Richard, those pictures are astonishing. I've looked at them several times.
My wife and daughters bought me a premium telescope for Christmas. We are fortunate to have a second home on the Great Lakes, and I use it to examine passing freighters.
The night sky is spectacular. If you have to get up in the middle of the night, your eyes make the sky look extremely black, with untold numbers of brilliant stars.
Speaking of wonderful things, I'm still jealous about your little pond. I could spend time just sitting there watching it, except if a snake came along, of course.
I've always enjoyed Tennessee. I used to listen to WLAC in Nashville.
We were in Germantown (near Memphis) visiting, and I was impressed with the sign ordinance. They were all only a few feet off the ground.
I'm from Arkansas, and have always regretted loosing my accent.
I'm glad you liked the dust devils.
Bill