Snowy Smoky Mountains
By Inlemay
@Inlemay (17713)
South Africa
August 15, 2016 8:41am CST
Wonderful - Greetings arrived from Jeannie who was visiting with the family making memories and taking the time out to send me a postcard.
What a magnificent sight this must be to behold with ones own eyes!!
The caption on the postcards says: Snow looks like "Winter Cotton" from the Jumpoff in the Great Smoky Mountains National park. Some facts on the area:
"The Great Smoky Mountains are a mountain range rising along the Tennessee–North Carolina border in the southeastern United States. They are a subrange of the Appalachian Mountains, and form part of the Blue Ridge Physiographic Province"
The stamp mark is from KNOXVILLE - that is so awesome!
The thing that makes me marvel, is that there are so many breathtaking visions in nature that we just take for granted.
Talking of which - a swarm of bees have decided to take up on of my tree's branches as their new hive - not sure why, but as my daughter is allergic to bees, we have sought out some professional help to have them lured away - not exterminated!
Thanks @Jeanniemaries for the wonderful view of what it looks like in your vicinity during the winter months.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50606)
• United States
16 Aug 16
What a pretty postcard. We travel through the Great Smoky Mountains on our trips to West Virginia.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
15 Aug 16
those smoky mountains're quite stunnin' durin' all seasons :) i grew 'p 'round 'em. spring 'tis a buffet 'f painted white 'n red 'mong the evergreens, autumn brings a palette 'f color so vast that one jest wishes to stay'n those weeks fer'n eternity. when winter comes'n the snows fall...'tis magic.
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@Marilynda1225 (83074)
• United States
15 Aug 16
It's a good thing that you are able to have the bees removed. I wonder if they will come wearing all the bee gear to protect themselves
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
15 Aug 16
I have seen the Smoky Mountains snow covered, but this time around they were lush and green. The shop where I found the postcards only had Fall and Winter views! This card was very pretty with all the glitter! So glad you liked it! I had one from you too! Thank you so much! I will be posting on it.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
15 Aug 16
someone almost always wants a honey bee hive, glad they could be relocated!
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