Tennessee's State Flower

The Purple Iris was named Tennessee's State Flower in the 1930s.

Weird Autumn

I saw this at the Farmers' Market the other day. . . .YIKES!

Signs of the Times

I saw these signs in a store window the other day. . . .

House for Sale

If you are looking to move to Nashville, there is a great home for sale in our neighborhood.  It backs up to the cow pasture, is on the friendliest street in the subdivision, and has a great interior features.

Click here if you are looking for a great house.

A Walk by the Lake

There is a small lake in our subdivision, and residents enjoy walks around the lake during good weather.  There are a number of geese that call the lake home, and they aren't afraid to come up to walkers because a lot of those who stroll by bring the geese food

Cow 147

Cows are quite curious animals, although they can be skittish.  This one seemed to think we had food for her.  Sorry, Elsie! 

PS. . . Gas in Ohio is a lot cheaper than in TN!  We've paid as little (I cringe using that word!) as $3.57/gallon.

NOTE:  We had to go out of town for a few days, and I have been without internet access (Horror of horrors!).  I'll post a number of photos when I get home manana.

"Cheap" Gas

In May, I posted a gas station sign advertising gas for $3.38 (regular).  Sunday, the lowest price I found around Nashville was $3.89. . .*IF* a station had gas.  And, you have to have a Kroger card to get that price.  Without the Kroger card, regular gas was $3.89 per gallon.

Stations here are still experiencing a run on gas, and AAA estimates that more than 60% of stations in Middle Tennessee are OUT of gas.  The oil refineries that supply this area are running at full capacity, so that is not the problem.  "Authorities" think that our shortage is due to people buying more gas than they need, as well as the panic that the shortage rumor set off.  The AAA estimate is that area gas stations should all have gas again by Friday.

A side note:  Over the past few weeks, I have been working on my MFA field study, http://nashvillewordadventures.com.  Since I don't know HTML, I had to rely on a site builder, so the capabilities were pretty limiting.  I tried, though.  ;-)

If you have a chance, I hope you'll check it out. 

Gas Relief

While I was shooting the photo I posted yesterday of dozens of drivers waiting to get gas, a tanker showed up to keep this particular Kroger station filled with gas.  We're hoping that tomorrow will bring a little more calm to the city when people realize that there is enough gas.

Nashville Has Gas

Have you heard that we are having a gas crisis in Nashville?

Friday, a rumor that area stations were going to run out of gas started going around, and Nashvillians headed to the closest station.  An area Kroger gas station had cars lined up from the pumps and back around the parking lot.  Sam's Club had cars lined up through the lot and down the entrance drive.  Other stations had cars lined up along the street.  

Some people waited over an hour to fill up.  Others waited over an hour to get to the pump and find out that the person before them got the last drop of gas.  Some people ran out of gas while waiting to get gas.

As of yesterday evening, over 75% of area stations were dry.  

This morning, a Kroger gas station that received gas last night opened at 6 am, and people started lining up.  As of 9:45 when I took this photo, the line was still about 30-40 cars long.  One man about 2/3 of the way back told me he had been in line about 10 minutes.  Five Kroger employees were directing traffic, and one told me that the average wait at that point was 20-30 minutes.

While I was taking the photo, a tanker arrived to refill the station.

Gas here ranges from $3.89 (the least expensive that we've found) to $4.29 per gallon for regular.

We have not waited in line to get gas, by the way.

How much is gas in your area?

The Viridian

The Viridian was one of the first urban condo towers completed in Nashville (2006).  The condos, which occupy floors 10-30 (Only penthouses on the top floor.), have one or two bedrooms and range in square footage from about 618 SF to 2600 SF.  The condos feature floor-to-ceiling windows, maple or cherry cabinets, stainless appliances, and more.  On the street level, there is a grocery store, the first in the downtown area.

What is interesting to me is that some of the condos look right into the offices in the building next door.