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First day at college feast at where else but a pizza place. Mellow Mushroom taking the opportunity to offer life advice as we headed her out into her brave new world. Could not resist the moment, light, and colors. Blue Raiders take heed and savor life.
Bessemer City's FB Kevin Goodwin on the run after catching a pass in the 2nd half of the Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy varsity football game. TJCA won the Southern Piedmont Conference game 42 to 8 over the Yellow Jackets.
Friday Night Lights at Riverdale High School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Taken with my LG G4 and uploaded via Instagram.
There's a spot in Smyrna, TN where years of overgrowth have been cleared away revealing an old bridge.
This is fairly close to Interstate 24 exit 70 for highway TN102. In this area, before the Nissan plant and Lee Victory Pkwy was built, Almaville Road was the road here. The old alignment of Almaville Road has been renamed Tridon Rd. This abandoned bridge crosses Olive Branch and long ago would have connected to the old Almaville Rd. alignment.
Looking at decades old maps, this was either a road which extended far enough to reach one house, or it could have been a private driveway. Chainsaws cut down trees as large as 8 inches wide along the old road bed leading to this bridge, so at least 30 years?
Here's the location:
www.google.com/maps/@35.9374574,-86.5285285,3a,37.5y,101....
I 24 just south of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. I drove though that a few minutes earlier. What turned out to be a very last leg of my trip to Seattle.
TJCA's Harry Mauney making the delivery during Tuesdays home high school baseball game against Cherryville.
TJCA's Nomi McMullens lowering his shoulder and scoring a TD over a Bishop McGuinness defender during the first round of the NC High School football 1A playoffs. The Gryphons won 54 to 27 to advance to second round rematch of Mountain Island Charter.
Wife and I watch this couple for about 30 - 45 minutes. Then the male starting chasing her around. After a few "intimate moments" she kicked him away and they went off in the separate ways.
Point guard makes a pass on a fast break during the Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy and Community School of Davidson JV baseball game.
Final inning walk to Forest City All Star player. Forest City loaded the bases but Rutherfordton held on for the shutout to win 14-0.
NC SHP Trooper investigatives a single vehicle traffic accident involving an overturned vehicle on Old Caroleen Road.
An interesting tile wall border located in a wonderfully whimsically decorated restaurant in the heart of Middle Tennessee.
Rutherfordton's Little All-Sta Jordan Dixon hits a 2 run home run in the 2nd inning of action against Forest City. Rutherfordton won the game by a score of 14 to 0.
Lt. Josh Bumgarner, Sgt. Brad Moore, Officer Joey Brandle and Officer Tim Kimbrell were presented with Region C citations. They were recognized for their actions taken during a drug investigation from February 2018 resulting in two suspects being charged with trafficking of methamphetamine. The Region C Advisory Committee is comprised of law enforcement professionals from Rutherford, Polk, Cleveland, and McDowell counties. Sgt. Brad Moore, who was also awarded a Region C Citation, is not pictured.
TJCA's Nomi McMullens reaching for the extra yard on the teams opening driving against Trinity Academy, TN. The Gryphons moved to 3 and 0 on the year with a 54 to 14 win.
The original World's Largest Cedar Bucket was built in 1887 as a promotion by the Tennessee Red Cedar Woodenworks Company in Murfreesboro, TN. Eventually, the bucket went many places, like the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and the 1904 St. Louis Worlds Fair. The company burned down in 1952 and a local market bought it for display for over a decade, until it was purchased by a Rossville, GA amusement park for another decade. In 1976, the town of Murfreesboro thought the bucket should come home and it became the centerpiece at the local park Cannonsburgh Village. The bucket had always been prominent in Murfreesboro's history and some even remember the nickname "Bucket town." Sadly, in 2005 someone thought it would be fun to set fire to the bucket leaving the charred, fragile remains.
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the new rebuilt World's Largest Cedar Bucket was brought back to the Village on Oct. 22, 2011. Ever since the original was burnt, the local Rutherford County Blacksmiths' Association were dedicated to rebuilding it. It took a little longer than expected to try to find Red Cedar that was the right hue, free of knots and could be cut into large enough planks. The new bucket was built to similar dimensions as the old bucket: 6 feet tall, 6 feet wide at the base up to 7 1/2 at the top, able to hold 1566 gallons. Now, it's kept locked behind a fence. My photo from a decade ago shows the bucket behind a wire mesh screen, but now it's bars I can fit the camera through - Using a wide angle lens, I can get the entire bucket in the frame.
See my video tour of Cannonsburgh Village here: