Tiff at low tide

Friendly Lake Denizen

Norris Lake Ski Dream

At one time, perhaps 30 years ago, you lived in your cut-offs and haircuts were every 3 months need-it-or-not; The rate limiting step of summer was not the imagination or energy reserve...but, how much could be packed into the 24 hour day. -James

Campbell County, Tennessee

Cove Lake in cooler days

Today it was 94 outside and inside it was tense as a truck tire at 100 p.s.i. Let's all try to get along. Imagine a mountain lake in early spring. We need some chill. -James

Coco Takes Wing

Bye, Coco Chanel

Californy calls to you

Y'all come back now, y'hear?

-James

(with apologies to Paul Henning, The Ballad of Jed Clampett)

Dance Haiku

Swaying to and fro

Dancers move like notes adrift

Be the instrument.

-James

Cherokee Sentinels

In the mid 1750's the Cherokee had a large town known as Chote, which had supplanted the smaller village of TenneSsee, both now covered by Tellico Lake. While standing on the marshy shore I tried to imagine the once noble nation. -James

...hmm..how did that angel fly?

Handing it over

Tangled web

Sunset Hood

Cloud Bank

Is summer a kid's greatest attainment?