tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90749363947152401032024-02-20T10:31:26.627-05:00Photographic SouthImages of the Southern USA including historical notes, observations, related stories..........CLICKING ON THE PHOTOS WILL SHOW HIGH RESOLUTION..........bjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933344957466744104noreply@blogger.comBlogger141125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074936394715240103.post-48473268636170625602011-03-15T14:00:00.001-04:002011-03-15T14:00:40.920-04:00waiting for Spring<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-wqjQSVPkKqh1nsB9-Ko-coLnzmv6w7Y1KCWtACt6OR8sDJdOvO55frpvD6twxdzeQX9tJJuv0Hnpy5LeKm8dpU57gas9d_lIPKnnldqOBL5upgrcif0uZ7yWx-kFpE2w59ivZWLOls/s1600/P4070001.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-wqjQSVPkKqh1nsB9-Ko-coLnzmv6w7Y1KCWtACt6OR8sDJdOvO55frpvD6twxdzeQX9tJJuv0Hnpy5LeKm8dpU57gas9d_lIPKnnldqOBL5upgrcif0uZ7yWx-kFpE2w59ivZWLOls/s400/P4070001.JPG" /></a><br />Bunch, the cat, rests on the window sill and watchs for Spring.<br />She knows it will be here soon....the robins are playing in the trees nearby.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>bjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933344957466744104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074936394715240103.post-15863149503041006722011-03-14T18:31:00.001-04:002011-03-14T18:32:55.357-04:00Mother Goose<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5fBmW5TBd9QW-c83kzM_Otj9-Yga1Oig10xbcOORXYFGI8F2G76E-9OGSaFS25lPdUFRDkVPE-VyZbHDTcmWDLQDcCqGFsnHXq9F_xxohyphenhyphenAcWtgfgZvAXy-ld2Ue0rwthOyzHAq4TT6w/s1600/P5230032.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5fBmW5TBd9QW-c83kzM_Otj9-Yga1Oig10xbcOORXYFGI8F2G76E-9OGSaFS25lPdUFRDkVPE-VyZbHDTcmWDLQDcCqGFsnHXq9F_xxohyphenhyphenAcWtgfgZvAXy-ld2Ue0rwthOyzHAq4TT6w/s400/P5230032.JPG" /></a><br />The Georgia Renaissance Faire in Fairburn is a wonderful place to spend a weekend.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>bjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933344957466744104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074936394715240103.post-51242218355831018202010-11-04T13:14:00.001-04:002010-11-04T13:15:29.586-04:00Nature's statement<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdot9iFjFj4rNLpYk0SbLbgcobW_q_PRsqTXDNDHxocNm1YIYR6xnYYcBHxLeQHK8IkR7coSmjaBMriGcxFpt70qTHwhkLsjPjXKYenJO9y9BZfK9yPCIwLxcUDgabnlXSYbUM2xkHa68/s1600/PB130020.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdot9iFjFj4rNLpYk0SbLbgcobW_q_PRsqTXDNDHxocNm1YIYR6xnYYcBHxLeQHK8IkR7coSmjaBMriGcxFpt70qTHwhkLsjPjXKYenJO9y9BZfK9yPCIwLxcUDgabnlXSYbUM2xkHa68/s400/PB130020.JPG" /></a><br />It's Autumn here in NorthWest Georgia. The air is crisp, the sun is bright and the trees are showing their wonderfully bright colors. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>bjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933344957466744104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074936394715240103.post-26929230357715939712010-11-01T17:30:00.001-04:002010-11-01T17:31:29.214-04:00Clisby Austin spring house<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsljcEM1sxHhwwyVV8d5Qfxg8EbL-YZeXg0cBo3Z_aJ4sRw-ulPF0_f84NbRYlulSZ7VWEiIQoPqemTZDjO7b3KpZ3hbXUTVoC1MrvcMUPRaq8lBdqRd3ltaDZmF7uh-nz9wkNl4kSjMo/s1600/PB040025.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsljcEM1sxHhwwyVV8d5Qfxg8EbL-YZeXg0cBo3Z_aJ4sRw-ulPF0_f84NbRYlulSZ7VWEiIQoPqemTZDjO7b3KpZ3hbXUTVoC1MrvcMUPRaq8lBdqRd3ltaDZmF7uh-nz9wkNl4kSjMo/s400/PB040025.JPG" /></a><br />The Clisby Austin spring house sits glowing in the late afternoon sun. Rolling meadows and woodlands surround the pre-Civil War home located on 80+ acres in Northwest Georgia.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>bjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933344957466744104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074936394715240103.post-68587262553633004052010-10-30T13:17:00.001-04:002010-10-30T13:18:06.415-04:00Barnsley Garden mansion ruins<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYip7F8u3smWu-1AFXmVDGsJbXPIEcqFixKP3JnYPT6S8VGRPXafXX3K_3Xrbh5jJR9jYLTgeKy5m25USFvfiPVd3eV7nv4-ilRVPErjEOMcZsHg-nAcL1P8YINUhowQJfs1gB3XTutY/s1600/P6090028.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYip7F8u3smWu-1AFXmVDGsJbXPIEcqFixKP3JnYPT6S8VGRPXafXX3K_3Xrbh5jJR9jYLTgeKy5m25USFvfiPVd3eV7nv4-ilRVPErjEOMcZsHg-nAcL1P8YINUhowQJfs1gB3XTutY/s400/P6090028.JPG" /></a><br />Even in the Summer, there's a chill about the mansion ruins at Barnsley Gardens.<br />Don't believe me??? Go there yourself..... </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>bjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933344957466744104noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074936394715240103.post-23008619287592228942010-10-30T13:07:00.001-04:002010-10-30T13:07:53.033-04:00Barnsley Gardens ruins<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnb47FdYfLFah9um84TXVgAME438C-KVOKQE90T7pa1GY1ETlgGxVxrJPBP8aKyNt-4xuzrODXumUtgIliM_Q82AwGGcKcFy8zPd6n56vzzonrsaktzMDf-ILmz4kTDXD6FbgTuoL0sTM/s1600/P6090016.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnb47FdYfLFah9um84TXVgAME438C-KVOKQE90T7pa1GY1ETlgGxVxrJPBP8aKyNt-4xuzrODXumUtgIliM_Q82AwGGcKcFy8zPd6n56vzzonrsaktzMDf-ILmz4kTDXD6FbgTuoL0sTM/s400/P6090016.JPG" /></a><br />Although this photo was taken during Summer daylight, imagine it lit only by moonlight. These ruins of the Barnsley Mansion near Rome, GA, are said to be haunted.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>bjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933344957466744104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074936394715240103.post-85701220137155516592010-08-07T10:30:00.001-04:002010-08-07T10:43:20.644-04:00butterfly weed and Queen Anne's Lace<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYS5So830DeIE-HqbKq9GsoOEyfq-T3T1q3B_jvnkWikyK05VZ0PkbLQcdF3tbZz0-gYwBvS-HlBGqP90EU8kEwEn62Zyzw0xRL8pGgW8uvMWQkH032peCm0s33tZftf1mdU2zh_b-xc4/s1600/P7040009.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYS5So830DeIE-HqbKq9GsoOEyfq-T3T1q3B_jvnkWikyK05VZ0PkbLQcdF3tbZz0-gYwBvS-HlBGqP90EU8kEwEn62Zyzw0xRL8pGgW8uvMWQkH032peCm0s33tZftf1mdU2zh_b-xc4/s400/P7040009.JPG" /></a><br />I don't know the botanical names for these orange wildflowers. My grandmother called it Butterfly Weed, because the winged beauties just can't stay away. There was a chorus of crickets practicing for its sunset performance. Ah, living in North Georgia is the life...</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>bjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933344957466744104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074936394715240103.post-71621234592965794992010-07-16T16:38:00.001-04:002010-07-16T16:40:15.844-04:00Sunflower farm<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVn9W6dUgK00HTli8jVKIttJcYB3n9xO7vpjAL0wdnlSRdVAF26eNE9GxQ8Td-Lh5WN2xXLLEc9QUqlGU_wj4rWo1sDKTrXHPG5tkCy6uXxJDBvIt0l7yVXVf9ragWdOtp_ELAkAlBvM/s1600/P7110001.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVn9W6dUgK00HTli8jVKIttJcYB3n9xO7vpjAL0wdnlSRdVAF26eNE9GxQ8Td-Lh5WN2xXLLEc9QUqlGU_wj4rWo1sDKTrXHPG5tkCy6uXxJDBvIt0l7yVXVf9ragWdOtp_ELAkAlBvM/s320/P7110001.JPG" /></a><br />Late one afternoon I came upon this sunflower farm in Catoosa County (GA) near Ringgold. I topped a hill and there it was spread out for acres and acres. I caught my breath and heard myself gasp, "Oh, my!"</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Click on the image...then click again for a closeup.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>bjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933344957466744104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074936394715240103.post-92140228846187390182010-06-26T10:08:00.001-04:002010-06-26T10:09:54.588-04:00Dalton (GA) Saturday Market<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39PcAWnMPc-jwZ6MTXGl8zFULUimrI0cvNBvlf4_It-B_WIcYD1hrbORRFHpwIdczTOcFKJREt0m0e1s2luorW_MuIcx7E3x6awoddPjc-edOYxKxNwPywwTW09OV-FOvJCwFLRFL28Y/s1600/P6180001.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39PcAWnMPc-jwZ6MTXGl8zFULUimrI0cvNBvlf4_It-B_WIcYD1hrbORRFHpwIdczTOcFKJREt0m0e1s2luorW_MuIcx7E3x6awoddPjc-edOYxKxNwPywwTW09OV-FOvJCwFLRFL28Y/s320/P6180001.JPG" /></a><br />This fellow was selling delicious green beans at last week's Dalton Saturday Market. It's located at Dalton Green, a small park beside the courthouse. Market will be held there every Saturday 7:00am til 1:00pm through September.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>bjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933344957466744104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074936394715240103.post-61627027256143382572010-05-08T08:50:00.001-04:002010-05-08T08:52:00.392-04:00Tunnel Hill GA covered bridge<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">This little covered bridge sits on Clisby Austin Rd as it crosses Tanyard Creek. Located on each side of the bridge are small viewing platforms. Looking out the left side, you can see trains running the Western & Atlantic route from Chattanooga TN through Dalton GA. To the right, the Clisby Austin House and Tunnel Hill Civil War battlefield can be seen from the bridge.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUKaphxkoTI8rx9HPF2IzCzt71G2RXofic0QIRzXiZY12EJizYBTFVaTLTwkH7vaXJfqmNbK971NdLuCKNuykND_W_t5tkMPm_csTW2-3tStrUjnE0CabE43v39S8z7uChX4Y3188L78/s1600/P5030001.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUKaphxkoTI8rx9HPF2IzCzt71G2RXofic0QIRzXiZY12EJizYBTFVaTLTwkH7vaXJfqmNbK971NdLuCKNuykND_W_t5tkMPm_csTW2-3tStrUjnE0CabE43v39S8z7uChX4Y3188L78/s320/P5030001.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>bjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933344957466744104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074936394715240103.post-44882178109597752902009-11-02T10:36:00.001-05:002009-11-02T10:38:00.694-05:00Perfect Fall Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVse8h-a1NYAtNblLtNTmwbHf1syKWCryTRDmF_4oNfgOafyi3UjxuMqJxT9rIwxensUlfGuO_1w39uVABZyTcWJ2yojgsfOWgaUumxg3e3J6PLgYVL1IUiQlf6FjBap8_5HW7_1hWfdM/s1600-h/PB030010.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVse8h-a1NYAtNblLtNTmwbHf1syKWCryTRDmF_4oNfgOafyi3UjxuMqJxT9rIwxensUlfGuO_1w39uVABZyTcWJ2yojgsfOWgaUumxg3e3J6PLgYVL1IUiQlf6FjBap8_5HW7_1hWfdM/s320/PB030010.JPG" border="0" /></a> What a perfect Fall day in Tunnel Hill! The battlefield is dressed in its fancy Autumn finery. <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>bjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933344957466744104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074936394715240103.post-22207244951822375242009-08-28T11:12:00.001-04:002009-08-28T11:13:36.409-04:00Coahulla Creek at Prater's Mill<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9Gd9CQDKOOlO4MjLJ_KsZUgns0XKixQVS5ZZpXGHJQ_QjdySA6DuVj7-sJaMRBAutxdowFIaTUFTA0npg8O7UHZyhG41puEP4Pc70MTqAxGbuNPKBRKKOT7wvqdyVSvQYPVrxsvLLQI/s1600-h/P8240004.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9Gd9CQDKOOlO4MjLJ_KsZUgns0XKixQVS5ZZpXGHJQ_QjdySA6DuVj7-sJaMRBAutxdowFIaTUFTA0npg8O7UHZyhG41puEP4Pc70MTqAxGbuNPKBRKKOT7wvqdyVSvQYPVrxsvLLQI/s320/P8240004.JPG" border="0" /></a> Prater's Mill, near Varnell, is located on Coahulla Creek in NW Georgia. Each year in October, the "Prater's Mill Country Fair" draws vendors from all over the Southeast. Soapmakers, basketweavers, artisans, quilters - everyone finds something to delight that inner child. See the website for further information at <a href="http://www.pratersmill.org/">http://www.pratersmill.org/</a>. <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>bjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933344957466744104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074936394715240103.post-63999432235568629382009-08-16T16:03:00.001-04:002009-08-16T16:04:46.196-04:00historic Varnell House<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaXSDi-8kmQZx1i6AYc4rse_9-pNtNJaFvITA3EnvIsMXquMU4eCShmDpbtiutd-BF9nKEmnerfHMxdahQtfYitzT-LUtFLevc_f0QVe4X2V3Jc1VAOywFRlcRdr3wefDVrz1p7eSPRI/s1600-h/P8090031.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaXSDi-8kmQZx1i6AYc4rse_9-pNtNJaFvITA3EnvIsMXquMU4eCShmDpbtiutd-BF9nKEmnerfHMxdahQtfYitzT-LUtFLevc_f0QVe4X2V3Jc1VAOywFRlcRdr3wefDVrz1p7eSPRI/s320/P8090031.JPG" border="0" /></a> While scouting painting venues for our artists, we have found many historical sites. The Varnell House is located in NW Georgia, near Varnell. Apparently it saw some action during the Civil War. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOvG6HHz-NLNy8nRGbbHNrqk07igPfUEfEuMsiZ8Diffxa5t1vxV6DhcZpc_CMQV8fksIUfTme_rHJBM6WvHSIyJY0Sa92sHR3ioj5HU8A3eYrh2dTm97Q_1D986u_j4bzoSKqrbWLlE/s1600-h/P8090032.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOvG6HHz-NLNy8nRGbbHNrqk07igPfUEfEuMsiZ8Diffxa5t1vxV6DhcZpc_CMQV8fksIUfTme_rHJBM6WvHSIyJY0Sa92sHR3ioj5HU8A3eYrh2dTm97Q_1D986u_j4bzoSKqrbWLlE/s320/P8090032.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>bjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933344957466744104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074936394715240103.post-12896791885822599522009-07-25T10:18:00.002-04:002009-07-25T10:24:20.938-04:00Hamilton House in Dalton GA<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPA47abdBI72ELhz8aAFh9ai2MiVZCmnbz-ZulvKu3d6i8jwOxB6iWAAlo25VvjDz157mVfwFTPdK3imDPx9NK15j_YZoUUy88LQXAXMGUhaegmvn9aIknPRqVs1-_wCe5y96oUMKt4I/s1600-h/P7080028.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPA47abdBI72ELhz8aAFh9ai2MiVZCmnbz-ZulvKu3d6i8jwOxB6iWAAlo25VvjDz157mVfwFTPdK3imDPx9NK15j_YZoUUy88LQXAXMGUhaegmvn9aIknPRqVs1-_wCe5y96oUMKt4I/s320/P7080028.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The historic Hamilton House sits between a busy side street<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3sjLVQ4X5xzRIsXseLPLq2pfG4k63fP0J-yCaYY9qvX50ColG4ollJ2Pq93m0PMGDKbv907Zp14DoMMs55prItLyvYV711-Ptj3URfGemHgaMUBwGp4DXsqnCYyZyVvruS6ClEtzzACs/s1600-h/P7080027.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3sjLVQ4X5xzRIsXseLPLq2pfG4k63fP0J-yCaYY9qvX50ColG4ollJ2Pq93m0PMGDKbv907Zp14DoMMs55prItLyvYV711-Ptj3URfGemHgaMUBwGp4DXsqnCYyZyVvruS6ClEtzzACs/s320/P7080027.JPG" border="0" /></a> and a railroad spur in Dalton, GA. Between rumbling trains and passing commuters, it sits in the quiet elegance of long ago. The house and grounds are kept by the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society. <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>bjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933344957466744104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074936394715240103.post-1289909087826285972009-06-22T10:23:00.001-04:002009-06-22T10:24:04.902-04:00at Barnsley Gardens...looking at the fountain in the formal gardens from inside Barnsley Garden ruins..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEBppaTEny3YFQEnTfihUzx0JMKgRmcHtQSTKYfarQsVotxrN0_e_RCA_k9eaDpwUXctrDlFOI03oQjc5XE_-kTrqSYcB-A6LjYaSVCK_P-rqcxmDbXR0JVG3HH3RHiGiJYpe3oFm0tk/s1600-h/P6090008.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEBppaTEny3YFQEnTfihUzx0JMKgRmcHtQSTKYfarQsVotxrN0_e_RCA_k9eaDpwUXctrDlFOI03oQjc5XE_-kTrqSYcB-A6LjYaSVCK_P-rqcxmDbXR0JVG3HH3RHiGiJYpe3oFm0tk/s320/P6090008.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>bjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933344957466744104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074936394715240103.post-69029798062770221292009-05-24T21:36:00.001-04:002009-05-24T21:37:38.209-04:00Resaca Confederate Cemetery<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYutFQ1tVVediRxV8Hhi7_MJkMMwjyKHb2MNoQqmT6QuIgjfF4ukGzYZqxzwj-Ry_2GGJ2LRU1qpLD5_aJQCIsbhJNtCohvZrsnazJcQkUO4Ggi4n8TIvbcAx_1_ozK9ztHLnvdLj-NOY/s1600-h/P5140014.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYutFQ1tVVediRxV8Hhi7_MJkMMwjyKHb2MNoQqmT6QuIgjfF4ukGzYZqxzwj-Ry_2GGJ2LRU1qpLD5_aJQCIsbhJNtCohvZrsnazJcQkUO4Ggi4n8TIvbcAx_1_ozK9ztHLnvdLj-NOY/s320/P5140014.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />A quiet remembrance of Confererate soldiers who fell during the Battle of Resaca can be found just off Highway 41 near Resaca, GA.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOq85gTPaaDrG5yLAy3mfrKifzWKu7jGOk3jN1jwgXUgJ_mD-VVSAUf_5rSeKuHyz13Lr6v8FsDB8wPuYWlzgSxMOtAuDsTheFx07TIb9ja7hf8yyVsUMb6mMCRsV7gu_BHVG6DMWS4uQ/s1600-h/P5140013.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOq85gTPaaDrG5yLAy3mfrKifzWKu7jGOk3jN1jwgXUgJ_mD-VVSAUf_5rSeKuHyz13Lr6v8FsDB8wPuYWlzgSxMOtAuDsTheFx07TIb9ja7hf8yyVsUMb6mMCRsV7gu_BHVG6DMWS4uQ/s320/P5140013.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>bjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933344957466744104noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074936394715240103.post-61748267126680901182009-05-23T21:08:00.001-04:002009-05-23T21:09:37.576-04:00learning to flyRecently Sandra and I visited the Confederate <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">cemetery</span> in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Resaca</span>, GA. Just before leaving, we noticed something fluttering near the surrounding stone wall. There we found a fledgling trying his wings for the first time. Time and time again<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjIFwldvMmmGvfcwdmD57tGu3rFBW_Nv9G77DXTMEI53LB9UsHfuryCoEk4Y3I6Okh5z-WF9WzM9k3T6U17VU4saz_25mjyJKqxoD_zCc4xDFk_3OYx1d8UGtT72xmXxhWh0HDIFKlDY/s1600-h/P5140026.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjIFwldvMmmGvfcwdmD57tGu3rFBW_Nv9G77DXTMEI53LB9UsHfuryCoEk4Y3I6Okh5z-WF9WzM9k3T6U17VU4saz_25mjyJKqxoD_zCc4xDFk_3OYx1d8UGtT72xmXxhWh0HDIFKlDY/s320/P5140026.JPG" border="0" /></a> he bravely fluttered against the stones, trying to fly over the small wall. Time and time he fell to the ground. He rested for a bit on Sandra's shoe. As we were leaving, he was gripping the stones with his tiny feet as his wings beat furiously at the air. We're sure he made it...his parents were both on the overhanging tree limbs calling encouragement. <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>bjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933344957466744104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074936394715240103.post-68890842903164210292009-04-04T09:52:00.001-04:002009-04-04T09:53:29.240-04:00Bloomers in Tunnel Hill<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeum3_HDzJ5d_QwSA-_PIeHqKMCZgAtr2mYe4UAZ_6hKS-L81IIjlGFaoR_cF6sz5ioBCqz_Qemv0qIj9av3SnStvme9_Qtd-kY-alIzqKyA0M0DV3Dy4vaK3rOKY8-jRFy6RhJDbN4U/s1600-h/P3170016.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeum3_HDzJ5d_QwSA-_PIeHqKMCZgAtr2mYe4UAZ_6hKS-L81IIjlGFaoR_cF6sz5ioBCqz_Qemv0qIj9av3SnStvme9_Qtd-kY-alIzqKyA0M0DV3Dy4vaK3rOKY8-jRFy6RhJDbN4U/s320/P3170016.JPG" border="0" /></a> These beautiful pear trees line the street leading beside the Tunnel Hill Heritage Center. In the distance you can see the covered bridge and further on is Chetoogeta Mountain. The historic railroad tunnel isn't visible, although it's to the right beyond the bridge. This photo was taken in mid-March. The white blossoms are gone now - lots of rain and wind - but the other trees are 'furry' with their Spring buds. Come visit us in Tunnel Hill. <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>bjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933344957466744104noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074936394715240103.post-23476203392159924302008-12-16T18:30:00.001-05:002008-12-16T18:31:02.516-05:00same song, different verseWe've had so much rain in the past few days...the creek is over its banks in Harry Griffin Park<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWY9baJ2HBWGEXrDOghXhV1y10aEDANh3His0lc6io6byAQO10Or_JhbLrfEep0X5eF4Jz_TS9VvME0pR61YPgHpYJRiyF6Okjkn8g9bJpJ9koyBK67XqgJb6qrl1ZvISah5y_GNUjeQ/s1600-h/P2060022.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWY9baJ2HBWGEXrDOghXhV1y10aEDANh3His0lc6io6byAQO10Or_JhbLrfEep0X5eF4Jz_TS9VvME0pR61YPgHpYJRiyF6Okjkn8g9bJpJ9koyBK67XqgJb6qrl1ZvISah5y_GNUjeQ/s160/P2060022.JPG" border="0" /></a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It's quite a different sight than when we were there painting not too long ago. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWo2AfGf2HpfeGBmOVkiFoNxjbz2SqzIWp7XmPBZnU-_OA0wVhwbCG0E6Q9WeIwWPYJna3MmT40xVQA89HLe2iREAY_b8hKow9AFKgdq148q7K7bt5TukCU68DP9gsR-30xDmuY6aT9yA/s1600-h/P6120019.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWo2AfGf2HpfeGBmOVkiFoNxjbz2SqzIWp7XmPBZnU-_OA0wVhwbCG0E6Q9WeIwWPYJna3MmT40xVQA89HLe2iREAY_b8hKow9AFKgdq148q7K7bt5TukCU68DP9gsR-30xDmuY6aT9yA/s160/P6120019.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>bjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933344957466744104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074936394715240103.post-21895640800744965282008-12-10T15:41:00.001-05:002008-12-10T15:43:25.635-05:00disappearing<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC92JuWZxt0T-gcywgyXJiY_H_vjXxtaOvPAKZGSRvILL3WPfOo5bnshjyq3Lzxhnzx43cFaXFN_zhDvwmxPjqOSvxo3FriE1-1mpYGebTMk_L2iJUoAAxLtziPGacX35e22XGWmA_4js/s1600-h/Sarahs+Big+house+%26+Barn+Fall+002.jpg"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC92JuWZxt0T-gcywgyXJiY_H_vjXxtaOvPAKZGSRvILL3WPfOo5bnshjyq3Lzxhnzx43cFaXFN_zhDvwmxPjqOSvxo3FriE1-1mpYGebTMk_L2iJUoAAxLtziPGacX35e22XGWmA_4js/s160/Sarahs+Big+house+%26+Barn+Fall+002.jpg" border="0" /></a> Old barns can be seen beside secondary highways in this North Georgia area. Most have been abandoned, left standing simply because it costs too much to tear them down. There's beauty in the rusted tin roofs, weathered timbers and simple architecture. These structures are fast disappearing, and it's sad that we don't seem to see them at all. We're in such a rush getting from Point A to Point B that we hardly notice these icons of an era inhabited by our grandparents. I sometimes imagine a barn, newly built, with its farm implements hanging on hooks, the sweet smell of hay and the scurry of mouse feet. <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>bjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933344957466744104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074936394715240103.post-90226882020770548952008-12-06T09:36:00.002-05:002008-12-06T09:46:49.400-05:00Butterfly Award!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNNfEg8qSAxZZUG0PGGW5Iw1i2L7f-jTmNwmFfI4vigTOXWVG1rUbbhdWUOau12PRRtcK5r_KhFRgWRFZIJpexIung-g4D-dQtxxYK-0RNySF__9Vp8OifISH58oIas_L9q8nGVWc8KYE/s1600-h/Butterfly+Award.jpg"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNNfEg8qSAxZZUG0PGGW5Iw1i2L7f-jTmNwmFfI4vigTOXWVG1rUbbhdWUOau12PRRtcK5r_KhFRgWRFZIJpexIung-g4D-dQtxxYK-0RNySF__9Vp8OifISH58oIas_L9q8nGVWc8KYE/s160/Butterfly+Award.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Deborah Wilson gave me this wonderful Butterfly Award because she likes my photographs. I'm honored. You can visit Deborah's blog "Corridors" at <a href="http://deborahwilson.blogspot.com/">http://deborahwilson.blogspot.com/</a>. Now I'm passing along the award to some of my favorite bloggers...I'm working on the list now.</div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></div>bjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933344957466744104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074936394715240103.post-12238614201662292792008-11-23T09:45:00.001-05:002008-11-23T09:48:00.401-05:00Southern LightsThis is another version of what I call Southern Lights. There is actually an atmospheric phenomenon of southern lights (akin to the famous northern lights) in the southern hemisphere. Georgia's Southern Lights are actually the setting sun reflecting off cloud formations. This makes an awesome sight just before sundown. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0YZwkzsLIzgd-Q6XFnecbdlR9m-ZnV6Xu-zOhoM_5ipaxfIcCKtOlAZjmA5vwYKwxgUimqNH-xXcktBIxyTPPSqjspoBuAhP3oI6XNSn8NyK07oGEoEB66Av3H8My1Xs4-fnLqn9Po_M/s1600-h/PA010005.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0YZwkzsLIzgd-Q6XFnecbdlR9m-ZnV6Xu-zOhoM_5ipaxfIcCKtOlAZjmA5vwYKwxgUimqNH-xXcktBIxyTPPSqjspoBuAhP3oI6XNSn8NyK07oGEoEB66Av3H8My1Xs4-fnLqn9Po_M/s320/PA010005.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>bjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933344957466744104noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074936394715240103.post-33237625110434355532008-11-22T16:06:00.001-05:002008-11-22T16:07:53.285-05:00one more monthIt's just one more month until Winter officially sets in. The trees are still showing scattered blazes of color, but more bare limbs are due very soon. It's sad to see the land 'close up shop' for a few months<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzINOQ1lqgDtcqNhtap_IhtSvRwk5fsqOiJIMmOoBRIGYsRy7benGYGRelNMR8CPIupJkCvs9A0EdMpL67V5qRJ9HmDphivjBeu2iY0YKzQOcOejUgsOF1ATzl-wIBhiBjD2w2cDsmXs/s1600-h/PB190001.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzINOQ1lqgDtcqNhtap_IhtSvRwk5fsqOiJIMmOoBRIGYsRy7benGYGRelNMR8CPIupJkCvs9A0EdMpL67V5qRJ9HmDphivjBeu2iY0YKzQOcOejUgsOF1ATzl-wIBhiBjD2w2cDsmXs/s320/PB190001.JPG" border="0" /></a>. There'll be no 'new grass green' greens for awhile, and the crocus won't peek through the frosty ground until early Spring. Just a few inches of snow fall is usually all we get here in the South. Maybe I'll post some Summer photos in February. <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>bjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933344957466744104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074936394715240103.post-15400360461863898152008-11-20T13:48:00.001-05:002008-11-20T14:17:37.655-05:00Fort Keys foliage<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3dl2MJRZkFG0llmHrIGXvyUmb4xRwMligSho1Qx0h0Dia5r38f_c91pbQXYrErH3DOYfsECgG8wALIVtbl6Owp1ItgrkqCULc488s4k43Gnm3DHo76eXHSynwJqoGtl7WDhOEOeL5Vv8/s1600-h/PB200002.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3dl2MJRZkFG0llmHrIGXvyUmb4xRwMligSho1Qx0h0Dia5r38f_c91pbQXYrErH3DOYfsECgG8wALIVtbl6Owp1ItgrkqCULc488s4k43Gnm3DHo76eXHSynwJqoGtl7WDhOEOeL5Vv8/s320/PB200002.JPG" border="0" /></a> On this day, November 20<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span>, last year I painted this 8"x10" oil. Several people asked if I had "<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">tweaked</span>" the foliage colors. I usually reply that I don't have to exaggerate Nature's coloring...I just have to see it with an artist's eye. The <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">accompanying</span> photograph shows an almost identical coloring in adjacent trees this year.<br />Contact me for purchase at <a href="mailto:beejw@charter.net">beejw@charter.net</a>. The price is <span style="color:#3366ff;">$85 including shipping</span>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2d8tr-HJY6udXWX1obD_AXpXmo1G0rRn6H6WQ-k9S3xNx8gJyeiV7L7XL5ivtZlYMRsWpS5BPLt_PhyphenhyphenCWw3Hiuh1VvJGGBFQNKiMGVkqzmy5BQe5dg0StjwVYalKPZ4GMyvKa86c8LnF/s1600-h/PB030017.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2d8tr-HJY6udXWX1obD_AXpXmo1G0rRn6H6WQ-k9S3xNx8gJyeiV7L7XL5ivtZlYMRsWpS5BPLt_PhyphenhyphenCWw3Hiuh1VvJGGBFQNKiMGVkqzmy5BQe5dg0StjwVYalKPZ4GMyvKa86c8LnF/s320/PB030017.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>bjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933344957466744104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9074936394715240103.post-40502097204172296572008-11-18T21:09:00.001-05:002008-11-18T21:12:16.305-05:00Crawfish Springs - November 2006Crawfish Springs in November of 2006 was a fairyland of crystal water, reflected Fall foliage and sparkling sunshine. A few days ago I drove by and saw that it is almost overrun by the aquatic plants...and the water level is scarcely visible. The extended drought has left its effects.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_DzdWflSOHHVOHGFl9MD9zdCd75uCeZT5ZhN51r7JVldN1qjNaab8_C5L8KqOHMHFxAbiC-3yvoFpvWIx7XXpgavVYIaz1IuB2AdvIzo0WzxnmkcJbvLLaXQ81jghM6CNaby-5IHpUU/s1600-h/crawfish+springs+%2706+Nov+005.jpg"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_DzdWflSOHHVOHGFl9MD9zdCd75uCeZT5ZhN51r7JVldN1qjNaab8_C5L8KqOHMHFxAbiC-3yvoFpvWIx7XXpgavVYIaz1IuB2AdvIzo0WzxnmkcJbvLLaXQ81jghM6CNaby-5IHpUU/s320/crawfish+springs+%2706+Nov+005.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>bjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05933344957466744104noreply@blogger.com0