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Sunrise on Nickajack Lake (Jasper, Tennessee)
We found ourselves in Guild, Tennessee yesterday afternoon and decided to poke around and see what there was to see. Decided to bed down at a little boat ramp parking lot (Jasper, Tennessee according to Apple Maps) to watch sunrise — and we were not disappointed. The air was chilly this morning. Maybe around 46°/8°.… Continue reading
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Tidings from a Spring Garden
I spent the afternoon at my mother’s home, enjoying cool temperatures and a chorus of late-day birdsong. The back yard of my mother’s home has a small patch of conventional lawn but the majority of it is naturally occurring growth that grows in unmistakeable harmony. The half of the yard furthest back from the residence… Continue reading
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Luna Was Here: Yosemite
I want to take the opportunity to acknowledge Luna, our rat terrier mix, without whom I might never have done some of the traveling I did. I was reluctant to invite a new dog into the family for years. Dogs require a certain amount of care and dedication, which I wasn’t sure we would be… Continue reading
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A Sanctuary of Solitude
By day three I didn’t even want to leave this place. I found myself in the state of deep rest. I found myself in a state of ecstasy. I was entertaining the thought of staying here forever. Of course, I had no idea what that meant, but my heart was on fire and I would’ve… Continue reading
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Yosemite By Night
On the night of March 28, after the sun had set, we began to say our goodbyes to Yosemite Valley… Or so we thought. As we were exiting, we saw a park visitors apparently dining out of the back of their respective vehicle‘s — trucks, vans, and the like. I pulled over and approached a… Continue reading
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A Home I’d Never Known
This time a year ago, Luna and I were falling in love with Yosemite national park for the very first time. We had driven into the park in the early morning hours well before sunrise and found a parking lot that just so happen to be in full view of Yosemite Falls, an epic .… Continue reading
For Lack of a Better World 