Trip to Smoky Mountains.

The travelers.





Smoky Mountain beauty.

The forest.

Mountain stream.

We had a great trip to the Smoky Mountains, Memphis, Nashville and Biltmore Estate in Asheville. Beautiful country that I had not visited before. We drove and hiked through Great Smoky Mountains National Park. What a rich history we found there! Biltmore Estate was amazing, Memphis and Nashville are both great cities to visit.

Birds, birds, birds.

This is a painted bunting in my small fountain. Had to shoot through window screen, so not a very good photo. The colors are spectacular on this bird and we have some every year. They nest in our wooded area and come in to bathe.

Another shot of the painted bunting. So pretty!

Just a few of the cardinals under our bird feeder today. Mostly pairs, the males are red and the females have an orange beak and are brownish with some reddish orange. Love cardinals, and we have many around here!