https://www.wpwood3.com if it moves...Shoot It! Sat, 10 Jun 2017 19:09:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.wpwood3.com/2017/im-back/ https://www.wpwood3.com/2017/im-back/#respond Sat, 10 Jun 2017 18:25:43 +0000 http://www.wpwood3.com/?p=3146 This is my first post in several months. The combination of my cateract surgery, my wife’s 2nd back surgery and the death of my brother-in-law, Frank, have kept me away from photography. Things have settled down a bit so, let’s … Continue reading →]]> https://www.wpwood3.com/2017/im-back/feed/ 0 https://www.wpwood3.com/2016/for-frank/ https://www.wpwood3.com/2016/for-frank/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2016 00:34:48 +0000 http://www.wpwood3.com/?p=3033 UPDATE: I am saddened to report that we lost Frank at 12:05AM on Saturday Sept 24, 2016. He was in his home surrounded by his wife, Barbara, his sister in law, Carol, and his 3 dogs. We will miss him … Continue reading →]]> https://www.wpwood3.com/2016/for-frank/feed/ 26 https://www.wpwood3.com/2015/more-baby-bears/ https://www.wpwood3.com/2015/more-baby-bears/#comments Wed, 27 May 2015 19:50:39 +0000 http://www.wpwood3.com/?p=2982 By popular demand we have even more baby bears!!! A couple of years ago I joined the Georgia Nature Photographers Association (GNPA). At my very first meeting I met Steve and Connie White. We struck up a friendship. Later we … Continue reading →]]> https://www.wpwood3.com/2015/more-baby-bears/feed/ 3 https://www.wpwood3.com/2015/baby-bears/ https://www.wpwood3.com/2015/baby-bears/#comments Tue, 12 May 2015 02:02:55 +0000 http://www.wpwood3.com/?p=2938 It’s late April – early May. For the past 8 years that means only one thing to me… BABY BEARS in Cades Cove!!! It doesn’t matter how many times you’ve seen or photographed these critters. They’re just too cute. Something … Continue reading →]]> https://www.wpwood3.com/2015/baby-bears/feed/ 6 https://www.wpwood3.com/2015/paving-lone-ridge-drive/ https://www.wpwood3.com/2015/paving-lone-ridge-drive/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2015 02:22:08 +0000 http://www.wpwood3.com/?p=2876 This blog post is for all of my fellow cabin and lot owners in Gold Leaf Mountain Estates. As you know, our main road, Lone Ridge Drive, has settled and cracked over the years. Since this is a private road … Continue reading →]]> https://www.wpwood3.com/2015/paving-lone-ridge-drive/feed/ 5 https://www.wpwood3.com/2015/winter-on-hatcher-mountain/ https://www.wpwood3.com/2015/winter-on-hatcher-mountain/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2015 20:27:23 +0000 http://www.wpwood3.com/?p=2837 Beth asked me what I wanted to do for my birthday this February. Well, I said, there’s a forecast for 7 to 10 inches of snow up in the Smoky Mountains. Let’s go to our cabin for a few days! … Continue reading →]]> https://www.wpwood3.com/2015/winter-on-hatcher-mountain/feed/ 7 https://www.wpwood3.com/2014/eagles-at-conowingo-dam/ https://www.wpwood3.com/2014/eagles-at-conowingo-dam/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:33:14 +0000 http://www.wpwood3.com/?p=2802 Beth and I took our annual Christmas pilgrimage up to Hampton, VA to visit her Mom and sisters. While there, my brother-in-law, Frank, and I decided to jump in the car and make a quick side trip to Maryland.   … Continue reading →]]> https://www.wpwood3.com/2014/eagles-at-conowingo-dam/feed/ 2 https://www.wpwood3.com/2014/chimney-tops-hike/ https://www.wpwood3.com/2014/chimney-tops-hike/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2014 19:53:06 +0000 http://www.wpwood3.com/?p=2766 The hike up to Chimney Tops has been on my “wish list” for quite some time. It’s one of the most popular day hikes in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park but, it’s difficult to schedule. The park’s Trails Forever team … Continue reading →]]> https://www.wpwood3.com/2014/chimney-tops-hike/feed/ 3 https://www.wpwood3.com/2014/smokies-fall-colors/ https://www.wpwood3.com/2014/smokies-fall-colors/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2014 22:16:58 +0000 http://www.wpwood3.com/?p=2724 Once again, Mother Nature did her Fall magic in the Smokies. Late October to early November was pretty spectacular. It’s funny how the peak colors only occur over a one to three day period. The exact date is difficult to … Continue reading →]]> https://www.wpwood3.com/2014/smokies-fall-colors/feed/ 2 https://www.wpwood3.com/2014/nd-filter-fun/ https://www.wpwood3.com/2014/nd-filter-fun/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2014 21:35:21 +0000 http://www.wpwood3.com/?p=2702 Beth and I spent the last half of May back up at our cabin in the Smokies. I had several chores I wanted to accomplish on the property and mostly got them all done. Regardless, we managed to work in … Continue reading →]]> https://www.wpwood3.com/2014/nd-filter-fun/feed/ 2