The Golden Perch

Santa shows up in a vintage Coca-Cola truck during an old time Christmas Parade in Corinth Mississippi. (at Corinth, Mississippi)

Having the weather drop into the 20s tonight for the Christmas parade really made it feel festive! Plus we have a Coca-Cola plant in town and just maybe the real Santa comes to help them out. I'll have more up tomorrow. Enjoy! #christmas #cokesanta #christmasparade #vintagetruck #parade #corinthparade #christmaslights #holidays #yellow #santaclaus #santa #gifts #corinthms #corinthmsphotographer #corinthmississippi #tistheseason #hohoho #merrychristmas #vintagechristmas #yuletide #carols #gure #stnick (at Corinth, Mississippi)

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With a background in environmental sciences I am naturally drawn to old field guides. Most are filled to the brim with drawings and diagrams from little known or forgotten artists. As such I have decided to reinterpet a reference drawing of a loblolly pine with my photography as a tribute to those who illustrated the forgotten books of yesteryear. Who knows, this might just become a thing. I kind of hope so. Enjoy. (at Corinth, Mississippi)

The texture and stains of a worn field guide. I picked it up for nothing from some folks cleaning out an old house in Corinth, MS. (at Corinth, Mississippi)

A shot of Manchester farm near Lexington, Kentucky. #kernel and #lexingtonky #kentucky #bluegrass #bbn #horse #farm #kentuckyderby #vignette #silhouette #green #outdoors #travel #nature #southerncharm #southern #adventure #racing #nikon #blackmonphotography #stable #mansion #fencerow #summer #open #trail (at Manchester Farm)

Milky Way visible over Elkhart Tx. #outdoors #astrophotography #milkyway #texas #texan #elkharttx #night #nature #landscape #stars #blue #travel #camping #hiking (at Elkhart, Texas)

Ruby Throated Hummingbird, Corinth MS. #birding #nature #outdoors #wildlife #photography #hummingbird #migration #adventure #hobby #nikon #highspeed #missisippi

Gulf Fritillary in Corinth, Mississippi. #discovery #outdoors #butterfly #summer #animals #insect #fly #lensflare #nature #hiking #wild #wildlife #camping #discovery #mississippi #corinthms #purple #orange flowers #verbena #bloom #fade #light (at Corinth, Mississippi)

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The old basketball gym at Wayland, KY. #basketball #sports #NBA #kentuckybasketball #bigbluenation #bbn #appalachia #contrast #balance #color #jj_community #jj_geometry #jj_creative #kingkellycoleman #gym #antique #abandonedplaces #historical #kentucky #blackmonphotography #nets #basketball #highschool #rafters #architecture #instacool (at Wayland, Kentucky)

#jj_forum_1482 #blue #balljar #mason #antique #vintage #outdoors #kitchen #picking #color #crazycolors #cool #instacool #wood #glass #contrast #emboss #crazycolors #three #green #tree

Painted brick Maytag sign. #advertising #city #graphitti #Pikevilleky #evening #bricks #architecture #words #typography #font #calligraphy #angled #red #signs #bold #jj_forum_1476 #kentucky #vintage #antique #art #streetartistry #streetart (at Pikeville, Kentucky)

A Chickadee who was still for a portrait. #jj_nature #nature #bird #birding #camping #climbing #outdoors #wildlife #natural #hiking #wild #woods #winter #weather #blackandwhite #instamood #outdoors #Pikevilleky #adventure #snow #sharp #d610 #forest #mountains #kentuckyfishandwildlife #kentucky #bold #minimalist #nikon

light pillars shoot up into the sky on a clear freezing night in eastern Kentucky. #lightpillars #light #kentucky #wild #winter #weather #blue #bold #mountains #travel #instacool #outdoors #primal #Pikevilleky #adventure #sky #stars #sharp #d610 #forest #hiking #hunting #camping #jj_nature #jj_forum_1470 #northernlights #milkyway #color (at Blackmon Photography)

#jj_forum_1469 #roadtrip #washingtondc #washingtonmonument #nationalmall #travel #perspective #angle #blue #white #twotone #bold #color #reflection #instagood #outdoors #photography #adventure #sharp #d610 #architecture #tall #sky #america (at Washington Monument National Monument)