Springtime lunch walk around Nashville's Bicentennial Mall

This week reminded me what a delight it is to live in Middle Tennessee during the spring and to work downtown in such a beautiful city as Nashville.
















I took my camera along on a walk around the Bicentennial Mall during lunch the other day.













Looked at the granite plaques celebrating Tennessee's land shapes,
















Musical roots,
















nature,
















landscape,

















the first Tennesseans,
















trails,
















geology
















and rivers
















as well as a huge walking map of the state
















Walked by the amphitheater
















enjoyed the redbuds in flower
















and another tree whose buds are red,
















but turn white upon opening
















like this.
















I walked farther along the mall
















approaching the carillon
















that plays "The Tennessee Waltz" every hour on the hour
















which you can enjoy in 360-degree stereo
















got an interesting angle on one of the towers
















and another
















then started back the other direction toward the capitol (on the hill in the distance)
















got a little closer
















down the sidewalk





















then as I approached a stand of redbud trees
















stopped to admire some tiny red berries on a bush
















and got a closer look














and enjoyed a view of the redbuds against the blue sky
















then observed the state flags against the same blue sky






















before returning to work, where a large magnolia tree spreads its branches.