Welcome Autumn!

We have a really glorious hickory tree in front of our house. In autumn it looks like the flame from a candle. A really, really tall candle.  It's about 120 feet tall. I know, I know.  You've never ever heard of a hickory tree that tall, but I swear, I'm telling the truth. About eight or ten years ago we cut a lot of the oldest, tallest trees on our property--about 120 of them--and the hickory tree decided to achieve true greatness because of it! It was only about a meager 100 feet tall way back then. I have to tell you that I look forward to this sight all year long.  What do you think? Isn't it magnificent?

Well, I changed the picture at the top of my blog--and decided to share a few pictures of the Smoky Mountains in northeast Tennessee. There are a few from the Scottish Highlands, too. Can you really tell the difference. . .except for the ones with the castles, that is? The pictures from the Smoky Mountains are really quite something. There are two or three about Samhain and Halloween, too, and I couldn't leave out Thanksgiving either. Absolutely no way. So I hope you'll spend a moment or two enjoying them while you pass a bit of time with me.

Thanks for visiting. Oh, and HAPPY AUTUMN!