Let's start at the local store/restaurant/bar/watering hole. Prices are reasonable when you consider walking is easy.
Of course, I have to consider this face goes with me everywhere.
This Greek Revival county courthouse backs right into the mountain side.
This is the view from the highway just before the city limits. Don't let the sunshine fool you. It was not warm standing in the wind blowing off the mountains.
I do love Sycamore trees. Their white limbs always looks like bleached out bones reaching upwards.
The other end of town from the store. A five minute walk.
Looking across the river at the old school recycled into an artist's colony. Mission loves the parkland surrounding this place. So do I. No ducks or geese today. I don't know where they went. Somewhere warm is my guess.
Rocky hillsides are everywhere here.
So are damp places where mosses grow green. I do love the small world.
I return to this face. My cat Dude. She is hungry. Nothing new here.


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Good to see your sneaker in once shot though I'd rather see the whole Mission.
Lovely trip - thanks for taking me away for a bit. Hope your funk lifts soon. Blue/Black funk here too.
Dude is eating right now. She loves canned tuna for people. Cat food, not so much.
I wish I was there to sip a cool drink with you and love on 'that face that follows you everywhere":)
Pets!!
Yup. A few drinks shared would be great dear. One day.....we will.
We need to throw down some drinks and have some laughter.
You can pet Mimi back for me.
Don't think of this as "not writing" but rather as exploring another creative avenue. It's all valid.
I can't stand being like this. But maybe it will pass soon. Glad to see ya stop by here. Small towns are great places. I do like this one. I have to put down roots somewhere.
Glad to see ya here Creek.
Now Jack. Don't mess with my namesake. She is a great idiot to have around. As a single woman I cannot complain. She greets me at the door, is always happy to see me, and most importantly never asks where all the money went...hahahahaha....one eye and all.
Great photos. Lovely town. Spring will come again. It always does.
Spring will come soon. I just checked the weather here. Rain changing to ice changing to snow. Not soon enough. dammit.
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Back where I come from, we called that funk cabin fever. Spring is about the only cure. Or a trip to Florida. The snowbirds are down now. Good for the economy, but not much else. Went to get a gallon of milk at the Winn Dixie and it took about a half hour.
For the price of a gallon of milk, I would rather pay the local store. No time to get it and no car needed to buy it. Small towns can be good places to stay.
Glad to see ya here.
And good Stuff has it all. You can even ask for delivery. Not bad.
you flatter quite well dear.
Stacey glad to see ya drop in. There ain't much to this tour. Not even close to three hours and no boat.
Visiting the truckstop has crossed my mind more than once today. I need to catch up.
And Dude still loves the box you sent it in. Of course.
Why are they called Smokey Mountains ?
I still miss my country town after nearly 9 years back in the city.
When I go back I expand, and familiar faces smile and say g'day.
Geez I miss that.
Thanks, Mission. I'm happy to know you live in such a town.
I could not return to big city life again. I love the nods and waves here too much. And the local folk who are getting familiar. It is all in all a good place. I need some roots.
Glad to see ya stopping in.
Food and lots of petting. Pet Lola for me and tell her I sent well wishes.
Scarlett, she is a rescue. Someone took a boxknife to her. The eyes got it too. She can see some out of the good one, but not much.
I wish I could buy her another. I would, trust me.,
Those two pets keep me going. They know the time too. Walk time, feeding time. petting time is all the time.
Happy to post these. Living in these mountains can be fun. Small towns offer different things than large cities.
Has the river ever flooded the town?
Is the flag being flown at half staff for the victims in Tuscon?
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I don't think the flag was at half staff, it was the wind blowing it and the angle I shot it from.
Glad to see ya anytime Larry. Come back soon. I'll put up more pics for you.
The Asheville area is wonderful. Progressive with a big push to buy local and connect with folks who think about things.
Today was great. I went for a walk up a mountianside. Had a lovely time listening to birds and checking ot the view. Started walking back, slipped in the black mud, fell down, and laughed at myself.
Did not ever fall hard enough to hurt my pride....
But have my doubts....
Glad to see ya 'round these parts again.....