Tuesday, September 29, 2009

September 28 Daily Winner - Karen Geary

This jolly Wofford nursery pumpkin head greets traffic at E. Wood Street & Fairgrounds Road.Submitted by Karen Geary, September 28.

September 29 Honorable Mention - Tiffany Carson

Kid's bringing me a flower from the garden and a pare from the tree on Hwy 77 on Sept. 28. Photo by Tiffany Carson.

Monday, September 28, 2009

September 28 Daily Winner - Jean Owens

A picture cannot capture the speed the feet are moving while dancing the Quick Step at “Let’s Tango in Paris” Saturday night at Lee School. Photo by Jean Owens.

September 28 Honorable Mention - Jean Owens

The beautiful sound of the Hand Bells, directed by Peggy Williams at Arts Around the Square on Saturday. Photo by Jean Owens.

September 28 Honorable Mention - Shannon McFarlin

The woods were lonely, dark and deep at Camp Hazelwood Saturday. Also, very beautiful. Shannon McFarlin photo.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

September 26 Daily Winner - Rick Conger

Pumpkins ready for harvest. Taken at a Henry county farm on September 25 by Rick Conger while on the great pumpkin hunt.

September 26 Honorable Mention - Sheila Stigall

Ground view of our beautiful courthouse taken on September 25, 2009, during Noon on the Square. Photo by Sheila Stigall.

Friday, September 25, 2009

September 25 Daily Winner - Jonn Nichols

A collection of blue glassware captured by Jonn Nichols of Erin, Tennessee, at a Henderson Drive residence.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

September 24 Daily Winner - Jonn Nichols

Sweet, little pretties grace the tea area of Marge Chelberg's home in Paris. Photo submitted by Jonn Nichols of Erin.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

September 23 Daily Winner - Karen Geary

GO VOLS: UT colors blend with fall decorations on India Road.. Submitted by Karen Geary, Sept. 22.

September 23 Honorable Mention - Traci Ellis

Monarch butterfly on a wild flower. This photo was taken by Traci Ellis on September 21, 2009 at her home.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

September 22 Daily Winner - Martha Taylor

Ladies of the First United Methodist Church bless their latest prayer shawl before it is delivered to the recipient. Photo taken by Martha Taylor.

September 22 Honorable Mention - Traci Ellis

Two little bugs on a purple coneflower. This photo was taken by Traci Ellis at her home in Paris, on September 20, 2009.

September 22 Honorable Mention - Shannon McFarlin

When Tyson McFarlin was told he wasn't allowed to sit in the antique dough-making bowl, he just laughed and laughed. Shannon McFarlin photo.

Monday, September 21, 2009

September 21 Daily Winner - Shelia Cole

Tobacco barn on Mt. Pleasant Road in Buchanan on September 18, 2009, by Shelia Cole.

September 21 Honorable Mention - Johnnie Bickerstaff

Bon Fire with a Chimney. Made in "Bickerstaff Bottom" by Johnnie Bickerstaff of Buchanan.

September 21 Honorable Mention - Danny Veazey

Brilliant purple and blue against shades of green and yellow stand out as summer blooms continue making a show at our home in Paris. Taken Sept. 20, 2009, by Danny Veazey.

Saturday, September 19, 2009

September 19 Daily Winner - Sheila Stigall

The cutest "Boss Hoss Rider" at Noon on the Square on September 18, 2009, by Sheila Stigall.

September 19 Honorable Mention - Karen Geary

Boss Hoss rolling into Paris. Details show the Chevrolet Corvette engine on one rider's bike. Submitted by Karen Geary, September 18, 2009.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

September 18 Daily Winner - Rick Conger

 In honor of Cherry Jones and her Emmy nomination. Photo taken by Rick Conger @ 107 Greenacres Dr. September 17.

September 17 Daily Winner - Deb Turner

History for sale. Photo by Deb Turner, taken in Skunk Hollow between McKenzie and Henry.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Snap It!'s August Winners

Sheila Stigall of Paris, Tennessee, is May's Snap It! winner for her photo Crepe Myrtle Bush with Sunset, which took top prize with 25.8% of the vote.

Congratulations, Sheila!

Second place goes to Traci Ellis for her photo Holding Hands with 15.8% of the vote.

Third place goes to Richard Grave's Long Reach Hummer, with 14.6% of the votes.

Each and every photo was much enjoyed and deeply appreciated. Thank you to everyone who submitted photos to the MyParisMagazine.com SNAP IT photo competition. Please come back next month to vote for September's best photo.

Thanks also to our sponsors, Paris-Henry County Arts Council, who make this contest possible!

Here are the winning photos!

Crepe Myrtle bush with sunset in background, taken August 28, 2009, at Suzanne's Cove in Paris, by Sheila Stigall.

Holding hands. Dad and daughter at Paris Landing, taken by Traci Ellis on August 22, 2009.

Long Reach, taken by Richard Graves, Paris Landing, August 12.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

September 16 Daily Winner - Sheila Stigall

Golden wildflowers by our pond in Sunnyside Estates on September 15, 2009, by Sheila Stigall.

September 15 Daily Winner - Traci Ellis

Gran's Garden. This photo was taken by on September 13, 2009.

September 15 Honorable Mention - Danny Veazey

A rustic dragonfly hovers over dew-laden ferns in an iron basket on our back deck on September 14, 2009, by Danny Veazey.

September 15 Honorable Mention - Sheila Stigall


Lantana in my backyard in Sunnyside Estates on September 14, 2009, by Sheila Stigall.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

September 14 Daily Winner - Karen Geary

The setting sun backlights a spider's web on County Home Road. Submitted September 13, 2009, by Karen Geary.

September 14 Honorable Mention - Ray Harding

Sign of the Season: Model A Ford enthusiasts stop to view a smoking tobacco barn on Paris-Murray Road in north Henry County. Taken on Sept. 12 by Ray Harding.

Friday, September 11, 2009

September 12 Daily Winner - Shannon McFarlin

A lone crepe myrtle grows in the fields at the former Camp Tyson at Routon. Foundations remaining on the spot indicate that a barracks or building was nearby. Shannon McFarlin photo.

September 12 Honorable Mention - Sheila Watson

Remembering 9-11 on the courthouse square Friday, by Sheila Watson.

September 12 Honorable Mention - Sheila Watson

Remembering 9-11 on the courthouse square Friday, by Sheila Watson.

September 12 Honorable Mention - Sheila Stigall

A very persistent tree growing out of the top of the old Trevathan Building on the court square on September 11, 2009, by Sheila Stigall.

Septembre 11 Daily Winner - Kathy Caldwell

Rock gardens require less water. My Little Rock Garden on Hillside Drive, by Kathy Caldwell.

September 11 Honorable Mention - Sheila Stigall

Coast Guard practicing maneuvers at Paris Landing on September 10, 2009, by Sheila Stigall.

September 11 Honorable Mention - Shannon McFarlin

The best water anywhere can be found at the fresh water spring at the Willie "Butch" Borchert rest area on Hwy. 79, outside of Paris. This shows it from a different angle. Shannon McFarlin photo.

September 11 Honorable Mention - Tiffany Carson

The Flag at the Courthouse blowing in the wind, by Tiffany Carson.

September 11 Honorable Mention - Laura Kenworthy

Passion flowers were in full bloom off Antioch Harbor Road in Springville on September 8, 2009, by Laura Kenworthy.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

September 10 Daily Winner - Danny Veazey

Variegated Miscanthus showers down on a garden "Beau" in our backyard planting. By Danny Veazey September 09, 2009.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

September 9 Daily Winner -Danny Veazey

Cleaning out Mother's attic: Findings of her earlier hobby of rug making. Treasures for us to keep for years to come, by Danny Veazey September 7, 2009.

September 9 Honorable Mention - Richard Graves

Praying in Henry County, a Praying Mantis seeking prey. By Richard Graves, September 8.

September 9 Honorable Mention - Sheila Stigall

A flower in my flower garden in Sunnyside Subdivision after watering on September 8, 2009, by Sheila Stigall.

Monday, September 7, 2009

September 8 Daily Winner - Sheila Stigall

An acrobatic squirrel on my mother's birdfeeder in her backyard on Edgewood Street, September 7, 2009. By Sheila Stigall.

September 8 Honorable Mention - Ray Harding

A lotus blossom stands tall and the remainder of a beautiful sunset is reflected in the water after a rainy afternoon. Taken from a canoe at Land Between the Lakes on Sunday, September 6, by Ray Harding.

September 8 Honorable Mention - David Plauche

Twilight Canoe trip on "Honker Lake" in the LBL, by David Plauche, Alpharetta, Georgia.

Sunday, September 6, 2009

September 6 Daily Winner - Pat Palmer

Files of time - Henry County Couthouse. Taken Friday September 4 by Pat Palmer.

September 6 Honorable Mention - Gary Palmer

Who's Who. Mr. Jack's (The Birdman) screech owls on display at Paris Landing Inn Friday. September 4th, by Gary Palmer.

September 6 Honorable Mention - Traci Ellis

Raining on Crape Myrtle at my home in Henry County. Photo taken by Traci Ellis on September 6, 2009.

September 6 Honorable Mention - Freddie Cole

Old oak tree in Buchanan on September 5, 2009, by Freddie Cole.