by Don McGowan | Apr 11, 2019 | April 2019
The gentle pastels of spring in the mountains are every bit as wonderful to me as the vibrant hues of autumn. There is an excitement to watching the world rebirth itself that the colors of spring seem to match with intensity and precision from the lowest valley to the...
by Don McGowan | Apr 7, 2019 | April 2019
A slender red maple (Acer rubrum) sapling struggles for a place among already-mature eastern yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera). Both are common to the eastern cove hardwood forests of the Smokies. Bonnie and I criss-crossed the Park yesterday in search of...
by Don McGowan | Mar 30, 2019 | March 2019
The plunge pool formed by the falling waters of Lower Calf Creek Falls in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument collects seepage from points along the canyon wall. Over time these small interfaces have formed diminutive mudflat deltas where seepage meets pool....
by Don McGowan | Mar 23, 2019 | March 2019
Over the years I have come to believe that being mindful in the presence of Nature involves some basic truisms of walking in the world around me: seeking to be still, to be present, to be patient and to be persistent. The “4 Be’s” as Bonnie and I...
by Don McGowan | Mar 16, 2019 | March 2019
Four weeks ago I shared an Image, the first iPhone image, actually, of a macro composition of cracked paint and rust on an old farm implement at the Tom Brown farm in the Beech Glen Township of Madison County, North Carolina. This morning I thought I would be a bit...
