Uncategorized Evening sun by user|Published June 16, 2015 The Rays of the setting sun are caught by the pine branches in the Black Mountains of North Carolina.
Published June 6, 2017 Costa Rican Alarm Clock I’m just back from my fifth trip to Costa Rica, but my first visit in many years. I’m always struck by both […]
Published October 5, 2015 Beaming Bench It is fantastic to finally have a full day of sunshine again! When my brother came to visit he was concerned about […]
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 June 10, 2015 Grotto Falls Though not the largest or most dramatic of the Smokies waterfalls this one has the distinction of being the only one in […]