Market Square Farmers’ Market, Knoxville, September 2019 Market Square Farmers’ Market, Knoxville, September 2019 Market Square Farmers’ Market, Knoxville, September 2019 Market Square Farmers’ Market, Knoxville, September 2019 The event raised almost $92,000 for Restoration House, which is a home for single-mother families. It was extremely hot for the appropriately dressed, so wearing the cow suit had to be miserable. I watched the Chick-fil-A cow rappel and couldn’t help but worry at how hot it must have been for that poor person inside that hot suit on top of the building. A small festival is held at the base with activities for children and a viewing area for the less adventurous well-wishers among us. Benefiting Restoration House, participants raise money for the opportunity to rappel down the side of the sixteen-story building. The annual Over the Edge event was held atop the First Century Bank Building (General Building) at 625 Market Street. Over the Edge, 625 Market Street, Knoxville, September 2019 Over the Edge, 625 Market Street, Knoxville, September 2019 Over the Edge, 625 Market Street, Knoxville, September 2019 I sat in a doorway along Market to eat one of what has to be the best biscuits in the city and chatted with a couple about the Pryor Brown Garage across the street. Matt was kind enough to fry an egg for my biscuit, and I enjoyed a little conversation with Matt and Nancy while I waited. I grabbed a Matt Robb’s biscuit and coffee at the foot of Market Street and enjoyed it in a doorway along the way. Notice the colorful leaves in the background. My measure of heat? I first photographed them in the fall of 2013. They’ve since slipped down the river to Chattanooga, so you’ll have to travel if you want to catch them. They offered tours of the replica ships and were available for parties. The Nina and the Pinta were docked at Calhoun’s on the River where they’d been tied for just over a week. Nina and Pinta, Tennessee River, Knoxville, Fall 2013 Nina and Pinta, Knoxville, September 2019
So last Saturday was hot but it was also filled with great activities - albeit with subtexts related to the heat. We ended the month of September in the mid 90s. High temperatures in Knoxville, according to, should be 85° at the beginning of the month and 76° by month’s end. Thankfully I don’t have a lawn to worry about anymore. It hasn’t gotten easier as I’ve gotten older and the temperatures have gotten higher. The heat is more a personal enemy as I try to walk as much as possible to the places I need or want to go. I realize you don’t come here for your weather report but I can’t help myself. Nina and Pinta, Knoxville, September 2019
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