Puckett's Grocery and Restaurant, Franklin, TN
The highlight of every overnight in Franklin, TN is a dinner of pulled pork and fried chicken washed down with sweet tea at Puckett's Grocery and Restaurant. We regularly ate at Puckett's during visits to Nashville when daughter Emmie was at Vanderbilt and this was our second visit to their Franklin location. The first was in September 2015, prior to attending the championship game of the Sulphur Dell Cup to determine the champion of Tennessee Vintage Baseball Association Tournament, where we watched the Travellers Club of Brentwood defeat the Nashville Maroons 23-14.
Places That I Love
For the vast majority of my career, my own photography was an afterthought. Very soon after I started working professionally as a photojournalist, I became a full-time academic and for more than 40 years, my students came first. We traveled the world together, but my role was that of an editor and mentor, not a photographer. Rarely would I have time for my own work. Of course, that was of my choosing and it was a gift, not a burden.
Toward the end of my career, my teaching and advising focus shifted from undergraduate to graduate students, who were allowed to travel without a faculty escort. This allowed me time for some personal projects and assignments, and time to travel with family and friends, something I still do today.
This gallery has no thematic or geographic parameters, it’s just a grouping of photographs from places that I love, places that evoke special memories or moments that I enjoyed experiencing.
