Metro Nashville Turns 50!

Today is a joyous celebration for Nashville’s 50th birthday!  Downtown will be a buzz with music and fun in the afternoon and in the morning a cool art installation will be unveiled on Deaderick Street.  It is all very exciting for this native…well, native since she was three.  I have seen this town change and grow from a small, not much to do, no good restaurants, no good events ever come here to this city to a WORLD CLASS CITY.   I am proud to be a Nashvillian and to share this year with her, having turned 50 myself in February.  So many stories to tell and to be told.

Last week I attended a networking event with some of my fellow business owners “high atop the L&C tower” (if you are from Nashville and watch channel 5 news you will understand that reference :-) ) and came away with these images .   Please share and contact me directly to order prints.

Mary Claire Crow © 2013, POOL TOP, digital photo image

Mary Claire Crow © 2013, POOL TOP, digital photo image

Mary Claire Crow © 2013, SPRING WESTERN VIEW, digital photo image

Mary Claire Crow © 2013, SPRING WESTERN VIEW, digital photo image

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Mary Claire Crow © 2013, LIGHTS: MARCH 27th, digital photo image

Mary Claire Crow © 2013, BAT BUILDING VISTA, digital photo image

Mary Claire Crow © 2013, BAT BUILDING VISTA, digital photo image

Mary Claire Crow © 2013, FULL MOON RISING, MARCH 27, digital photo image

Mary Claire Crow © 2013, FULL MOON RISING, MARCH 27, digital photo image

Mary Claire Crow © 2013, MARBLE REFLECTION, digital photo image

Mary Claire Crow © 2013, MARBLE REFLECTION, digital photo image

Mary Claire Crow © 2013, JUST BEFORE DUSK, digital photo image

Mary Claire Crow © 2013, JUST BEFORE DUSK, digital photo image

Mary Claire Crow © 2013, DON'T LOOK DOWN, digital photo image

Mary Claire Crow © 2013, DON’T LOOK DOWN, digital photo image

Queen Anne’s Lace Wire Wrapped Pendant

My jewelry piece of the week is this simple and artistic silver wire wrapped pendant featuring a black and white image of one of Tennessee’s native wildflowers as it ends it’s growing season.  Queen Anne’s Lace dots our highways and backroads with a lovely white carpet.   The image is resized and cast in resin for a durable, waterproof and shiny presentation.  The pendant comes on a sterling chain.

Available for $ 79.  Comes in a beautiful window gift box.

Available for $ 79. Comes in a beautiful window gift box.  You can purchase it here!

Photo of the Week: Winter Storm over the Lake

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Available for printing in the following sizes: 8 x 8 paper, 6 x 6 image size $ 35
13×13 paper, 11×11 image size $ 65
17×17 paper, 13×13 image size $ 85

Two Nights Before My Money Moon

The view during an evening boat ride to dinner.   Friday’s blue moon in Pisces will be at it’s fullest about 10 CST.  You can read more here at The 11th House.

A view of the clouds that lead to the Lost Horizon

A view of the clouds that lead to the Lost Horizon

The Money Moon rising just over the water.

My Money Moon rising just over the water.

Ball of fire setting into a lush purple sky

Ball of fire setting into a lush purple sky

Pink Dock

Pink Dock

The outer bands of Isaac this morning.

The outer bands of Isaac this morning.

Owls at the Nashville Zoo

New images from the zoo!

Female Snowy Owl pruning herself

Female Snowy Owl pruning herself. Interested in owning a print of this beautiful girl? Click here!

Pretty Snowy Owl

Pretty Snowy Owl

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I spied these two grooming each other and then they spied me and stopped!

I spied these two grooming each other and then they spied me and stopped! Want to get a print of these two? Click here!

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Such sadness fell over my house a week ago last Friday as my best friend, Bear departed the world for a life of no pain, fields of flowers and rainbows.  Bear and I shared a fabulous life together for 15 years.  He was a sweet soul who loved everyone and every dog and even every cat.   The afternoon before he went on his journey a beautiful storm came through complete with gorgeous colors and a rainbow.  How appropriate for my sweet friend.  I will miss you Mr. Bear and you will forever be in my heart.  With love, Mom.

After the storm, sliver of the afternoon sun highlighting the trees across the lake.

After the storm, sliver of the afternoon sun highlighting the trees across the lake.

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Golden and lilac light over the village.

Golden and lilac light over the village.

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The golden road

The golden road

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Me and Bear in 2006.

Me and Bear in 2006.

All the prints in this post are available in print form!  Click here to order.