They have started demolition of the original mill in the Russell Manufacturing complex in Alexander City, Alabama. The mill was founded in 1902 and was the lifeblood of this small town. It is closed now and moved out of the country leaving many people out of work. Anyway . . . many members of my family have passed through these doors on their way to work every morning.

Some historical reenactors from the Cowboy Festival at the Booth Western Art Museum. The Cowboy Festival is held every year in October.

We were in the Smokey Mountains National Park last week. It was very beautiful there. Here are some of the leaves along the Alum Cave Trail.

I took these pictures a few weeks ago, and I got so busy and backed-up that I almost forgot to post them. I love to get pictures of these little creatures. They are called Hummingbird Moths, but there official name is Snowberry Clearwing Moth. In case you are wondering, my shutter speed was 1/2500 sec.

This past week, I visited in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Chattanooga is a very beautiful town on the Tennessee River. There are several bridges across the river in the downtown area. The top picture is the Walnut Street Bridge that is now used for pedesterian traffic only. The picture below is a picture of the Market Street Bridge that is still used for car traffic.

A butterfly lights beside us, like a sunbeam…
and for a brief moment its glory
and beauty belong to our world…
but then it flies on again, and although
we wish it could have stayed,
we are so thankful to have seen it at all.
- Author Unknown

Not a day passes over the earth but men and women of no note do great deeds, speak great words, and suffer noble sorrows. Charles Reade