an abandoned farmstead

The long arm of progress awaits the past

I am one with the mud.

A Dickens of a Christmas, 2009

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.

Franklin Pumpkinfest 2008

Spiderman's alter ego seems to have another alter ego. Wonder what Batgirl is thinking...

Celebrities walking the square--guess who?

Balloon animals gone wild