After the fire....

I took this shot from the fire pit after the boys started some twigs for a fire and then found the logs were soaked from all the rain.  I thought the pinkish grey ash and the burnt out circle just looked cool.

After the fire the fire still burns
The heart grows older but never ever learns
The memories smoulder and the soul always yearns
After the fire the fire still burns

~Roger Daltrey

Lost Shopping Cart

This cart caught my attention two weeks ago and it has been begging for me to take it's picture ever since then.  It is out in this huge grass field and it makes me so curious as to how it got there.  It's probably 100 feet out in the field and it couldn't have rolled here.  Someone had to carry it out there. 

Dock

I hope my ship comes in before my dock rots.

Alternative title:  "Otis Redding was here and his personal injury lawyer would like to have a word with you."

New Moon on Monday

Do you have any of those "things" that you never grew out of?   When I was a kid I was fascinated by the sight of the moon in the middle of the day.  Staring up at that bright white satellite up in the sky captured my imagination.   

But even as an adult, a daytime moon is magical to me.  I have to stop and look at it.  I contemplate the perfect balance of gravity keeping the huge rock from hurling off into space yet keeping it from crashing onto the earth.  I wonder why I can't see the whole thing, I should at least be able to see the shadow of the dark side.   Speaking of "the dark side", I think about how it looks like the partially rebuilt Death Star of The Empire Strikes Back [geek alert]. 

Yes, I know this is NOT a "new moon" but the title post sounded good and it IS Monday.  Just for calling me out on the technical aspects of this post, I inflict...errr..."share" with you this brilliant gem of the golden years of music videos.

Knoxville at night

1.29.2011

In case of fire, pull pin and uh...umm.....nevermind, run!

I have had the flu the past several days but just HAD to get out this morning.  Mother Nature is teasing us with an almost early Spring like weekend.  The skies are blue, critters are scurrying about, and people are out enjoying the break between snowy, icky weather patterns.  I went down the banks of the lake and the first shot I got was of that fire extinguisher buried in the floatsam that is exposed each winter when the TVA draws down the water of the lake systems.  

Self portrait - dayum I'm a tall feller.

Noisy little bird, a kingfisher I think.

Rocky shoreline exposed.

1.21.11

Well I blew the everyday thing but I'm going to post as much as I can. This looks wet but it is complete ice. The ridges that formed in it caught my eye so I ran and grabbed my camera.