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I took this picture last week at Glasgow park in Newark, Delaware. This is the Hermitage Barn Complex, a group of 8 formerly abandoned barns, shacks and a farm house. They restored a a large barn and the house and they have a farmers market every friday there. I didn't even notice the heart in the clouds until I was at home, going through the files.

I took this picture at Glasgow park in Newark, Delaware. Its just a drainage puddle of the side of the driveway but it always reflects the sunset in a subtly beautiful way. There are loads of interesting things to shoot here but this puddle always attracts me to it at sunset.

I took this picture in October of this past year at the Virgin Falls state natural area in Sparta, Tennessee. These are the hidden caves at the base of Virgin Falls. They are normally hidden behind a torrent of rushing water but due to the drought, they were quite visible. They are nearly unreachable, however, and can only be accessed by rapelling down from the top of the falls. There is a danger of being lost in the mountain. These falls drain back into the mountain via a large hole at the bottom. From what ive been told, noone knows how deep this hole is and numerous people have been lost after falling into it, never to be seen again. I tried to access the caves from.the base of the falls but everything down there is coated in slippery algae and there's a large nest of giant Japanese hornets living beneath the rocks and debris. They kept flying into me, bouncing of my chest as a warning so I didn't stick around to get stung.

I took this picture from inside of the cave at Lost Creek Falls and Cave state natural area in Sparta, Tennessee. It was 97 degrees that day but the air in the cave was 50. That temperature difference, coupled with all the moisture from underground rivers, caused these clouds to form inside the mouth of the cave. The cave entrance is wide enough to fit a 2 lane highway, comfortably

I took this picture along Hillendale road on the way to Lake Tansi, Tennessee. The views from this road are spectacular. I also found out the hard way that all of those horse fences are electrified, lol

Thinking of warmer days today... I took this picture back in July of this past year at the Lost Creek Falls and Cave state natural area in Sparta, Tennessee. It was sunny and 97 degrees that day. Hoever, standing near the falls, it was in the 50s due to the cold cave air blasting out of every opening in the mountain. The drastic difference in temperatures caused a thick mist to form, which reflected the blue sky above peeking through openings in the tree canopy. Loads of moisture from the falls and underground rovers and falls caused a lush emerald carpet of moss to grow on everything. In front of the falls, there is a sea of mossy slippery boulders and rocks and just one large sycamore tree. It's truly a magical place.

This is a 3 image panoramic stitch of the sunset at Lums pond state park in Bear, Delaware.

I took this in Wilmington Delaware along the Christina river. That's my sister on the left, looking towards the city skyline

Taken at Rittenhouse Park in Newark, Delaware

Took this picture back in October at my favorite spot at Rittenhouse Park in Newark Delaware. The late afternoon sun bathed everything in a red glow

Taken with my cell phone while looking out into the forest from inside of the cave behind Big Laurel Falls at the Virgin Falls state natural area in Sparta, Tennessee. Normally there is a steady torrent of water rushing over these Falls but due to the extreme drought All Summer Long there was barely a trickle of water. There was enough however to refill our bottles on the way to the main Falls and back. If you are a serious hiker and you have at least one full day preferably two to three to spare, make sure you visit this location. It is amazing

I made a quick stop by the boat ramp at Lums Pond State Park in Bear Delaware this evening while running errands. This is my favorite place in the area to watch the sunset. On a busy stressful day, like today, I find it quite beneficial to take 15 to 20 minutes and decompress somewhere peaceful