Sullivan’s Fine Food, Maryville, Tennessee.

The Mellow Mushroom, Knoxville, Tennessee. Keen observers will note that she’s appeared on InstaPundit before.

La Costa, Market Square, Knoxville, Tennessee.

Northshore Brasserie, Knoxville, Tennessee. That’s the lamb shank with risotto. It was good.

Yeah, it’s a food theme this week. . . .

Leo’s Pulled Pig, Lenoir City, Tennessee.

Maryville, Tennessee.

Lest We Forget. Fountain City, Tennessee.

Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

UPDATE: Bob Krumm emails from Iraq:

I was glad to see that the picture of the flyer in the window in a Gatlinburg shop asked people to remember our Allies serving in Iraq. There are thousands of Allies from more than two dozen countries serving bravely and well beside Americans here. Scores have died here too. And of course, there are the Iraqi Security Forces, who increasingly are bearing the weight of the mission here. Let’s remember them all this Memorial Day.

Good point. In fact, the “allies” mention is why I picked this one for today.

Harriman, Tennessee.

Cambridge, Massachusetts. Yeah, it’s a flag theme for the photos this weekend.

Patriot Motors, Farragut, Tennessee. Because Uncle Sam would never give you a bad deal.

NO, IT WASN’T A PHOTOSHOP: The “flag disposal bin” pictured below is real, and stands in front of the City Hall in Lenoir City, Tennessee. I assume it’s for people who have old or damaged flags to dispose of, who don’t want to go through the appropriate steps but don’t want to just heave them into the dumpster. A plaque, which I couldn’t get a good photo of, says it was donated by the D.A.R. a couple of years ago. Here’s a broader view:

Lenoir City, Tennessee. Jeez, I thought we’d at least have until the Democrats took the White House before these things started popping up . . . .

UPDATE: More on this here.

Annie’s Alterations, Bearden, west Knoxville.

Indian Boundary State Park, southeast Tennessee.

Palace Theater, Maryville, Tennessee.

Knoxville, Tennessee.

Richy-Kreme Donuts, Alcoa, Tennessee. They start selling donuts in the morning, and they close when they run out. Best donuts I’ve ever had — sweet, fluffy, but not the least bit greasy. Yum.

Fire Station, Maryville, Tennessee.

Harriman, Tennessee.

Inside Brooks General Store, near Rugby, Tennessee.

Sunbright, Tennessee.

IT MAY BE the last Kay’s Ice Cream stand left, but the staff is still smiling.

SUBURBAN WILDERNESS: This pond sits inside the southeast cloverleaf at the Pelissippi Parkway / Kingston Pike interchange. You’d never know it was surrounded by bustling roads, except for the barely-visible bit of billboard in the background at the upper center-right.

Melhorn Automotive, near Oliver Springs, Tennessee.