Summer is almost over, and the hot humid days are transitioning to crisp and cool. Green leaves are fading to oranges and yellows. Plans for the day are still shaping up. There’s a moment here to relax with a coffee break or a cup of tea. Enjoy the stillness of the woods or identify a songbird….
Once again it was time this week to head over to Carver Orchards in Cosby for this year’s Applesauce Day. For almost 20 years, I’ve enjoyed Carvers beautiful setting, with the Smoky Mountains in the distance, to kick off the applesauce making. Recently, the folks at Carvers have opened an Apple House Restaurant, where you’ll…
I’ve made hundreds of pizzas from scratch. Every Friday night for years. So many pizzas, my kids were sick of them. Lately I have been trying a new method for the dough. Here’s how it goes: There are basically three ingredients for pizza dough, or for any dough, and they are flour, yeast and water….
The picture above is the footbridge leading to the Ramsey Cascades Trail in the Greenbrier section of the Smoky Mountains. Yes, it’s still cold and quiet around here. Another cold, snowy scene from the Greenbrier is below. But to warm things up on the waning days of winter, there’s a gallery of quotations down below….
Usually by the end of February, winter is losing its grip in our quiet little village on the edge of the Smoky Mountains. But this year we’ve still got the twice-weekly snowstorms, still wearing the triple layers, still the hot chocolate and tea, the howling wind at night, the cats that refuse to venture outdoors…
Welcome to Heartsborough Hill, where I will talk about our alternative lifestyle in the shadow of the Smoky Mountains, photography as a career, the “golden years,” and such. For the most part, a picture is worth 1000 words here. The image above was taken on the street where I live … well, except for that…
I live in Gatlinburg TN, on the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains. The Smokies are a very spiritual place, and I attempt to capture some of that spirit in each of my photographs.
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