Last week, we were up on Bays Mountain in northeast Tennessee, hiking around the reservoir.
Much to my chagrin (which didn’t last long because I was enjoying the crisp air & colorful beauty too much), I didn’t have my Nikon with me.
Regardless, I happen to live in this wonderful technological age where I can pull an i-magic box from my back pocket and still share some of my glimpses with others. (All are unedited phonography.)
Here was the first event that pulled me to the water’s edge.
Because of the loss of resolution in my zoom function, my i-art looks a little Monet-ish.
But those of you who remember the Tennessee artist Ben Hampton will appreciate that I’ve added some of his artistic flair (a piece of wildlife that blends into the imagery). Did you spot it right off the bat? (No, sorry,didn’t mean to mislead you – it’s NOT a bat…)

A coot in the lily pads
Here’s a broader view of the lily pads with brighter fall plumage on the opposite bank’s trees than on our silly little coot.

And here’s our first crossing over the reservoir. It was awesome to walk across a field of lily pads!

Here are a couple of other great shots of crossing more lily pad mines – exploding with fall’s magnificence!

On the way out, we spotted a funky little fungus (or maybe just a fun guy – get it? Fungi. If you pronounce it with the j sound, you won’t get it…) He’d artistically blanketed himself with contrasting & complementary colors for his photo op.

More proof that nature has great taste! (No, um, I wouldn’t suggest eating him.)
Falling for fall again, -jody
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