Leafless deciduous trees stand starkly in front of a blue and pink orange sunset sky at dusk
There is no AI data center worth ruining the beauty of the Appalachian mountains #mountainsunset #appalachia #springsunset
Leafless deciduous trees stand starkly in front of a blue and pink orange sunset sky at dusk
There is no AI data center worth ruining the beauty of the Appalachian mountains #mountainsunset #appalachia #springsunset
This week at the 𝘼𝙥𝙥𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙮, we're lookin' sharp, and we're lookin' for love. Join us for a discussion of menswear, Old Tom, and 007. 🍸 #cocktails #CocktailCulture #Appalachia
#Snallygaster is a winged bird-reptile chimera. This one happens to be part pigeon. Toss some seeds and you'll be ok as it coos and waddles about.
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#Appalachia #appalachian #aliens #monster #cryptozoology #ufo #cryptid #creature
'Magic from the Hilltops and Hollers: Folk Witchery, Superstitions, and Healing Practices fro Appalachia.'
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#books #reading #occultsky #Appalachia
"Remember Blair Mountain" is streaming everywhere now.
This is a song about the true legacy of West Virginians, and what the actual meaning of a real redneck is.
Link is in my bio.
#WestVirginia #MineWars #redneck #FolkMusic #folksinger #almostheaven #appalachia #appalachianmusic #UnionStrong #WV
The #Sheepsquatch is a #West #Virginia cryptid, sometimes called the "White Thing". It's said to be basically a #bigfoot with #sheep features.
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#Appalachia #appalachian #aliens #monster #cryptozoology #ufo #cryptid #creature
Bluegrass music and fresh cider in the mountains. 🪕 The cozy vibes are off the charts! #MountainFolk #Appalachia #FallVibes
A 10 percent across-the-board cut to non-defense spending, as proposed by President Trump, would be devastating to our region!
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#Appalachia
#FiscalBudget
A photo of a tintype photograph developing
A portrait of a woman and her dog.
Rumpus and I had our tintype portrait taken this week near Knoxville! It is such a fascinating process, photography truly is magic. Reach out to Kelsey Dillow if you are in the area! → www.kelseytdillow.com
#appalachia #knoxville #photography
5️⃣ Why Kentucky matters nationally 🗺️🐎
Winning and governing effectively in a deep‑red state takes discipline, trust, and respect. Kentucky proves that empathy and competence still resonate — everywhere. #AndyBeshear #KYGov #Appalachia #RuralKY #TeamKentucky#BetterTogetherKY #BluegrassState
4️⃣ Values over vibes 💙📢
Beshear’s messaging centers dignity, decency, and fairness — not memes. When he pushes back, it’s on policy impacts and people’s lives, not personal insults. #AndyBeshear #KYGov #Appalachia #RuralKY #TeamKentucky#BetterTogetherKY #BluegrassState
3️⃣ Talks to all Kentuckians 🤝🏞️
Red counties. Blue cities. Rural & urban. Beshear never governs for “his side” — he governs for everyone. That’s not trendy politics. That’s public service. #AndyBeshear #KYGov #TeamKentucky#BetterTogetherKY #Appalachia #RuralKY #BluegrassState
2️⃣ Crisis‑tested, people‑first leadership 🌪️🔥❤️
From tornadoes to floods to public health emergencies, Beshear shows up with compassion, facts, and reassurance. Kentuckians don’t get theatrics — they get help. #AndyBeshear #KYGov #Appalachia #RuralKY #TeamKentucky#BetterTogetherKY #BluegrassState
1️⃣ Governing > trolling 🇺🇸✨
While politics gets louder online, KY Gov. Andy Beshear leads with calm, clarity, and competence. No dunk‑chasing. No cheap shots. Just steady leadership for real people. #AndyBeshear #KYGov #Appalachia #RuralKY #TeamKentucky#BetterTogetherKY #BluegrassState
Watercolor painting of a man in faded overalls and a brown fedora hat smoking a cigarette without a shirt while pushing a faded red mower and pointing behind him as if giving audible directions to someone who has pulled over to ask. The ground is light grass green, the sky is dusk golden yellow and orange.
'Asking For Directions Before Cell Phones -Dandridge, TN 1989 ("You 'Caint' Get There From Here!")' #watercolor #ink #painting #illustration #drawing #art #artshare #character #stories #Appalachia #storyteller #folkart
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@appvoices.org is teaming up with small communities in the mountains of Southeastern Virginia to install new solar power at community resilience hubs.
Read more here: https://loom.ly/PPpYvzI
#appalachia #solarpower #google
September 1952, The #Flatwoods #monster was said to appear in the Flatwoods of Braxton County, #West #Virginia.
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#Appalachia #appalachian #aliens #monster #cryptozoology #ufo #cryptid #creature
Waterfall at The Cascades Inn on Tiger Creek (private, customers only), 4982 Hwy 441, Tiger, GA. 5/5/25. 34.8138306, -83.4256351
Waterfall at The Cascades Inn on Tiger Creek (private, customers only), 4982 Hwy 441, Tiger, GA. 5/5/25.
34.8138306, -83.4256351
#Georgia #Appalachia #waterfalls #photography #waterfallphotography
#longexposure #chasingwaterfalls
#landscapephotography #hiking
#explore #nature #travelphotography
When I was eight years old our dog died and my dad buried it under a Mimosa tree in the back yard. That same year, the old lady across the road died and they buried her in a family cemetery in their yard near a huge oak tree. I remember riding by Memory Gardens Cemetery later and wondering if none of the people buried there had yards, or trees, or if their families just didn't love them like we loved our dog, or like our neighbors loved their granny.
#stories #poetry #trees #southern #Appalachia #Appalachian #folklife
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West Virginia's most famous cryptid, The #Mothman was first spotted in November 1966, near Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
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#Appalachia #appalachian #aliens #monster #cryptozoology #ufo #cryptid #creature
Help support #ruralTN candidates at all levels!
#WeAreTN #Appalachia
The folklore behind lone chimneys left standing in Appalachia
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#abandoned_places #appalachia #architecture #folklore #History #boingboing
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy is launching a toolkit to help small towns in Pennsylvania lead their own sustainability plans on the trail!
Learn more here: https://loom.ly/683Q2kY
#infrastructurewinswednesday
#appalachiantrail
#appalachia
Hi all!! I am a small artist from NC. I work in mixed media with a focus on nature, drawing from my experience growing up in NC’s Appalachian region. One thing I love to do is use my work to showcase or local wildlife, including rainbow trout, hellbenders and more!
#nc #appalachia #artist
Crystal Lorimor’s #OnePlaceStudy of The Creighton Cabin in Belmont County, Ohio isn’t registered with us but her latest blog post, An Accidental Addition to a One Place Study, in which Crystal notes that “sometimes you solve mysteries in very unexpected ways”, is worth sharing on #OnePlaceWednesday!
Winter 1967 a #Missouri farmer had an extraterrestrial experience with beings said to resemble space penguins this is the #Tuscumbia Space Penguin.
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#Appalachia #appalachian #aliens #monster #cryptozoology #ufo #cryptid #creature
Oil spills, PFAS, coal, and regulatory rollbacks. We buy dirty and clean water because poverty ain’t cheap.
“West Virginia Water” is streaming everywhere now.
#WV #WestVirginia #CleanWater #WestVirginiaWater #Poverty #EnvironmentalJustice #FolkMusic #ProtestSong #Appalachia #SingerSongwriter
Still working on poems that remind me of home. Here’s one! It’s kinda long whoops #poem #poetry #poetry #Appalachia
Strange things be afoot in Appalachia.
Things hairy. Massive. Upright…And watching us from afar.
Available now on all platforms or listen on Spotify at the link below:
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#Appalachia #Bigfoot #werewolf #catpeople #wampus