Limelight Great Smoky Mountains It's gotten to the point

It's gotten to the point where tourists now ask me for directions on the streets (pats self on back)

I briefly flashed back to my youth in southern Wisconsin

Mellow and subdued rainy day hues provide a cool backdrop to the brilliant reflected lights of Times Square

This moment of vibrant color

When I finally focus myself on an idea at my easel

Limelight Great Smoky Mountains It's gotten to the pointI caught this moment along 9th Avenue in Lower Manhattan. When I want to walk uptown or downtown quickly in Manhattan, I'll often head over to this less traveled avenue. It's far easier than jostling through the tourist traffic around the theater district and Times Square. I mean, don't get me wrong: I'm a tourist when I visit New York City, although I always endeavor not to stop in the middle of the sidewalk and stare upwards vacantly. And sometimes