Saturday, February 28, 2009

59:365 Occupation


59:365 Occupation
A street artist at work. This is theme #206 Occupation.

Friday, February 27, 2009

58:365 Sweets


58:365 Sweets
A candy store window display in Gatlinburg. They were ready for a busy Saturday night. This is theme #312 Sweets.

Thursday, February 26, 2009

57:365 Fashion


57:365 Fashion
I love to read the t-shirt logos in Gatlinburg. There's just no other place that you can get such a mixture of politics, sentimentality, Jesus messsages, and Southern redneck. It's a unique place. This is Theme #93 Fashion.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

56:365 City Lights


56:365 City Lights
Currently, in Galinburg, there is a Winter Magic display with more than three million twinking lights. Gatlinburg was packed on Valentine's Day weekend. This is theme #51 City Lights.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

55:365 No Exit


55:365 No Exit
This one is just for fun. There is truly "no exit" from here . . . until Gabriel blows his horn, anyway. This is theme #199 No Exit.

Monday, February 23, 2009

54:365 Times Gone By


54:365 Times Gone By
An old horse drawn wagon is parked in the center of a cantilever barn on the Tipton place in Cades Cove. This is theme #331 Times Gone By.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

53:365 Sunday


53:365 Sunday
Inside the Methodist Church in Cades Cove. This is theme #310 Sunday.

Saturday, February 21, 2009

52:365 Exercise


52:365 Exercise
My husband on Hyatt Lane in the Cades Cove area of the Great Smoky Mountains. We loved our Saturday morning ride. This is theme #87 Exercise.

Friday, February 20, 2009

51:365 Watch


51:365 Watch
Alert and always watching her surroundings. This is theme #352 Watch. Make sure that you click on the photo and look at the bigger picture.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

50:365 Clouds


50:365 Clouds
50 days! Yea!!! This image shows you why they are named the "Smoky Mountains". Clouds and fog that look like smoke often linger over the mountains. This is theme #56 Clouds.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

49:365 Fence


49:365 Fence
A split-rail fence divides the cabin and the barn on the Dan Lawson place in Cades Cove. The cabin was built around 1856. This is theme #98 Fence.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

48:365 Open


48:365 Open
Originally uploaded by Bamagirl7

The door is open . . . just step inside for peace and salvation. This is the Primitive Baptist Church in Cades Cove. The building was built around 1887. The Park Service allows couples to reserve this building for weddings, and I have close friends who were married there. This is theme #212 Open.

Monday, February 16, 2009

47:365 Road


47:365 Road
This is Hyatt Lane in the Cades Cove area of the Great Smoky Mountains. My husband and I were on our bicycles and it was raining when we started. I had my camera in a plastic bag, and I only brought my wide angle lens because the conditions were just not good to bring everything. Just to the right of this picture, and just out of range, there is a whole herd of deer grazing. I saw deer, turkeys, squirrels, birds, you name it. Oh well! This is theme #262 Road.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

46:365 Silver and Gold


46:365 Silver and Gold
Another shot from Gatlinburg. This is a very different kind of image for me and I enjoyed making these shots. This is theme #285 Silver and Gold.

45:365 Candy


45:365 Candy
I went to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park this weekend, so I have lots of pictures to come. This photo was made in a candy store in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. This is theme #40 Candy.

Friday, February 13, 2009

44:365 Solitary


44:365 Solitary
Getting out into the solitary woods is a good way to exercise your body and refresh you soul. This is theme #293 Solitary.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

43:365 Time Warp


43:365 Time Warp
This sign on an Alabama county courthouse caught my eye. I haven't thought about a Fallout Shelter since 1965. I thought that they went out with the practice of school children drilling on how to get under their desks in case "the Big One" should be dropped. This is my chosen theme for this week- Time Warp.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

42:365 Sleepy


42:365 Sleepy
It seems like I am going down the list of the Seven Drawfs. The next is Sleepy. This is my dog and he is relaxed in the morning sun that is streaming in through the window. This is theme #288 Sleepy.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

41:365 Grumpy

40:365 Grumpy
Mr. Grumpy here is telling me that he can get really mean if he needs to. There was a very secure fence between him and me, and I was still watching his every move. This is theme #133 Grumpy.

Monday, February 9, 2009

40:365 Perfect Alignment


40:365 Perfect Alignment
There is a patch of buttercups on my Mother's road that always bloom in the middle of February. I always try to plan a trip home so that I can see them. Buttercups are my favorite because they are the first splash of color and they bring with them the promise of spring. It looks like four of these sweeties are standing in a perfect line waiting for me to take their picture. This is theme #231 Perfect Alignment.

Sunday, February 8, 2009

39:365 Stripes


39:365 Stripes
We pass through Lineville, Alabama, often, but I just noticed this bench today. So, of course, I stopped the car and took a picture. This is theme #306 Stripes.

Saturday, February 7, 2009

38:365 Baked Goods


38:365 Baked Goods
If our granddaughter is visiting us on weekends, we often go to the bakery downtown and let her pick out a cookie. It's a little routine we all enjoy. This is theme #20 Baked Goods.

Friday, February 6, 2009

37:365 Directions


37:365 Directions
The next time you are standing in the shower and not sure what to do: read the directions on the soap! This is my chosen theme for this week- Directions.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

36:365 Minimalism


36:365 Minimalism
Sunset over Dauphin Island on the Alabama Gulf Coast. This is theme #185 Minimalism.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

35:365 Barren


35:365 Barren
A dead and barren tree in a fallow field. This is theme #22 Barren.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

34:365 Water's Edge


34:365 Water's Edge
My husband and I love to hike and this is a very beautiful trail. It is located in Red Top Mountain State Park in Bartow County, Georgia.
This is theme #354 Water's Edge.

Monday, February 2, 2009

33:365 Winter


33:365 Winter
The weather this year is truly living up to the old saying . . . if you don't like the weather, wait 15 minutes. It is warm and pleasant one day and freezing the next. But, snow does not look like it is in the forecast for Georgia. This is what my favorite hiking trail looks like in the winter. This is theme #363 Winter.

Sunday, February 1, 2009

32:365 Architectural Details


32:365 Architectural Details
This building has lots of beautiful architectural details. This is the RSA Tower in Mobile, Alabama. Completed in 2007, it is the tallest building in Mobile. In fact, outside of Houston, Texas, it is the tallest building on the Gulf Coast. This is theme # 13 Architectural Details.