Foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains

  Hello from the hazy hills of Tennessee .   While the butterflies danced on the zinnias..   Our yellow watermelons ripened, and a few wer...

Jewelweed*, pictured here in a photo from the internet, is truly a gem of a weed. It grows in damp places, often near poison ivy. Youngest...

Greetings, Y'all! We've been in a heatwave like none I can ever remember. I hope you're staying cool. I've been busy preser...