Spring in the Smoky Mountains

We visited the Smoky Mountains in the spring when the forest was coming to life. During our stay, the renewed plant life in the forest introduced me to more shades of green than I had ever seen in one place.

It’s interesting what one notices when visiting a new place. Who would have thought the color green could make such a big impact? Not me.

The Smoky Mountains must be the most perfect environment for moss because it covers rocks and tree roots like a carpet. In addition to the moss, thriving plants of seemingly every variety blend together in a tapestry of layered beauty and tranquility.

As if this were not enough, Mother Nature also thought it wise to pepper in wildflowers to her tapestry to give the forest floor more depth and richness.

As a photographer, I do not recall being drawn to capturing pictures of flowers or plant life before. However, in the Smoky Mountains, the plants had my undivided attention. What I quickly realized was that a perfected photo of a flower is an art. It’s harder than it looks!

Never the less, I was motivated to give it a try.