Happy New Year

   A quick post to say Happy New Year to everyone(all 12 of you) who read my blog!

   I would love ideas on what sort of photos to post in the coming year. I have been focusing on a "on this date in history", but eventually I'll have all the days covered and will want to post something new on those dates. I hope to get out more, see more of Middle Tennessee, and will continue to post photos from this area. I wish we had more interesting "tourist" sites that were more photogenic(I don't really get up to Nashville as often as I would like-I want to try to change that this year).
   So, more cemeteries? County courthouses? Abandoned buildings? Billboards? Trips to the flea market? Cat pictures? Lego? What shall 2016 bring?

My Most Popular Photos on Flickr

   This photo, taken at the Old Burial Hill in Marblehead, Massachusetts, was my most popular photo taken in 2015. At the time of this post, it has 768 views and 19 favorites. It is now my most "favorited" photo on Flickr. I don't get too many page views, so these numbers are outstanding to me. I see some photos with 100s of 'faves' and I can't imagine any of my photos ever gaining that many. Of course, it is my hope in the new year that I will visit many interesting places and take even better photos.

Holiday Travel Reading

   These are the books I got for Christmas. I can't wait to get into them and start looking for new and interesting places to visit!
   The books are:

• Route 66 Adventure Handbook by Drew Knowles
• Travel Route 66 by Jim Hinckley
• 1,000 Places to See in the United States & Canada Before You Die by Patricia Schultz
• Road Trip USA Pacific Coast Highway by Jamie Jensen
• Road Trip USA by Jamie Jensen
• Tennessee's Dixie Highway by Lisa Ramsay & Tammy Vaughn

2015 Year In Review

   In January, we took an extremely impromptu trip to Atlanta. Drove through downtown, visited Stone Mountain and historic Oakland Cemetery.

   In March, we went with Mom to visit family in North Carolina. Visited Wilmington, the Outer Banks-Kitty Hawk and Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, and eventually to Mt Airy, the real life Mayberry RFD.

   On May 10, Mother's Day, we took a little day trip down to Lynchburg, Tennessee. Didn't see the distillery, but stopped for photos in small towns along the way.

   On May 27 we left on one of our biggest trips as a family. We spent a week on a lightning tour of New York, Boston, Philadelphia and all over New England.

   Finally in October, we went to Gatlinburg and the Smoky Mountains. It was rainy, but we were visiting Mom so it didn't really matter.

Merry Christmas

Christmas Lights

Opryland Christmas Lights