Category Archives: nature

Photo Friday: A Hike to Jackson Lake

Posted on April 3, 2020 by dbjackson

As the pandemic progresses, the limitations placed on what we can and should do grow more stringent. Here in our little town, that has meant, most recently, a ban on parking at many of the more popular trailheads in and … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: More Macro of Spring Flowers

Posted on March 27, 2020 by dbjackson

Another week gone, and another Photo Friday post. I’m not sure how the days can fly so when all I’m doing is working at home, living at home, keeping entertained and busy at home, but there it is. I hope … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: More Spring Wildflowers

Posted on March 19, 2020 by dbjackson

With the university gym closed, I have made several hikes down into Shakerag Hollow again this week. One of the days was windy, and unless you’ve tried it you have no idea how frustrating it can be trying to take … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: More Thoughts on the Pandemic

Posted on March 16, 2020 by dbjackson

So, you’re tele-working now. Or you’re home with kids whose schools have closed. Or, like me, you’re just back from driving fifteen hours round trip to pick up your kid from a college that is closed for “two weeks,” but … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: Spring Flowers

Posted on March 13, 2020 by dbjackson

Happy Friday the 13th. May it bring you good luck and usher in a peaceful weekend. The weather here has been kind of crappy, but on Wednesday morning I managed to catch a window of sunshine. I went down into … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: A Winter Walk

Posted on March 6, 2020 by dbjackson

Last weekend, in between rainstorms, Nancy and I got out for a lovely walk on what is known here as the Mountain Goat Trail. The Mountain Goat is an old railroad bed and the MGT Alliance is part of the … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: From the Archives

Posted on February 21, 2020 by dbjackson

So this is bound to happen a few times over the course of the year. I was traveling and attending a con the latter half of last week and the first half of this week. I returned home to lousy … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: Snow Pics!

Posted on February 14, 2020 by dbjackson

Last weekend, we had a rare double dose of snow here in southern middle Tennessee. The first snow was a dusting, but the second was one of those magical snowfalls, heavy and sticky, that coats everything it touches. As soon … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: Rain-fed Streams

Posted on February 7, 2020 by dbjackson

Sometimes we take photos for the sake of art, other times to commemorate events – times with loved ones, special occasions, etc. And on occasion we snap pictures simply to document something unusual. This week’s Friday Photos are of this … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: Reflections (Also Not the Last of the Year…)

Posted on January 31, 2020 by dbjackson

Anyone who is familiar with my photography knows that I love to play with reflections: the imperfect rendering of a sky or mountain or forest on the surface of a lake, the echo of coastal cloud formations in wet sand. … Continue reading →

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