If you are among those of us who have hundreds, perhaps thousands of digital images trapped inside your camera and yearning to be seen. If you are one of us with precious pets, grandchildren or sunsets and or wooded strolls and waterfalls kept captive on a memory card or disk or other electronic widget forsaken and aging in darkness. Do not despair but do not let them linger forgotten. Bring your images to Dane, the photo master of the Mountain Song Gallery in Hendersonville and he will help transform your Instamatic clicks from snapshots to Camelots and your family albums to family treasures.
Dane approaches each printing with the honor and respect of a work of art on canvas. He applies his skills, in a thoughtful, calm almost effortless manor that belies the depth of knowledge he has gained through years of practice. What I have observed and learned through working with Dane is that he has the unique ability to form a partnership with each of his patrons to insure that their voice is heard and their vision expressed to it's fullest potential
in the final product. So if you have found historic photos in the attic that need restoring, spent hours peering through your Nikon for the perfect sunset at Jump Off Rock or just caught the cutest shot of your puppy on your IPhone don't let your megapixels hide under a rock, in the bottom of your sock or in your memory cards digital stock. Take them to Dane and set them free, let them be everything they are meant to be.
There is the Yellow Rose of Texas, Red Roses for a Blue Lady and The Black Rose of Hendersonville. As the sign simply states and I think modestly understates a very nice downtown restaurant serving a variety of international and all American foods. Today's Special was a Lamb Gyro with Tzatziki Sauce served in a spicy, crispy and toasted to perfection Pita Wrap. 
One beer is not quite enough while two is too much so our so sweet and helpful hostess solved my dilemma with a half a glass of ice cold Murphy's Irish Stout.
A couple of cups of coffee with a scrumptious slice of Key Lime Pie and we were done.
Black Rose, just one of many great restaurants downtown Hendersonville and one that should Not be overlooked!
So after a slight over indulgence at lunch and Thanksgiving just a couple of days away, the lingering guilt drove me to pedal back up to Jump Off Rock to burn off a little steam.
The sun was already setting on this overcast, warm and gusty day but when I reached the top I was not (and have never been) disappointed. The sky is a watercolor canvas in continuous motion.
