More from Tennessee: Ten Things about Dad

Dad has an eye for great places like this peach stand, which is set up at the edge of an orchard in a rickety old barn and which relies on the honor system for payment. Classic Silver Point. (Or is it Baxter?)


Dad's handcrafted signs are on display across the country. This picture shows part of one that is very close to home at Blackberry Hill.


There's been a pair of police cruiser style spotlights on dad's truck(s) for as long as I can remember. They're always turned in at a specific angle for practical — and probably aesthetic — reasons.


Dad's political views are complicated. (This isn't quite a bobble head. What do we call these? Bobble body dolls?)


Dad's lawn is supposed to look like this. . .


. . . not like this. He frequently leaf-blows, so it's unusual to see leaves or other debris on the grass.


One day, he's going to make a cane out of this tree trunk that's perfectly wound with a vine.


Dad has a collection of meticulously restored (by him) antique outboard boat motors that are displayed in ascending order by size. I believe that the oldest was manufactured in 1927.


Many of Dad's handmade birdhouses are currently inhabited by bluebirds (and like-minded critters).


Now that there aren't many dogs around Blackberry Hill, this funny-eared cat has sought out Dad for conversations that go like this:

Cat: Meow?
Dad: Meow.
Cat: Meow.
Dad: Meow?
Cat: Meow?
Dad: Meow.

Stay tuned for Ten Things about Mom!