“… there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.” ~Christopher McCandless
A flurry of activity
Snow geese over Reelfoot Lake
“Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is always interesting.” ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Catching some sun
Turtles of Reelfoot Lake State Park
“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.” ~Victor Hugh
The log yard
This lumber company uses water sprayers to keep the logs wet while they are out in the yard, waiting to be cut. When the weather gets below freezing, this makes for a rather interesting sight.
Looking around
“As a rule, we find what we look for; we achieve what we get ready for.” ~James Cash Penney
Breaking the ice
“You never really know your friends from your enemies until the ice breaks.” ~Eskimo Proverb
Ice formations
Ice formations at Reelfoot Lake State Park “Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes – every form of animate or inanimate existence, leaves its impress upon the soul of man.” ~Orison Swett Marden
Coping with the cold
This cardinal was puffed up like a ball on his perch in the tree and really didn’t want to leave his comfortable spot, but he was definitely keeping his eye on me.
“It’s the best feeling when you wake up and it’s warm and cozy, and you don’t have to go to work.” ~Emily Rossum
Settling in for the winter
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but rising every time we fall.”—Nelson Mandela
Relocated
Top of the chapel with a sunset behind it
Chapel with reflection in a pond
Looking out the museum window
Museum building and chapel
A lighted stained glass window installed in 1963
Several photos of an 1850’s church building now serving as a chapel at Discovery Park of America in Union City, Tennessee. The church was originally established in 1852 on land donated by Dr. Meredith Carroll in Elbridge, Tennessee.
“Faith is taking the first step, even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” ~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
walking on a country road 