Published August 31, 2015 End of August With the end of August fast approaching, summer is drawing to a close in the mountains. There will still be hot days, […]
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 […]
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 October 25, 2015 Autumn Portal I am back home and chasing fall. October is the peak of color somewhere every day in the southern Appalachian mountains, and […]