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Landscape Photography

Landscape, Marsh, OM System, What I Saw

A Bridge To Remember

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If you are wandering around here, where the trails end, the woods take over, this little bridge is very important. I know that for a fact!

Once in those woods you have two choices. The first is obvious, turn around and retrace your steps… it’s tricky and we have many venomous snakes. Actually there’s no reason to be walking there, unless you think you need a shortcut.

The second and logical choice is find the little bridge. Now, this bridge is invisible until standing right in front of it. The deep ditch is just that, deep, wet, home to thingies. However, find the ditch, walk the edge, stumble upon the bridge.

Once over the bridge follow the old dirt road to the dikes. Do not wait for a car/truck here. Ellen and I drove it, but 99% of the time an old iron gate is locked on the first dike.

A Bridge To Remember
A Bridge To Remember
A Bridge To Remember
A Bridge To Remember

I need to mention, once you find the bridge there is some time spent studying it. After a while you suck it up and trust your fate to the gods.

A Bridge To Remember
A Bridge To Remember
Charleston, Historical, Landscape, OM System, What I Saw

Sandal Binder, 1810, Johann Gottfried Schadow

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She has been there for a long time. Towards the end of the US Civil War she was buried before the Federal troops arrived to burn the plantations. During the earthquakes of 1886 she was wrapped in a mattress.

I think was recently scrubbed up a bit, the lady is very clean looking.

Sandal Binder, 1810, Johann Gottfried Schadow
Sandal Binder, 1810, Johann Gottfried Schadow

Middleton Plantation, Charleston, South Carolina.

Black And White Photography, Charleston, Historical, Landscape, Monochrome, OM System, Shooting A Grand Old House, What I Saw

Middleton Plantation, Looking Over The Spring Colors

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Down the hill, behind the brick wall, is a large pond surrounded by color. It’s part of the largest formal garden in the US.

Ellen and a guide of southern history, waiting for her visitors group to arrive. Both were just enjoying the view.

Middleton Plantation, Looking Over The Spring Colors
Middleton Plantation, Looking Over The Spring Colors