Published October 28, 2016 Rushmore Anniversary Mount Rushmore is an iconic national monument, completed 75 years ago this month. Originally conceived in 1923 as a tourist attraction, the […]
Published January 4, 2016 New Beginnings. As a new year starts, thoughts turn to the promise of fresh beginnings. The ancient Black Mountains here in North Carolina are […]
Published August 26, 2017 National Dog Day I have always loved dogs, but my parents had convinced themselves they were not dog people so it took years of begging […]
Published September 20, 2017 Perpetual Flowers A few days ago I visited the Biltmore Estate in Asheville. Water lily flowers are near their peak of delicate blooms, […]