A blog from someone who does not blog.

Sharing my photos from East Tennessee and my travels.

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Be courteous! (at Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe)

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Just the tip.

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America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. | Abraham Lincoln . . . #instagramtennessee #4thofjuly #ruralamerica #johnsoncitytn #redandwhitebelong #blueandwhitebelong #merica #naturetakeover #nothingisordinary_ #findingbeautyoutofshit #beautymess #timelessamericana #forgottenwalls (at Johnson City, Tennessee)

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The busy bee has no time for sorrow. ~ William Blake . . . My house by the pond. #jase6pondshot #hot_shotz #igersoftheday #nothingisordinary #instagramtennessee #light_seekers #lensflare #busybee #beesofinstagram #noedit #nofilter #iphoneography #sunrays (at Jonesborough, Tennessee)

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Oh the river of death lies just before me Can I find a place that I can cross Or will I be in sin forever Oh Lord don't let my soul be lost🎼 ______________________________________________ Appalachian Trail in Unicoi County, TN overlooking the Nolichucky River - which means "River of Death" in Cherokee. #themoreyouknow (at Appalachian Trail)

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Oh, no I never got over those blues eyes I see them every where I miss those arms that held me When all the love was there 🎼 I Still Miss Someone | Johnny Cash ______________________________________ I always wonder what people are thinking when contemplating something so amazing and magnificent as this scenery. Is he missing someone? Is he soaking in the moment and thinking of nothing? Is his heart filled with love? (at San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge)

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at San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge

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Yet, even amidst the hatred and carnage, life is still worth living. It is possible for wonderful encounters and beautiful things to exist. Hayao Miyazaki (at San Ramon, California)

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Backyard #righthererightnow. Love these #easttennessee #sunsets (at Johnson City, Tennessee)

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I don’t want my kids growing up afraid to tell me things. You drank? Okay. You smoked? Okay. You’re struggling? That’s alright. I want them to be able to talk to me without feeling like they’re going to be punished, so they end up isolating and keeping things from me. I want them to feel safe opening up to me without fear or judgment. When it’s hard to trust anyone nowadays, I want them to know I am always here, even when everyone leaves. 

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“When you punish a child for their honesty they begin to lie.”

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!!!!!!!this is so important

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@francisbonesyourboy I hope I'm this parent.

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You're a real-life fantasy But you're moving so carefully; let's start living dangerously🎼 ________________________________________ Cake by the Ocean | DNCE #whateyecee_ig #ididnotfall #sanfrancisco #instatune (at San Francisco Bay)

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Prepare for bridge pics. You've been warned. 😁 ______________________________________ Standing on a hill in my mountain of dreams, Telling myself it's not as hard, hard, hard as it seems🎼 Going to California | Led Zeppelin (at Golden Gate Bridge)

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"You’ve gotta give them hope. If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door" #harveymilk I borrowed this beautiful tunnel photo from a friend. I was going to use it to celebrate #pridemonth. The events in Orlando have put the pride I feel for all the we have accomplished on pause. Now it's time to remember and reflect. Not just those that passed Pulse Nightclub, but for Tyler Clementi, Matthew Shepherd, and the countless names and faces of the tortured, condemned, murdered LGBTQA+. To my queer kids I say this: don't stop coming out. Don't stop being brave. Celebrate your beauty! And know that you are loved. Always. 🌈 (at San Francisco, California)

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What if every day is the perfect day to finally be exactly who you were always meant to be? @tylerknott (at Johnson City, Tennessee)

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"She was unstoppable. Not because she did not have failures or doubts, but because she continued on despite them." Beau Taplin __________________________________________ Beautiful sunset last night in gorgeous East Tennessee. #noedit #nofilter #barbedwirewednesday #instagramtennessee #iphoneography (at Jonesborough, Tennessee)

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Ray Smith proposes to girlfriend 148 times and she never noticed.

After finding out his girlfriend (now fiancé) Claire Bramley was pregnant, Ray Smith started his proposal, telling her that was documenting her pregnancy day by day. Apparently Bramley hadn’t even noticed the hidden proposal in the pictures and Smith was always one step ahead of her, taking a second picture without the proposal in case she asked to see it He finally got down on one knee on Christmas day and showed Bramley his half-year long proposal. She of course said yes and the rest is selfie history!

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So sweet

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Pond Fauna (at Johnson City, Tennessee)