by William Britten | Jul 10, 2010 | travel
Spent a week at the beach, just south of Myrtle Beach in Garden City Beach, SC. My son Justin and I had a working getaway … me taking stock images most days, while he set up a water’s edge office for telecommuting. Keep an eye out for some of the beach...
by William Britten | Jul 6, 2010 | Wildflowers
Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata var. humilis) blooms from July to October. Look for it along the Clingman’s Dome Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It’s a large plant growing up to 5 feet tall. The yellow coneflower is more often seen at...
by William Britten | Jun 24, 2010 | Wildflowers
Halberd-leaved Violet (Viola hastata) is a very early bloomer in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, showing its yellow blossoms as early as late March. The name halberd actually refers to a medieval battle axe, which apparently is shaped like this delicate...
by William Britten | Jun 18, 2010 | photography
The guinea hens above were relaxing on a bridge just outside the Big Creek entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I stopped to take their picture, and listening to their distinctive guinea hen cackling, I remembered raising some of these crazy birds back...
