Not even drought can prevent the emergence of lilies in the Smoky Mountains of western North Carolina
Our meteorological colleague Richard Koeneman, who resides amid the natural
splendor of the Smoky Mountains in western North Carolina and whose remarkable
climatological analyses grace the pages of this blog and the Chicago Tribune weather
page on a daily basis, shares these spectacular shots with us---the top taken a
month ago and the bottom snapped Monday---illustrating the emergence of lilies
outside his home in the mountains near Asheville. Richard reports the area continues
in the midst of a terrible drought, a fact not at all obvious when you look at the the
splendor of the region! Thanks for sharing these with us Richard!
-Tom Skilling
Photo courtesy: Richard Koeneman