by Jennifer aka Jenn B.
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March 16, 2008

My Town as Seen from a Summer Boat Ride

August 20, 2008 11:30 AM EDT
views: 193 | rating: 10/10 (48 votes) | comments: 87

I live in a beautiful town called Guntersville in Northeast Alabama, on the Tennessee River/Lake Guntersville..about 40 miles from the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville....the place that they build rockets...

My lovely town as the night approaches and the fireflies come out I see the twinkling lights from the distant shore....

One of the many public beaches on the Lake.....

We pick up a friends son on their pier for a short boat ride...He is a kidder...

we see some men enjoying themselves..we all wave

We pass under the river bridge the gateway to our peninsula town

We are on our way to see the lighthouse..a home that the owners just keep building    

 Oh, I forgot as we went we saw the Debi Sue going for a spin...

We traveled back pass the bridge and saw a real big river boat as we returned home

                         This is my "Golden Gate Bridge"

Beauty goes into the night and what a summer day!

Thank-you for taking the ride with me....

this post/article is for Summerpics

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Comments: 87

Natalie Neal Whitefield Aug 20, 2008, 11:45am EDT
An abundance of summer themes in your lovely photo essay. Thank you for sending your essay to Home Comfort...
Digital Diva S. Aug 20, 2008, 11:47am EDT
That was wonderful!
Marianne R. Aug 20, 2008, 11:58am EDT
Thanks for the tour. You make a great guide. That first photo is simply incredible.
Elizabeth H. Aug 20, 2008, 12:00pm EDT
I enjoyed the ride. Stop and get me next time.
Jennifer aka Jenn B. Aug 20, 2008, 12:01pm EDT
Thank-you my Gather Friends...
I especially appreciate the comments from such a talented group.
Bhawana 'Gather Proud Mom' Aug 20, 2008, 2:28pm EDT
fabulous photos, very nice
Bhawana 'Gather Proud Mom' Aug 20, 2008, 2:28pm EDT
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Lance L. Aug 20, 2008, 3:31pm EDT
Really lovely photos. Looks like a great way to spend the day.
Melinda ~choosing happiness~ S. Aug 20, 2008, 5:11pm EDT
Fabulous photos! I did a road trip across Alabama to Mobile last fall and fell in love with your beautiful state.
Sheila Deeth Aug 20, 2008, 7:16pm EDT
Wow. Beautiful place. Beautiful pictures.
elizabeth e. Aug 20, 2008, 7:18pm EDT
I saw a bridge like that when I was visiting Faith H. in Mobile. Alabama is a gorgeous state.
Sue M. Aug 20, 2008, 7:32pm EDT
Lovely photo essay, Jenn!
KC Klein Aug 20, 2008, 8:31pm EDT
You really do have a great eye. The tree in the first one works to frame the image.
Lucky Stars Aug 20, 2008, 9:18pm EDT
Lovely essay, Jenn. Your surroundings are beautiuful and you have an eye to capture them. What kind of boat were you in? Just wondering since I post lots of photos taken from our friend's pontoon on a river.
Jennifer aka Jenn B. Aug 20, 2008, 10:41pm EDT
Thank-you all

Bobbi..I was in my sons ski boat....
Lucky Stars Aug 20, 2008, 10:55pm EDT
Thank you. :-)
Shirley ♡ ☮ M. Aug 20, 2008, 10:56pm EDT
Beautiful essay. Thanks for sharing.
Jennifer aka Jenn B. Aug 20, 2008, 10:59pm EDT
Thank-you Shirley
Dan H. Aug 20, 2008, 11:39pm EDT
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karie anne Aug 21, 2008, 12:20pm EDT
wow, Jennifer. this was a beautiful photo essay. Thank you for showing the world how beautiful Alabama is! :)
Jennifer aka Jenn B. Aug 21, 2008, 3:34pm EDT
Hi Karie Anne! whoops..perhaps I should be careful..don't want everyone moving here at once...;- )
Jennifer aka Jenn B. Aug 21, 2008, 3:36pm EDT
Cassandra,
There is so much more..perhaps I should show you our Guntersville State Park...It will knock your socks off...
TD (aka: JaneDough) Aug 21, 2008, 3:38pm EDT
Gorgeous! Thanks for the boat tour. ;)
You live in a simply gorgeous area! I love the sunset in the first picture- it's something you could sell in prints!
Elaine M. Aug 21, 2008, 4:26pm EDT
Lovely place where you live, Jen! Great pics for the theme :-)
J. P. Aug 22, 2008, 12:29pm EDT
Fantastic photo essay! Happy summer pics promotion, yay!
M C. Aug 22, 2008, 12:46pm EDT
Never been to Alabama, but after seeing the photos you have here it looks like one beautiful place to visit! Great captures!
Ellie !. Aug 22, 2008, 1:51pm EDT
Wow...this is beautiful! Every bit as beautiful as Glacier. Just different. Don't you wish we could all swap homes all summer long! Just imagine!
Jennifer aka Jenn B. Aug 22, 2008, 7:50pm EDT
Hummm Ellie ...I'm glad my husband didn't see this!
not even he would want all summer , but....something to think about
more short term?..
Tina Coruth Aug 22, 2008, 8:05pm EDT
What a beautiful photo/essay! You town is gorgeous!
necee t. Aug 22, 2008, 9:28pm EDT
thank you Jenn... this was a fantastic photo/essay... i enjoyed going on your boat ride... wheeee... Blessings to you and yours...
♠~Dnbuster~♠ ~. Aug 23, 2008, 12:02am EDT
great summer pics
Shirley ♡ ☮ M. Aug 23, 2008, 12:04am EDT
Great summer pics.
Jill~Sexy Back~ V. Aug 23, 2008, 12:05am EDT
This looks like a beautiful place to live. I especially liked the very first photo.....gorgeous!
Sherrie H. Aug 23, 2008, 9:27am EDT
Lovely set of photos!
Jennifer aka Jenn B. Aug 24, 2008, 12:16am EDT
LOL..come on arleen and bring the boys!
Lacey K. Aug 24, 2008, 11:01pm EDT
That first photo is just stunning!
Jennifer aka Jenn B. Aug 25, 2008, 10:29am EDT
Thank-you Lacey
Nurse Nancy S. Aug 25, 2008, 10:36am EDT
Beautiful! I am going to look at the pics individually!
Jennifer aka Jenn B. Aug 25, 2008, 10:41am EDT
Hi Nancy, thankyou!
Duane Gardner Aug 27, 2008, 9:02am EDT
Beautiful Images. Would really love to visit your town and make some of my own images! Thanks for the tour.
Jennifer aka Jenn B. Aug 27, 2008, 1:10pm EDT
Hey Duane come on Fall is beautiful also...
Oh we do have lake front vacation rental homes on the Lake available...
Phyllis R. Aug 27, 2008, 1:20pm EDT
Awesome pictures Jenn, -- I love them all especially the first one and the one with the bridge, -- they are absolutely gorgeous!!!!
Peter Joseph Swanson Aug 27, 2008, 1:23pm EDT
That was beautiful !!!
Jennifer aka Jenn B. Aug 27, 2008, 9:42pm EDT
Thanks Phyllis
hi Peter..thank-you
Rose H. Sep 6, 2008, 9:33pm EDT
Jennifer - what a beautiful to live. You made it all look so romantic - the colors of the sea and the sky - great shots.
(Jasper,(Disciple for Christ. w. Sep 17, 2008, 11:35pm EDT
Jenn you sure do have a bunch of nice ppicyures, thanks for sharing.
Elsie Duggan Sep 19, 2008, 1:23am EDT
Wonderful pictures Jennifer, I love the shots of the water and the sun shining on it, just gorgeous a beautiful photo essay, thanks for sharing your pictures.
edna r. Sep 19, 2008, 4:26am EDT
Very pretty place, very pretty pictures..... very jealous me!
Curt L. Sep 22, 2008, 12:33pm EDT
What a lovely, enjoyable photo essay! Thank you, Jennifer!
Delaune Michel Sep 22, 2008, 11:19pm EDT
oh boy, did that make me miss the South!! thank you SO much for sharing that. it was heaven!!
F. Jeanette c. Sep 23, 2008, 10:37pm EDT
Sensational beauty

10 4 u
Lavonne W. Sep 23, 2008, 10:51pm EDT
I know the place well, you did a fine job of introducing the world to Guntersville!
Everyone of your pictures were amazing!
You made me want to visit and see it myself!!
Just beautiful!
Glome . . . Sep 23, 2008, 11:42pm EDT
these were beautiful. How did you do the two suns?
Jennifer aka Jenn B. Sep 23, 2008, 11:50pm EDT
Glome...lol...? two suns..you are a hoot
lemzo n Sep 24, 2008, 10:15am EDT
Beautiful selection
Leslie L. Sep 25, 2008, 12:24pm EDT
great pictures
Nancy 67 Sep 25, 2008, 5:58pm EDT
That was just lovely, Jenn! I especially love your first photo ~ so softly muted and well composed! Great job ~ thanks a lot for sharing these!
Carol B Sep 25, 2008, 10:11pm EDT
Stunning pictures! What a beautiful area.
David S. Sep 25, 2008, 11:58pm EDT
What a great tour! Thanks heaps! Lovely shots and a lively narrative.
sheila h. Sep 26, 2008, 12:24pm EDT
This certainly is a bit of heaven..lovely..
that kid looks like a young Leonardo DiCaprio
This is a great way to see your town. I love the first photo. The lighthouse is awesome. I wonder how many rooms it is and how much the owners spent having the place built.
karie anne Sep 27, 2008, 2:31pm EDT
I love these shots, Jen. You need to come to Birmingham and we need to get a cup of coffee together.
Alison H. Sep 29, 2008, 9:11pm EDT
A wonderful photo essay! That lighthouse home looks interesting.
Kushal Poddar Oct 1, 2008, 9:00am EDT
Wonderful poetry of photos
Tina (a slightly smaller Spanky) B. Oct 1, 2008, 1:51pm EDT
Oh my! Beautiful essay of the area. And reminds me that I need to take another trip to the bat cave with my new camera! Raod Trip!
Jennifer N. Oct 3, 2008, 10:27am EDT
What a gorgeous essay, Jennifer. I love your version of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Carol P. Oct 3, 2008, 2:56pm EDT
Great job. This is a beautiful place.
Toni V. Oct 6, 2008, 10:11am EDT
Wow. What a great photo essay.
☀ Aunt Shanny Oct 6, 2008, 2:40pm EDT
Very lovely!

This showed me a side of Alabama I have never seen.
Renita P. Oct 6, 2008, 10:49pm EDT
WOW! I'm very impressed with your photos! Absolutely gorgeous.
queen.susan . Oct 11, 2008, 6:33pm EDT
fantastic and beautiful photos!
Lisa K. Oct 14, 2008, 12:59pm EDT
Thanks for the tour. How beautiful and peaceful. Lovely photos.
Pam S. Oct 14, 2008, 1:01pm EDT
Beautiful photos!
Georgiana S. Oct 14, 2008, 7:30pm EDT
beautiful, make way for a house guest!
Robyn F. Oct 22, 2008, 1:58pm EDT
magnificent photos!!!! i shall look at each one......
DiAnA D. Oct 23, 2008, 2:04pm EDT
lovely!
Trudy P. Oct 31, 2008, 10:47am EDT
Beautiful Jenn.... thanks for taking me along! :-)
Fern Cohen Nov 6, 2008, 4:45pm EST
Totally sensational and tranquil!
Kevin E. Nov 30, 2008, 4:19pm EST
Wow! Your photos are fascinating! What a beautiful place to live!
Beverly P. Dec 7, 2008, 10:13pm EST
Amazing shots! Quite beautiful!

As always, reciprocating your comments.... thanks for commenting on my 5th Question in the 25 Days of Christmas Questions!

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John Philipp Dec 8, 2008, 10:44am EST
What an interesting place and photos, Jenn.

Thanks.
Linda K. Dec 11, 2008, 10:48am EST
What a magnificent photo essay! I wasn't going to mention it, but since you did in your introduction ... I love looking at your pics partly because I used to live in Huntsville. My dad was stationed at Red Stone Arsenal and worked with Werner Von Braun in launching the first rockets in the late 50's. I, of course ( LOL!) was too young to remember much of Alabama so I've enjoyed seeing the countryside via your camera.

Additionally, I enjoyed your Colorado photos because my niece, Susanna, just moved there. She is following in her aforementioned grandfather's steps and pursuing her graduate degree in physics at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

What fun to view these worlds through your camera lens!
Glome . . . Jan 13, 2009, 1:36am EST
So do you have a Southern accent? I hope so. You live in a beautiful town.
Barbary Chaapel Jan 13, 2009, 6:26pm EST
Jennifer, beautiful scenery of Americana here. My favorite is the lighthouse.
Dusty Hubbard Jan 20, 2009, 8:53pm EST
beautiful pictures

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