The scenes and sounds of summer…
Published 8:50 pm Friday, July 9, 2021
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Beekeeper George Carey shows one of the frames in his hive that is almost full and the bees are starting to cap the honeycombs with wax.
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Juanita Mavry, who lives in West Carter County, check up on one of three Lilly patches she has growing in her yard.
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While walking the Tweetsie Trail near the old Milligan train depot Pasty Bowers, from Johnson City, stops to take some pictures of a beautiful horse in the nearby field, and make a new friend in the process.
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Tuesday’s game at Northeast Credit Union Park saw a couple of Appy League Umpiring veterans calling the game. Retired Tennessee State Trooper Dean Hurley (on the left), who was also celebrating his birthday, was calling balls and strikes behind the plate and Former Major League Umpire Dale Ford covered the infield.
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After walking at a brisk pace along the Tweetsie Trail near the old Milligan train depot, Johnson City’s Tristia Herren and her husband Gabe Sherrill pause to stretch their leg muscles before finishing their evenings walk.
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Elizabethton River Riders mascot Rookie is given a hand up by his new friend four year old Jasmine Williams after he and Jasmine lost a tug-of-war battle, between innings of a recent game, and he fell to the field.
With the long days of summer heating up to the 90s, people still are getting outdoors and enjoying all the sights and sounds of summer — regardless of the temperature.
From flowers to bees, trails to ball fields — local residents continue to play catch-up after a year where they were forced indoors to avoid the pandemic.
Star Photographer Larry N. Souders was out and about this past week and captured some of those who found different ways to enjoy the outdoors.
