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They like to burn trash in the mountains. We drove around some Chattanooga countryside yesterday and saw numerous “back yard” fires, probably leaves, branches and brush. I read there’s a burning ban from May to September and I guess after that one could torch their house if they were so inclined. But not during [...]

I’m ever the fan of car window views and their reflections. This is Mr. Bill’s Restaurant up somewhere around a place called Soddy Daisy in Tennessee.

They put this up in 2008 at Atlantic Station, between the Publix and Ikea. $20 million worth of arch. And I’m still struggling to come up with the appropriate words. Must say that I’m glad it’s there. It’s confusing. It looks completely out of place. It strikes one as nothing more than an extreme [...]

Beautiful clouds preceded cooler air by the space of a quick meal. Someone with a view from a skyscraper would have gotten wonderful shots. Down on the street, I tried, but came up empty.

We went to the Gold Exhibit at Fernbank today, organized by the American Museum of Natural History.
Indeed, there were some lovely things on display, the most impressive being perhaps examples of natural formations of gold and quartz. If you are anxious to see old ingots lost in shipwrecks, purchase pirate hats and pan for gold [...]

Painted Desert Inn, Stairway to Old Hotel Room Entrances
Was watching a little of the movie in which Judy Garland plays a Harvey Girl and was reminded of the Painted Desert Inn, which was a Harvey institution during the late 40s through early 60s. I returned to those photos and worked on a few more, [...]

H.o.p. drew the face. I carved the pumpkin, which was a tough one. H.o.p. talked about the smell of the pumpkin, how it was the smell of Halloween. “Nostalgia,” he said. I was unable to find the bag that holds our few Halloween decorations but he was determined and finally dug it out of [...]