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Mark Roberts
Starry night
Night rhododendron.
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![Feeling the squeeze Feeling the squeeze](https://www.smliv.com/downloads/1625/download/essay8.jpg?cb=1572a73143bcaa7c61832d514faa01ca&w={width}&h={height})
Terri Campbell photo
Feeling the squeeze
The Channels Natural Area Preserve near Abingdon, Va.
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![Pastoral pastures Pastoral pastures](https://www.smliv.com/downloads/1615/download/essay10.jpg?cb=51a73258753613b81bdff4b202512280&w={width}&h={height})
Angelica Conde
Pastoral pastures
Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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John Northrup
Snack break
Swallowtail on Turks Cap.
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![Where the rainbow ends Where the rainbow ends](https://www.smliv.com/downloads/1626/download/essay9.jpg?cb=5f8c43e3e617fac48d1ad230f906d70d&w={width}&h={height})
Stacy Pierson
Where the rainbow ends
Bryan Road.
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Vonda B. Magill
Browser window
Watching the wildlife.
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Gary Pinholster
Dark and light
Late summer sunset. Blue Ridge Parkway near the Craggies.
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![A slice of summer A slice of summer](https://www.smliv.com/downloads/1619/download/essay2.jpg?cb=1a42e9a453c076fb9395db7e2d5ac4be&w={width}&h={height})
Jo Harris
A slice of summer
Sevierville, Tenn.
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![Water world Water world](https://www.smliv.com/downloads/1618/download/essay13.jpg?cb=1112cd37465537dff0ee21314d6e2adc&w={width}&h={height})
Vonda B. Magill
Water world
Enjoying the cool aquarium.
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Jo Harris
Drive on in
Dining al fresco, Greeneville, Tenn.
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Carla Passmore
Mile high
Grandfather Mountain.
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Leigh Ann Browning
Herb garden
Historic Jonesborough, Tenn.
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John Northrup
Stepping stones
Chimney Tops.
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