The last tree with leaves; showing off. 

Old Clay County Courthouse, downtown Hayesville NC 

Full moon rising through the woods 

Reference Book

New, reviewed in the New York Times: Dictionary of Smokey Mountain English, by Michael Montgomery and Joseph Hall. From the Amazon.com description:

The first comprehensive work for the region, the Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English records the distinctive and characteristic speech ways of southern Appalachia, focusing primarily on the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee and western North Carolina.

Sounds great, but....$75.

And, in the 'related' section: Born Fighting, How the Scots-Irish Shaped America.

More photos from Sunday. This is looking towards the Tusquitees from Nantahalas.... 

Lodge in the woods, far from everything... 

Nantahala Lake. 

Hurricane damage repair. 

Nantahala Gorge 

Frosty this morning..... 

Tiny colorful moss: this is with macro setting and a tripod. 

Sunny this weekend: in the woods. 

Nantahala Lake: high and cold. 

Surprise around the bend... 

Lower part of a much higher waterfall... 

Bright maple, along the river 

Nantahala River, just before it enters the gorge. 

After a rainy week....

Still just a little bit of color left, after a couple frosts... 

The maples are about the only trees with leaves left. 

This rhododendron thinks it's spring. 

Clear sky Sunday:

Cruising downtown Blue Ridge, Ga. 

A real antique (the car, too)... 

Metal for sale. 

Autumn colors: Appalachia Lake. 

Hiwassee Lake. 

A weekday walk over the ridge toward the lake

Hibbert Branch: the stream by the road runs into this; as it approaches Hiwassee Lake.