Published June 24, 2015 Ladybug takeoff After observing this ladybug exploring a shrub in the forest I positioned myself at the leaf where it was headed to […]
Published June 28, 2015 Appalachian summer Driving over the mountains from Tennessee to North Carolina today I stopped a few times to admire the summer clouds and mountains. […]
Published August 21, 2015 Flowers make me glad The peacock orchid is native to the mountains of East Africa where it grows on cliffs and rock outcrops. It isn’t actually […]
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 […]