by William Britten | Jun 4, 2011 | Wildflowers
Fairy Wand (Chamaelirium luteum) is another member of the Lily family, and is a fairly uncommon Smoky Mountains wildflower. It is unusual in that the male and female flowers grow on separate plants. The male flower is longer and whiter, with the female tending towards...
by William Britten | Jun 3, 2011 | Nature, philosophy
The photo above and below show how densely packed life in the Smoky Mountains is. No sooner does a big tree fall than the recycling begins. Moss and lichens, then ferns and little pine seedlings. Death becomes life, and the old is made new again. In the Smoky...
by William Britten | Jun 2, 2011 | Wildflowers
False Solomons Seal (Smilacina racemosa) has leaves that are very similar to true Solomons Seal, but the flowers are very different and make identification easy. This is a very common Smoky Mtns wildflower and can be found on almost any hike up to the mid-elevations...
by William Britten | May 31, 2011 | photography, William Britten Gallery
Photographs like you’ve never seen before! That’s quite a claim. Many visitors to my Gatlinburg Gallery near the Smoky Mountains, or who come into my booth at an art fair, exclaim something like “Oh my gosh! These look three-dimensional! They jump...
