Golden trees and black bears in Great Smoky Mountains and Cades Cove
On Halloween we found the colors of fall — pumpkin orange, harvest gold, bonfire red — in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Plus bears!… Read More
Fall foliage, falls, and food in and around Asheville
In Asheville, NC, with rumpled blue mountains and tall hardwood forests, even past-peak fall color is pretty darn good.… Read More
Bigtooth maples and more fall foliage at the Wildflower Center, part 2
Did a few bigtooth maples from Lost Maples Park lose their way and end up at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center? It sure looked that way last week, when I spotted pumpkin-spice trees in the Family Garden.… Read More
Colorful fall foliage at the Wildflower Center, part 1
Fall pounced on Austin quickly this year, then retreated, and then dashed back in, ushering in a flare of color at the Wildflower Center.… Read More
Fall color and grassy plumes for December Foliage Follow-Up
December 16, 2017 Despite our one-day snow last week, it still looks pretty autumnal in my garden this Foliage Follow-Up. The Japanese maple stubbornly refuses to acknowledge fall until December, when the Christmas lights go up on the house and … Read More
Chihuly in the Forest and American art at Crystal Bridges Museum
While in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, last weekend, my husband and I drove to nearby Bentonville to see the remarkable collection of American art at Crystal Bridges Museum.… Read More
Leaf-peeping, zombies, and Thorncrown Chapel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Last Friday my husband and I drove up to northern Arkansas for an extended weekend just before Halloween, hoping to see colorful fall foliage while making a first-time visit to Eureka Springs.… Read More