Fort Granger--an intact Civil War fort in Franklin, Tennessee

This is actually a little boy. Children wore this type of attire until they were potty-trained in order to make it easier to keep clean.

The bugle demonstrated. Five distinct notes can be attained by altering the pressure on the mouthpiece.

A soldier's underwear. This caught a few giggles from the crowd...and the soldiers themselves.

The heel of the shoe had a horseshoe pounded into it to keep it from wearing down quickly, and nails added to the sole so that there would be greater traction while walking on rugged terrain.

going outside

I have never seen this many people walking in the Civil War park, so many elderly. It is a beautiful day, sunny, in the high 70's. But there have been many days like this, and I have been the only one out there. In passing, people manage to muster a weak, insincere smile, as if they have lost a dear relative. Maybe this is a way of healing from the disappointment. Maybe the country going Democratic has brought them back to their roots with nature. Or maybe they are trying to reconnect with the past, a past that they feel is gone forever. Thankfully, it is.

September at Winstead Hill

You can travel a familiar path a hundred times, but the moment you turn around and walk in the other direction it becomes a new place.