East Tennessee sunrise

Christmas Time at the Apple Barn & Cider Mill Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

 

Hello, Kittens & Dawgs! Our temperatures have felt every bit like winter unlike the unseasonably warm weather we had the privilege of enjoying as we did when I snapped the above photo mid-December at the Apple Barn and Cider Mill with rich blue skies overhead and the sun smiling down. A fleece jacket is all I needed for comfort. You can visit that SWF post, here, if you missed it. I think we set some records. In fact, Christmas weekend I wore shorts around the house. Yes, shorts!

It’s hard to believe the weekend is here; it seems one day blurs into another unnoticed. My normal routine is off kilter, since DH’s lay-off. One thing I miss is the early morning sunrises, like this…

East Tennessee sunrise over Knoxville
Two years ago this month, I shot a gorgeous morning sky standing in our driveway. Originally shared, here.  I remember the brisk temperatures against my skin. It was sort of energizing.

I’m not complaining. I love this time I have with DH and I know it’s only a matter of time before our schedules fall back into the usual “9 to 5” status, so… for now I’ll just sleep a little longer in the morning with DH by my side. I know more beautiful sunrises will greet me in the future.

~All images captured with a Nikon D7000 & Nikkor 18-105mm zoom lens, unless otherwise noted.~

I’m linking up with the SWF team and invite you to join other photo enthusiasts across the net. Next up, I’m joining Lexa in Celebrate the small things.

I celebrate…

  • a new year for new beginnings! I wonder where this year will lead me? What sorts of changes are on the horizon? Will we move from East Tennessee or just across town? There are so questions with no answers yet. Stick around with me to see how life develops for us!
  • knowing ahead of time what theme I will use for the April A to Z Blogging Challenge! This is gives me an edge on planning each letter of the alphabet and creating posts in advance. I have a feeling I’m gonna need this even more so this year than with past challenges.
  • finally getting a chance to watch some awaited new flicks ~ Terminator Genisys – Alan Taylor, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation – Christopher McQuarrie, & The Man from U.N.C.L.E. – Guy Ritchie. All three movies I highly recommend,  if you haven’t seen them yet, then you may want to add them to your iTunes movie library.

Life should be celebrated, even when it seems like you have no reason to celebrate. Just look around, I bet you’ll see something good! What are you celebrating?

One way to celebrate is with  Friendship Friday and Friday Features Linky Party, where you’re sure to make new friends and get lots of inspiration to boot!

That’s a wrap for now, but if you like to dance then I invite you to hop over for Monday’s Music Moves Me. Thanks for visiting. Until we meet on the other side of the lens, have a fototastic day!

 

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