The fall color season is coming to a close here in East Tennessee and the Smokies. Going into this season, I had the usual expectations
Citizenship 2020
We are all citizens something, be it a locality, a country, or a planet. Citizens of a democracy are particularly fortunate because they get to
Dancing with Clouds
Right after a clearing storm, the clouds on the Foothills Parkway can be magical. I’ve seen amazing displays of clouds and fog and mist. Yes,
Christmas in October
For many landscape photographers, the fall color season is one of the high-water marks of our annual calendar of photographic opportunities. I’m no different. For
Ode to Clingman’s Dome
The Smokies are a very old mountain range on a geologic timescale. They’ve been around for a hundred million years and more. When they first
88, 87, 86…
As I write this missive, there are 88 days left in 2020. Many people are counting the days hoping for a swift end to possibly
