Pressing Matters

Ever wonder how they get those designs in concrete? Well, wonder no more, here's the secret: they press a mold into the wet concrete. This is an archive shot of the reconstruction of the Church Street viaduct downtown.

Forthright

This is a very forthright photo of one of the open rail cars of the Three Rivers Rambler, a restored steam locomotive that gives excursion trips from the waterfront at Volunteer Landing to the confluence of the Holston and French Broad Rivers where they join to form the Tennessee River. The trip is about 11 miles up and down the countryside and rivers and lasts ninety minutes. It's been years since I've taken the trip, but I can recommend it highly for some very beautiful East Tennessee scenery.

On Wings of Eagles

It's Veterans Day in the US, the annual holiday honoring the nation's veterans. It originally began as Armistice Day to honor the end of World War I and its veterans. President Woodrow Wilson called it "a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace." In the 1950s, the observance was changed to honor veterans of all wars and was renamed Veterans Day.

Unfortunately, it looks like the cause of world peace has taken a beating over the decades.

This macro shot of the stylized Art Deco eagles on the doors of the downtown post office is my offering to all the veterans out there.

Perspective 2

This is the pedestrian bridge over Henley Street. There is also a pedestrian crosswalk at street level, but I fail to understand why anyone would want to brave eight lanes of rip-roaring traffic that has little to no respect for pedestrians.
This is another experiment with perspective. Look at the design the lines create! Look at those tiny, tiny people going through the eye of the needle! Also, I decided to leave the photo as is with a bit of a tilt so it looks like the bridge is listing to port. Uh-oh.
Friends, I am dealing with some big events in my life right now, so I'll be on autopilot and timed posts until things settle down. I miss visiting your blogs and commenting on all your creative photos, but I'll at least scan the portal to see what's going on in CDP-land!

Down the Ramp

The ramp down Jackson Avenue leads to the Old City entertainment district. The row of old warehouses you see on the right have all been condo-ized. I like the crumbly ramp and the uneven paving on the street that goes off into the distance.

Shiny

It's red. It's shiny. It's kind of like modern art. It's the UT Convention Center on Henley Street.

Mosaic

Instead of Sky Watch, I'm doing Ground Watch today. But I'm watching the ground from the reflections of the panels on the Sunsphere.