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Monday, October 23, 2006
"I took a Ride in a Calander Today"
I took a ride in a calander today. And the month was October...All you need is allot of determination, nerve, an eye for beauty & uniqueness, a tank of gas, a good friend, good music, lots of film, and a camera. It was very clear to us as we made our way to I 75 that we had picked the wrong day to do this. It was like a Gloria kinda day, misty, rainy and dreary. We almost turned around and headed for clearer weather towards the Smokies, but we knew that’s where the tourist would be and that wasn't appealing to us. So determined in our quest to get some great pics, knowing that the leaves were at peak and being much inspired we pressed on. We took the exit to Hwy 61 (I think it’s 61/I’m terrible with Rd. names) as we headed to nowhere land. Any road (no matter how far off the beaten path) that caught our fancy and appealed to us we turned and explored. Kez says that we would have been pioneer women in another day and time. I think I’m a big Wus but every now and then I get this little crazy look in my eyes. Whoa, and that's when the fun begins. This was one of those days. And that is how we found Dark Hollow Rd. At on point we heard a car and being two women alone (in the middle of nowhereland, where sane women dare not trod) we listened intently trying to figure out if they were coming our way or not. By the way, we were on a dead end road, there was only a lake behind us, and we had no boat. We were considering making a run towards safety, in Kez’s SUV and an exciting getaway. However, I don’t do the running thing, especially after I’ve earned my new AKA at work as GloriOBrokenankle. You know, I’m in that stage of my life where if there is a snake close by (I’m always on the lookout) should it strike, it’s gonna get me, cuz I don’t do the jumping thing either. And so after much intense listening and alertness we realized whoever they were, they were not headed in our direction and we were once again safe. The beauty was amazing, to the point that it inspired us to take pictures of ourselves, surrounded by such beauty and all. It takes allot to inspire us. However, we continued and once again ended up on a road where we were totally clueless. We just knew the road led east and south and that was good enough for us, cuz home was in that direction. And if perchance we ended up in KY, all we would of have to do at that point was turn around and head in the right direction, right? Needless to say, we were shocked when our cell phone rang and Jules got a hold of us. We never dreamed there would be service out there. We saw many a beautiful hill, many a beautiful valley. We saw "barn art" made to look like quilt squares and we even saw a bison on a hillside. Carly had to Google it to make sure it was a legit Bison and not a Buffalo, final conclusion, Bison. We saw things that some people only view when they gaze onto the canvas of some lucky artist who walked, the same path we did. We did have our exciting times though; we almost caused an accident a time or two. Once we spotted this gorgeous purple bush and this poor guy who was following us (a little too close I might add) down some wet slick country back road, did not know we were going to perform a dead stop (which by the way neither did we, that is, till we spotted the bush) the poor soul slid and squealed his brakes as he tried to stop on the wet road, much to our horror, dread and repentant heart. He did manage to stop, only to be directed by Us to go around Us into the path of an oncoming vehicle.
Thank God it wasn't his time to depart this world and we did not witness a-head-on collision. If you know TN roads, you know the concept of the shoulder dosn't exit. Actually, there really isn't room for it. At this point, we pretended to be deranged women with a vehicle that was having problems, which it was not. We slowed down ridiculously and wished for invisibity that did not come. Shamefulf? I know. The poor guy finally went around us and we let him get really-really far away! We were not in the mood for a much deserved scolding or worse. However, we did not let him outdo Us we ourselves performed such antics as we slid here or there, did many a turn around, climbed Joppa Mountain only to be followed by some lawman, we wondered if someone had called him on us, who knows (?) maybe Mr. SlideEee. I guess we were ok, cuz, when we turned onto another road to get rid of him, we did. By the Old Mill (and only at the Old Mill) did we have pictures that developed with an orb. According to ghostbusters these are energy orbs and indicate the presence of a ghost. (if you look hard at the pic of Kez by the old mill you'll see the orb/that is not trick photography Folks). There is a little girl ghost reported around the Mill, I guess she was enjoying watching us two (mother and daughter) as we took pics. Maybe she was lonely and wishing her Mommy was there too. We thank her and her mother for not making an appearance. (Hehe) And so we continued, but we did have to make a stop at Dollar General and stock up on more film, not to mention penny candy and pickled sausages. Let me tell you, we had so much fun, I think we lost our appetite, for real, we did. We ended up crashing a birthday party for some guy, we never met and still don't know, we never saw the sign on the table that said “Reserved.” So we just plopped ourselves down, realized our mistake, apologized profusely to which he graciously said we could join his party. Which we sorta did for a while. They even offered us some birthday cake, which we politely declined under the circumstances. All this happened, while our film was being developed and we were killing time. Once again we got home way after dark, exhausted, relaxed and very happy having enjoyed another wonderful fall day. Take a look at our pic collage and please let us know how you like them. : ) Courtesy of Kez and I/Fearless Photography Inc.
6 Comments:
I LUV LUV THE PICTURE OF THE ROAD... MOM YOU ARE ONE OF A KIND. I'M GLAD YOU HAD FUN. THE PICTURE'S TURNED OUT GOOD. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH LADY.
The photography is awesomeness! Sounds like you guys had fun. Next time you'll have to call me. =) How in the world did ya'll get those amazing pics of the road? It looks like a card. Luv ya! ~
Looks like it was loads of fun! Great pictures btw. We used to do that as children - all pile in the car & just drive (Sunday afternoons) no clue where we were going, so mom always told us "we are following daddy's nose" - but those were some of the best times! Glad you & Kez had a great time!
Great Pics!!
Are these digital or film??
I love you guys
Thanks you Guys,
For the comments on the pics...
We used regular film 35mm and had them put on a disc. This summer we were on a cruise and Kez accidently dropped our digital camera from a second story deck. Needless to stay we will be buying a new one. So it's back to the good'ole days of film YUCK!
I love the pics... You guys did great!! Luv you!!
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