Holiday Lighting at the Gardens

Holidays at the Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens, Belmont, North Carolina has new displays of lights and an all-new musically-orchestrated topiary display,  Posting images from the Gardens during the holidays.

Lighting on the clouds at dusk contrasts with lights on the trees waiting for darkness.

Holiday Lighting at the Gardens

Blueness of the Ridges

The blueness of the Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina is accentuated by the striking formation of the clouds.

The Blue Ridge Mountains are noted for having a bluish color when seen from a distance. Trees put the “blue” in Blue Ridge, from the isoprene released into the atmosphere, thereby contributing to the characteristic haze on the mountains and their distinctive color.

Blueness of the Ridges