Author • Photographer • Believer
The Lord fills every day in the mountains with treasures. It doesn’t matter where I am hiking, sitting, or musing about the scenery. There is so much to see, so much to immerse oneself in when walking in the woods or hiking on a high trail leading up a mountain. I never know what the Lord will ...Continue Reading
“In every walk of nature, one receives more than he seeks.” (1) When you walk the same path every day, you can forget to look at the common treasures that the Lord provides. The myriad of plants that you pass or barely notice make up a scenic understory around you. Sometimes I will sit and study ...Continue Reading
When you arrive at the top of the Blue Ridge or Smokey mountains, there is only one word for what your eyes behold. Awe. As I stand on top of Mount Pisgah, the mountains fill my vision for 180 degrees. It’s hard not to praise the Creator God who formed them with His fingers. Range after range of ...Continue Reading
One of my favorite pastimes is watching the birds that inhabit our mountain ridges. Many are not residents in the Piedmont where I live, which makes for wonderful discoveries. My first encounter of the year was on my deck, high atop the Pisgah National Forest mountain range. From my balcony, I had a ...Continue Reading
One of the common wildflowers that marks our entry into summer is Queen Anne’s lace. This is a field flower often appearing on the roadside or in open meadows. It is also called wild carrot and bird’s nest, the latter title probably because of its shape after the blossoms have faded. It is a member ...Continue Reading
