VARIOUS PHOTO QUESTIONS ANSWERED: Reader Constance Barton emails:

I notice that everything looks very clean in all your Tennessee pictures. No trash on the sidewalks, all the business establishments look neat as a pin, even the grass isn’t overgrown. I’m beginning to suspect that you actually live somewhere in the Twilight Zone…..

People are clean here. I think Knoxville once had a reputation — back before I was born — as an ugly, dirty town. Older folks remember John Gunther saying mean stuff; I believe he called Knoxville the ugliest city in America or some such. Maybe that’s why people try to keep it nice now; if I recall correctly, that’s supposed to have led to the annual Dogwood Arts Festival, too. Reader Harry Eagar writes from Hawaii:

I haven’t lived in Tennessee for 50 years. Sushi? Sure has changed.

Betcha you can’t find a picture of a screen door with a Merita bread stencil on it. But if you can, I’d love to see a picture.

I’ll look. I took a picture near the old Merita bakery a few weeks ago; haven’t gotten around to posting it yet. Meanwhile, reader John Marcoux asks about time management:

OK. Maybe you could take a moment to explain to us lesser mortals how mister full-time law professor, full-time leading blogger, book reviewer, book writer, article writer, pod-caster, husband and dad is able to also provide stunning photos of the four corners of Knoxville and environs.

I take a camera with me when I go out — today’s sushi-place pic was taken when I had dinner with the Insta-Wife there last week, on the way out (that’s the Insta-Wife, somewhat blurred, off to the left). Sometimes I raid the archives, too — the Harriman picture from Friday is actually a few years old. I’m not going to try to do a new picture a day for a year, as even those who devote themselves to it seem to find that a strain after a while. I’m trying to have fun. The time-management is like the time-management for everything else: Do what you can, when you can, and don’t sweat the rest.

And James Morrow writes from Sydney:

If I may echo your correspondent’s thoughts on your Tennessee photos, I’ve been greatly enjoying the shots of the last week or so and actually woke up this morning thinking I should send a note saying, “More, please”. I particularly liked the one of the fellow who’d lost part of a leg; there was something very human, very humble in the whole thing, especially his statement “I’m just a farmer”. I’ve always been a big fan of Austin, and if Knoxville is like Austin without the hype and anything like the photos you take then I’ve got to figure out a way to get through there on my next trip home to the States.

Knoxville’s a nice place, and so are the surrounding counties of East Tennessee. Actually, Helen’s worried that the pictures will get people moving here — but so long as they’re InstaPundit readers I don’t think they’ll ruin the place.

Oh, a bunch of technical questions, too, but I’ll answer them in another post.