It's a Spiritual Sunday in late April, and today we're just out for a walk and stopping for a meditation on the beauty of a spring day in Cades Cove in the Smoky Mountains. Most people who come to the Smokies pay a visit to Cades Cove, and for good reason ... it may...
Dogwood Home is a featured photo at the William Britten Gallery. It is offered in all sizes up to 20x30. Details of sizes and prices can be found on the How to Buy page. You can also purchase framed or unframed versions of this image from my online store The dogwood...
Gay Wings (Polygala paucifolia) is a perennial herb in the Milkwort family. The Greek name "Polygala" means much milk, and refers to the belief that eating these plants would increase the production of milk in nursing mothers and livestock. The two petals of the...
It's a glorious springtime in Cades Cove. The dogwood blooms have come early, and the Smoky Mountains are dressed in their spring finery. There are opportunities for Smoky Mountains photos everywhere you look. The pictures on this page were taken along Sparks Lane,...
Dog Hobble (Leucothoe fontanesiana) is among the early Smoky Mountains wildflowers. It's a member if the Heath family, like Trailing Arbutus, the Azaleas, Rhododendron and Mountain Laurel. The plant has evergreen, leathery leaves, and gets its name from a tendency to...
Once more, it's Craft Fair time in Gatlinburg! The Great Smoky Arts and Crafts Community begins the annual Easter Show this week (Thursday April 5th) in the Gatlinburg Convention Center. The show will run through Saturday, April 7th, and we will be open from 10 to 6....
Readers of this blog know that I enjoy volunteering to help Appalachian Trail hikers shuttle between Gatlinburg and the trail. Most of these folks have spent a lot of time planning and dreaming of their adventure, and it warms my heart to assist them in some small...
Greenbrier Spring was taken just downstream from the bridge leading up the Ramsay Prong Road in the Greenbrier section of the Smoky Mountains. The creek entering from the right is the Middle Prong of the Little Pigeon River, and straight ahead is the Ramsay Prong...