John and I have been enjoying the springtime in beautiful East Tennessee with walks in the Smokies and, nearer to home, along a nature trail in Oak Ridge. We've been enjoying blooming trees since right around John's birthday (March 23rd). Wonderful. 

John and I -- a self portrait -- along the Middle Prong Trail in the Smokies April 2005 

UT nature trail in Oak Ridge, TN. White and pink magnolias along the trail. 

White star magnolias against the blue sky 

UT Nature trail ... white and pink magnolias springtime 2005 

All right, so this is going to my Blog page. Good golly, this is so easy and yet so hard. I tried to change the format, but no luck there at all. I don't know how you guys can post comments, and yet Tracy and Karin both have.Hmmm. 

Except that I can't seem to make paragraphs. Whenever I press enter to make a new paragraph, the existing text goes away. Maybe to my Blog, maybe not. I'll go see. 

Thank you for your patience.  

OK, is this how I get a text "post" on my page? It would seem so. Maybe I am getting the hang of this after all.  

Hmm, there is supposed to be a photo with this (and the last) post. 

This was last summer. I am going to the same place again tomorrow, with my "mentee." 

This is a "just because" picture. 

Has everyone seen enough photos of Tellico Lake and the Smoky Mountains yet? I'm still practicing, and simply using photos all from one file that's handy. 

Another mountain view from our deck. 

This is one of the beautiful morning views from our bedroom deck in Tellico Village. 

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Now, how do I post another page? Is this the way to do it? Oh, my, so many things to learn!

First practice page

OK, so this is the first time I've tried anything like this, so please be patient ...