And Visions of...

  Blossoms and Blooms

The hike up to North Carolina's Craggy Gardens on a foggy morning is a magical experience.  Upon reaching the Gardens I was greeted by wild Catawba rhododendron appearing out of the mist.
 

 Spring Abounds

This wonderful old farmhouse is in southwest Virginia.  I would love to know about the lives of the people who lived there.

  Turkey in the Cove

Though we usually associate turkeys with the fall and harvest time, this colorful gentleman was photographed in the spring while surrounded by buttercups.  The image was made in Cades Cove - Great Smoky Mountains.  

  Shades of Red and Yellow

There was a slight low hanging fog over the pond when I arrived to make images of the daylilies. As the sun began to rise the fog increased and the warm glow transformed the scene from pretty to ethereal. 

 

Highland Dawn

No collection of spring images from this region is complete without an image from Roan Mountain.  This was made near Round Bald and shows the wild Catawba rhododendron and flame azalea with the mountains of North Carolina in the distance.  

Mallory Fine Art participating Artists:

Christine Berg, Carole Blevins, Lisa Boardwine, Leila Cartier, Paul deMarrais, Tracy Ference, Nadya Warthen-Gibson, Quinn Hawkesworth, Rebecca Keays, Jeffrey Stoner, Suzanne Stryk, Kristi Taylor, William Tillson, Charles Vess and Bill Wysor

Blossoms and blooms

On the waft of morning mist,
the morning dew freshens the day
as birds' morning songs jumble
in a boiling pot of notes.

The heavy sweet scent of lilacs' bloom
takes me to where I once lived and
the white four-petaled flower on gnarled limbs
takes me to the dogwood days of my youth.

Daytime descends,
where limbs lace and
treetop branches brush the blush
of the evening sky.

As moments turn to days and
seasons to years,
memories remain of life
passed into past.

What's ahead
when the blossoms and blooms will once again
sweeten my nose and caress my eye and
sunrise and moonset bookend the morning sky? 

I will be presenting Photographic Images of the Mountain South showcasing the beauty that surrounds us.  Click here to learn more about the Alliance for Continued Learning's spring programs.     

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Introducing the 2015 edition to the Goats of Roan

Twigs and Leaves Gallery, Waynesville NC.

August 7, 2015

I hope you can join me at Twigs and Leaves gallery from 5pm-8pm for the official unveiling of the 2015 edition to my Goats of Roan collection.  This is a great time to visit Waynesville - the first Friday of every month from May through October is the Art After Dark gallery crawl.