Golden Raintree Blooms in June This Year

Abundant rain the past few weeks, followed by several hours of hot sunshine yesterday, has coaxed the golden raintree in my front yard into unfolding the yellow blossoms on its hundreds of brilliant racemes. I think I can expect to enjoy them now for the next few weeks.

Fall Creek Falls State Park

Last week I spent an enjoyable 3 days at Fall Creek Falls State Park. Stayed in the Fall Creek Falls State Park Inn -- had never been to this park before, and I highly recommend it as an excellent vacation destination. Worth the drive for Tennesseans whether to spend one day or an entire two-week vacation.  It's said to be the most beautiful of Tennessee's state parks.  Here's a sampling of the photos I took while there:

Fall Creek Falls

View from my room at the inn

George Hole
George Hole is a large body of water, deep in a steep gorge. I could not safely get close enough to the edge to do justice to the beautiful calm surface of the water as it reflected the sky.