Published June 22, 2015 Menacing sky Last evening only hours after summer started a sudden thunderstorm popped up and a lone vulture braved the wild winds. There […]
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 May 25, 2015 Memorial Day flower This isn’t a flower in my garden as you may have guessed. It was in a local shop in honor of the […]
Published September 20, 2015 Chasing color Here in the mountains of North Carolina once the fall foliage season begins there are many chances to see the annual show. […]