This is the interior of the Pool’s Mill Bridge that I recent photographed. Completed after the first contractor drilled the holes in the wrong places. Bud Gentry completed the bridge after drilling the holes in the correct positions. You can still see the original “mistakes” in the wood used for the treads, although it’s only...
One of less than 20 covered bridges in Georgia, Pool’s Mill Bridge was completed in 1901 from land stolen from the Cherokee Indians. It is now a state park with a historic marker. Abundant rain this year provided for a full Settendown Creek, hence the muddy waters. Taken at the height of summer with mosquitos...
Originally living in Las Vegas, Nevada and Northern New Mexico, I grew up hiking and camping in some great outdoor environments. Out east, especially in the South, there isn’t as much “grand” scenery, but like most places, you can find a hiking trail with vistas. Just north of where I live is Sawnee mountain. Although...
Okay, so the wheels may not be attached to the barn! And the light isn’t coming from the wheels. Hmmm, I should have selected a better title! What awaits through the passage, the ghost of horses-past, the rapture, or maybe a sunset shaded by a large Bradford Pear tree? I always enjoy looking at old...
Southerners seem to have a love/hate relationship with the Bradford Pear tree. In bloom they are majestic. And since they grow tall and fast, you normally find them in subdivisions, lining streets, and anywhere else a good looking tree is needed in a few years. When they get older and are not topped and thinned,...
