunrise and sunset times and
note how the sky looks at those times, at least once."
~Marilyn vos Savant

"Water is the driving force of all nature." ~ Leonardo da Vinci

Danger & Beauty

These pictures were taken just below the Center Hill Dam
near Smithville, TN.


Always wear a life jacket!


The backwaters of the Caney Fork River.




Use caution near dams. A large amount of water may be
discharged without warning at any time.