Day 90 - Cotton Bale

Well darn, I've missed two more days - but I was just too tired to do anything. Saturday was a travel day - it takes a long time to get from California back to the deep south. I finally arrived in Tennessee at 8:30PM Saturday night - spent that night and Sunday night at my daughter's in Tennessee and drove home today. I was totally wiped out yesterday.

Saw these cotton bales on my way home from Tennessee today. Not sure if they were before I crossed the state line or not, but pretty close either way. Don't see them much anymore, and the cotton picking machines leave so much waste cotton in the fields... sure not like having them picked by hand - but then no one wants to do that anymore.

Day 72 - River Bridge

This is the view across the street from the Chamber of Commerce - looking out across the river bridge (Tennessee River). I have no idea what kind of flowers these are growing along the bank and the tree - but they sure were pretty.

Day 66 - Fishing Pier

This is the public fishing pier in Guntersville. It's been there forever - my oldest kids used to fish from it when they visited my parents, though it's been redone in the last few years, it still looks exactly like it did all those years ago.

Day 39 - 'The Debi Sue'

Had to run an errand on the way to work this morning and it took me by the city dock - and there sat "The Debi Sue" - paddlewheeler. I believe this is a boat that someone lives on. The sign said "built in 1929, rebuilt in 2007". I loved the stacks (or whatever they're called) on the top.

Day 35 - Humidity on the lake

This photo is not because of the camera - it's the humidity :) This was taken as we drove into town yesterday... and it's how it looks much of the time. Our lovely views are not clear and bright, but hazy with humidity. And this was a nice sunny day. Things close around you are crisp and clear - but the distance views are almost always hazy. It's amazing that I got the nice clear photo that I've used at the top of the blog.... it's always such a nice surprise when the humidity is lower and the views brighter.

Day 12 - Levee Walking Trail

Not as picturesque as some of the areas here - but it is frequently used. I've never walked it - first of all, it's "up" and the trail is steep to get to it and second there's no shade. I think the walkers who use it go pretty early in the morning.

The little pavilion is shaded, but the bench is in the sun - go figure! It does offer a good view of the water though.

Day 1 - Map

Scenic Guntersville is actually a penisula in the Tennessee River - surrounded on 3 sides by water. Now, I don't actually live IN Guntersville but that's my address. This is an incredibly scenic area with the lake and mountains and southern hospitality - what more could you ask.

If you're interested - here's more info on our town

http://www.guntersvilleal.org/index.php

Hopefully most of my future pictures will be ones I've taken :)