Alfred Reagan Tub Mill at Night

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by Dan Thompson | May 10, 2026 | POTW, The Night

Last week we had a look at the Alfred Reagan house, and this week we’re not going far – just across the road to the old tub mill. It’s believed that Alfred built this gristmill around 1900. Park...

The Alfred Reagan House at Night

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by Dan Thompson | May 3, 2026 | POTW, The Night

If you hang around photography circles – or even attend the workshops I help lead – you’ll no doubt hear a discussion on creative vision. In short, what did you see in your mind’s eye when you...

Pleiades Through the Trees

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by Dan Thompson | Apr 26, 2026 | POTW, The Night

There are places in the Smokies I could – and do – go back to again and again.  The upper Lynn Camp Prong falls, featured in this week’s Picture of the Week, is one of those places.  A photo of this...

Dusty Milky Way Above the Cades Cove Methodist Church

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by Dan Thompson | Apr 19, 2026 | POTW, The Night

I think it is probably clear, but my Picture of the Week images are rarely – if ever – actually from that week.  This week’s Picture of the Week was actually taken back in March (nearly a month ago...

Night at the House of Fairies

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by Dan Thompson | Apr 12, 2026 | POTW, The Night

Oh wait… those are bears.  That’s admittedly not the thing you want to hear while tromping through the woods in the middle of the night!  Ha! I’m a big fan of the random things you find in the Smokies...