Foothills Parkway

A view from Foothills Parkway in East Tennessee.

As the sun lifts layers of mist off the morning hills, thrushes begin to stir in the woodlands. Mother Nature tosses handfuls of jewels across the yawning trees, bringing forth grosbeaks, tanagers, butterflies, and warblers. Later, as the sky turns its best blue, proud hawks and lazy vultures will join the wind in its dance over the waking valley. By then, I will have gone my own way.




(From the book HEARTVINES)