Published September 6, 2015 City squirrel It is said that gray squirrels once could travel the entire east coast without touching the ground, moving from the top of […]
Published June 2, 2015 Sun shower in an Appalachian mountain forest A brief but violent thunderstorm sent torrents of rain falling on the trees. There are dots and lines of rain both […]
Published April 30, 2020 Mayapple Flowers Mayapple Flowers- The first sign of mayapples are the leaves that rise up like closed umbrellas, and as they open it appears […]
Published May 3, 2016 Abundant Azaleas I am named for my father’s sister, Ruth Happel Smiley, who for most of her life worked on the gardens at Mohonk […]