"Have you Forgotten?"

"Have you forgotten, how you felt that day...to see your homeland under fire, and her people blown away. Have you forgotten when those towers fell? Have you forgotten?"

Let us never forget 9-11. Cross created of rubble from the Twin Towers by rescue workers, now sits near the construction site as a memorial and ever reminder of what was, giving us strength to move on.

Venus de NYC ?!

This statue art (times two) along 6th Avenue in New York City captured my attention, as they stood still in a fountain outside of one of many skyscraper office buildings.

New York, New Yoooooork!!!

Top of the Rockefeller Center; incredible views on a clear day. Empire State building stands tall above the rest, and the Statue of Liberty is off in a distance. This city is truly massive, crowded, but maintains a certain lure.

Madeira Car Show

Red Rod reflects Orange Slice at the annual Madeira Car Show. Sunny day before the torrential downpour! What a day!

Selling at the Farmer's Market

Today is the Montgomery Farmers Market and I had a booth to showcase and sell some of my photography! Thank you to all of you who stopped by to support me! :) Here is a snapshot of my table.

Heritage Reflections

It's Panegyri time! Proud Greek Americans sharing their heritage this weekend at the annual Panegyri Greek Festival! Looking forward to eating the truly unique Loukamathes (honey puffs!) (flag photo taken in downtown NYC)

Stalag"mights" and Stalac"tights"

Final shot of formations near the end of our tour - stalagmites and stalactites. Remember those forming from the ground up "might" reach the ceiling one day, while the others are hanging on "tight" above. :)

Frozen Niagara Falls

There is a reason this particular part of the cave is called "Frozen Niagara". This picture hardly does justice to the magnitude of the cave formation that does resemble a huge waterfall!

The sky is falling!!

Our second tour of the day was much shorter, but different. Cave boulders were prevalent on the "New Entrance" tour, that has been open since about 1910. :) Lots of neat formations, tight crevices and huge boulders lined the paths.

Mammoth Cave, KY

A day trip to visit Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. Our guide filled our minds with information on the History Cave Tour, and we got to experience what "pitch black" means. Mammoth Cave is the world's longest cave (over 300 miles and growing!).
It was difficult to capture good photos in such poor lighting conditions with no tripod, but I did manage to capture a few shots of our experience.

Mr. Jack Daniel

Mr. Jack Daniel himself standing proudly (at only 5' tall) watching over his secret ingredient - the pure fresh water "down in the holler". The 50 degree air coming out of this "cave" felt great on this 90 degree day! It was a very beautiful "campus" for this distillery! Perfect conditions to make "only the best" whiskey.

Lynchburg, TN

A day trip down to Lynchburg, Tennessee for a tour of the original Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey Distillery. Surprisingly beautiful grounds and a very informative tour! Did you know it is a DRY county? No samples... bummer!

Chihuly's Blue Flower Power

Similar to the flowers that line the ceiling of the ornate lobby at Bellagio in Las Vegas, these cobalt blue floral pieces come together to create one big Flower Ball!

"Chihuly Nights" of fire

Hidden among the beautifully landscaped gardens at Cheekwood, a set of tall thin glowing orange/red glass worms reached towards the sky.

"Sunset Boat" reflections

A sight so beautiful I had to post it twice. A close up shot of Sunset Boat and it's mirror image reflecting off the pond waters.

"Sunset Boat"

The cascading ponds were as still as could be on this night, as Chihuly's Sunset Boat remained afloat on its waters. One of my favorite art pieces we saw all night.

I'm Chihuly BLUE

These standing glass sculptures reminded me of beautiful blue birds standing in the swamp-like fountain waters, trying to remain hidden among the tall grasses. A beautiful blue glow of the glass in the moonlight.

Simplicity...Chihuly style

This yellow sculpture was one of my favorites, mostly because of its smooth lines and simplicity. It looked like it belonged there in the small fountain area outside the back porch of the Cheekwood mansion.

Chihuly... on fire!!

A ball of fire sits on the front lawn of the Cheekwood mansion. Cheekwood was the long time residence of the founders of Maxwell House coffee.

Tonight was my first time using my new tripod and I love it! Couldn't have captured shots without it!

Chihuly at Cheekwood...

Artist Dale Chihuly exhibits some incredible pieces of art at Cheekwood Botanical Garden in Nashville, TN. My mom is in town this week and we took a visit after dark; "Chihuly Nights" are unforgettable! It was a lot of fun, and very pretty!
Blue glass spikes out of the lillypad pond.

Country Roads....

"Country Road....Take me home... to a plaaaaace...I belong!!! "

Follow the Leader

What mom says, goes! Baby geese following mom to flee from the evil paparazzi (i.e. photography intruder - me). Guess I scared them away, but I may have saved them from being hit by a golf ball (not me). :)

Chillin' on the "friendspost"

The joy of friends as the school year comes to an end and another summer begins! A group chillin' on the friendspost (as opposed to the fencepost). :) ok, I made that up, but it sounds good, right?

Old Glory

"She's a grand old flag, she's a high flying flag, and forever in peace may she wave. She's the emblem of, the land I love, the home and the free and the brave!"

Rows of flags adorn this field in memory of those who gave it all - the price of Freedom. May we always remember and never forget.