Archive for the 'Tennessee' Category
Old church sighting
October 19, 2009Old church sighting
October 3, 2009Old church sighting
September 30, 2009Photographic tour of historic Charlotte, Tennessee
September 28, 2009The following photographs were made earlier today in Charlotte, Tennessee, the county seat of Dickson County, which very nearly became the capitol of Tennessee prior to the Civil War. (Nashville was ultimately chosen.) Charlotte has the distinction of having the oldest courthouse in Tennessee that is still in use. The buildings below are on or [...]
Largest cities in Tennessee
August 28, 2009I was just looking over my 2009 Tennessee highway map, which contains 2008 census data, and it’s amazing just how fast some of our cities are growing. For the record, here’s a list of Tennessee cities with populations of at least 20,000:
1. Memphis 689,198
2. Nashville 396,683
3. Knoxville 173,890
4. Chattanooga 155,554
5. Clarksville 103,455
6. Murfreesboro 100,575
7. Jackson [...]
Today’s Lebanon Democrat column: “Free in Tennessee, not so much in D.C.”
August 18, 2009With individual liberty currently under assault in Washington, D.C., we can at least take a step back, take a deep breath, and revel in the fact that the great state of Tennessee remains a remote outpost of freedom in the U.S.
Earlier this year, William P. Ruger and Jason Sorens, professors at George Mason University, published “Freedom [...]
Free in Tennessee
August 11, 2009Mr. Tax Revolt, Ben Cunningham, points out that Tennessee is the 7th freest state in the union. Indeed, the success of the tax revolt of 1999-2002 cannot be understated.
TaxingTennessee: TN is 7th Freest State, #8 Economic, #18 personal
Cheekwood in Summer
August 3, 2009The following photographs were made during the late afternoon of July 23, on the day Right Minded celebrated his 15th anniversary with the young wife.
more about “Cheekwood in Summer“, posted with vodpod
Waterfall blogging
August 3, 2009The following photographs were made at Piney Falls recently. Piney Falls is located on the eastern edge of the Cumberland Plateau in northern Rhea County. The top picture is Lower Piney Falls. The bottom picture is the main waterfall, Piney Falls. I wanted some pictures of the main waterfall from below, but it is a [...]
Country church blogging
July 23, 2009The following two photographs were taken at the Claysville United Methodist Church on Highway 70 between Pleasant Hill and Crossville, Tennessee.
Scenic overlook
July 22, 2009Courthouse #61
July 2, 2009Not a bad trip
June 19, 2009The Roses have planned their big summer trip to Atlanta in a week-and-a-half. Baseball tickets for two games, a hotel for three nights, enough cash for meals, stadium concessions, a daily Starbucks run, and other incidentals, and these things add up fast.
So we were thankful to be able to also work in a low-budget side [...]
Pictures from Dollywood
June 18, 2009Every time we go to Dollywood, it rains while we’re there. It doesn’t matter what time of year, we always get wet both from water rides and from the rain. It never fails, and it doesn’t matter what the forecast says. If the Roses are in Pigeon Forge, there is a 100% chance of rain [...]
Cheekwood in spring
May 4, 2009I should have gotten to this earlier. I was at Cheekwood two Friday’s ago with the camera, and took several springtime photographs of various things that I’ve uploaded to my Flickr account.
more about "Cheekwood in spring", posted with vodpod
