i moved from Townsend, Tennessee where i'm from to Greene County Tennessee almost 3 years ago.
would you believe i've never seen a black person here? not one in 3 years. i mean, that's crazy... right?
#sunrise #photography #tennessee #blackhistorymonth #today #bluedotinaredstate

i wish i were as good at finding great horned owls as i am at finding wood ducks.
but i'm not. womp womp
so far it's another winter of not finding a nest on my own. womp womp again.
taken February 2025
East Tennessee
#wildlifephotography #birds #birding #woodduck #tennessee

it's February. by now most of the cubs in the Smokies have been born. the pitter-patter of little paws.
God i love them so very much 🐻
Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee
#bears #wildlifephotography #photography #tennessee

Sunrise
Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee
#sunrise #photography #Smokies #Tennessee

if i was a pregnant black bear, i'd lay in the snow too. you know that has feels good to her with that fur coat on. i'd have just about laid in the snow too every time i was pregnant. just sayin
#bear #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #photography

Kuwohi.. The Mulberry Place.
Great Smoky Mountains
#sunrise #photography #tennessee #smokies

13 degrees this morning. when the sun came through those trees and hit my face, i sat there and just appreciated my favorite star.
#sunrise #tennessee #cherokeenationalforest #hiking #winter #tnwx #rime #ice

no official planes came hurling from the sky in a fiery crash over the mountains of East Tennessee & WNC today. it wasn't for lack of me praying! i was channeling downdrafts. he skipped right over Tennessee because the hurricane didn't hit here. no wait, yes it did
#hurricanehelene #tennessee #wnc

here i sit posting peaceful scenes of where i live. but i don't feel peaceful. i'm worried about my kids. they're all grown and i haven't had to worry about them in a long time. it sucks to feel guilty for bringing humans into the world.
#sunset #parenting #landscapephotography #dystopianUSA

Northern Cardinal...
oh how i love my backyard birds.
birding is good for stress and sadness. it actually helps. normal people who aren't full of hate need something beautiful to focus on right now...and i suggest birds.
#birding #birds #notmypresident but #definitelymychildhoodSAtraumatrigger

i won.. for now.
protection rights for Eagles shouldn't be just words.
so far i've had my life threatened and i've been told the nest isn't even an eagle's nest but a squirrels nest.
you can't even make this stuff up!
#wildlifeconservation #eagles #birds #birding #BEPA
www.wjhl.com/news/local/c...

one of the cubs of my favorite bear on earth...Mindy.
my husband saved this cub's life. it was one of those situations you accidentally get involved in & don't realize how dangerous it was until it's over. almost 30 years of marriage and he got even hotter that day.
#wildlifephotography #bears

first post on BlueSky...
so i'd thought i'd post a photo from my neck of the woods.
East Tennessee.
#sunrise #landscapephotography #tennessee #photography #snow #winter #mountains