Cades Cove - The Beginning of Wisdom

 

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding.  To him belongs eternal praise.

Psalm 111:10 NIV

Hope Smiles

 

"Hope Smiles from the threshold of the year to come, Whispering 'it will be happier'.

~Alfred Lord Tennyson

Listen to the Forest

 

Listen to the Silence of Nature

 Listen to the Silence of Nature and Hear your inner voice.

Let Nature's Peace Flow

 Let nature's peace flow into you like sunshine flows into trees.

Cades Cove Loop

 

Plants in the Mist

The plant grows in the mist and under clouds as truly as under sunshine." 

--William Ellery Channing

Like the seed that has lain in the ground all winter, in spring it will begin its springtime dance into new life.  One who is higher than I leads me through this dark land.  I am moved along in steady and unseen ways into new life.

Healing After Loss

Martha W. Hickman

A Foggy Morning Mountain Valley

New Year's Resolution - Return to Cades Code

My New Year's Resolution is to return to the Smoky Mountains in spring and again in early November.  We may catch the first snow fall of the winter season like we did on this trip.  We also drove in rain and sleet and the main road was closed due to snow and ice.  It was an adventure of breathtaking beauty and I will do it again and again. I consider the Smoky Mountains as my home away from home.  It is were my ancestors  dwell for hundreds of years.  I can feel the spirits of native Americans in these woods, mountains and streams.

Nature's Palette

Abrams Creek Fall Foilage

Cade Coves Loop