time to savor

The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.
--Albert Einstein (1879-1955) German-born American Physicist

The Linn Cove Viaduct ... two weeks ago.

twisty

The tongue of man is a twisty thing, there are plenty of words there of every kind.
--Homer (8th century BC) Greek poet

"Secret Garden"

Milligan College will present the magical musical “The Secret Garden” on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28 and 29, at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, Oct. 30, at 2:30 p.m. All performances will be held in the McGlothin-Street Theatre in Milligan’s Gregory Center for the Liberal Arts. Bringing the audience along on the journey into the magical garden is Carshala Davis (above), playing the role of Mary Lennox. Davis is a junior psychology major from Memphis, Tenn.  For more information, click here.

lovely autumn

Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile.
--William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) American poet, journalist. 


Grandfather Mountain, Avery County, NC.

autumn colors

Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment.
--Claude Monet (1840-1926) French impressionist painter.  

Autumn colors on a rainy day.

contemplate

To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man's life.
--T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) author. 

One of the black bears within the wildlife habitat at Grandfather Mountain.

live well

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson (1817-1862) American Essayist and Philosopher.  

Still lots of green out in the Clark's Creek area of Unicoi County -- and not much water... just in case anyone was thinking about visiting Sill Branch Falls, Pine Ridge Falls or Buckeye Falls. Even so, Clark's Creek Road offers a beautiful and peaceful drive through the woods. (click here for directions and descriptions of the various trails and waterfalls found there).

looking back

When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened. 
--Winston Churchill (1874-1965) British Prime Minister

Another view of Boone Fork Bridge.

burst into flame

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. 
--Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965)  German humanitarian, theologian, missionary. 

A view of Rough Ridge and the Blue Ridge Parkway.

autumn journey

Life is a journey, and with every step we reach a point of no return.
--David Farland, author

Above: Boone Fork Bridge in autumn along the Tanawha Trail.

divine design

We had better design and build thoughtfully, sensitively, creatively, as we usher men and women into the presence of the natural gods.
--Stanley William Abbott (1908-1975) architect of the Blue Ridge Parkway

autumn awe

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity.
--Albert Einstein (1889-1955) physicist

Above: The awesome beauty of autumn along the Blue Ridge Parkway.  In the distance you can see the Linn Cove Viaduct wrapping around Grandfather Mountain. Click here to learn more about how this marvelous engineering accomplishment came to be.

launch!

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this.
--Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American Essayist and Philosopher

Canoeing on Price Lake. 

autumn harvest

For man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together. For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad.
--Edwin Way Teale (1899-1980) American naturalist, photographer, and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer.

autumn grace

No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace
As i have seen in one autumnal face.
--John Donne (1572-1631) English poet. 

Autumn has arrived and is at its peak atop Unaka Mountain along the TN/NC border. In the distance in this photo taken from Unaka, is Roan Mountain.

autumn smile

Children learn to smile from their parents.
--Shinichi Suzuki (1898-1998) violinist and teacher

My friends' daughter Brooklyn discovers autumn.

marvel

The day I see a leaf is a marvel of a day.
--Kenneth Patton (1911-1994) poet