There seems to be a migration of sorts here. Locally the bigger ones kept to the large ponds, the smaller to the thicker swamps and wetlands.
Two springs ago the overgrown swamplands were cleared and dredged. Now the big guys want parts of that too.
Everybody is moving around so a casual walk is a little slower now, you need to ‘look both ways’.
American Alligator, South Carolina.
Pair of Great Blue Herons, monochrome finished with DxO Silver Efex.
Three different styles here from an old cemetery.
Three different black and white formats, as well as three different artists renditions. The carvings are all from the late 1860’s, just after the US Civil War had ended.
Old graveyards and cemeteries here have stones ranging from small simple squares on through several created by Tiffany & Sons.
Charleston, South Carolina.
Searching for sticks but not finding Any!
I find it hard to believe none were good enough. Every other bird n the swamp here uses this wood line.
Church Street in Charleston runs through the center of the Quarter. And of course a good number of grave yards are on side streets with the churches.
These shots are a few taken where I was using lines within the compositions, guiding the view down through the length of the photograph.
Charleston, South Carolina.
The photographs here were taken in the old St. Philip’s grave yard. The land along aide and behind the church. An assumption on my part is this is the oldest section because it is part of the immediate church grounds.
Across the street is the St. Philp’s cemetery. Church street separates the two properties. A cemetery (Greek term for ‘sleeping place’) is land dedicated to burials. A grave yard is a burial area within the church yard/property.
The difference is not a big deal unless you live in an old town like Charleston, or think like me.
The grave yards in town are close to the old buildings. Many of the historical homes look into a grave yard. Walls that separate properties often have headstones attached and not upright in the ground.
In the US cemeteries came into common use in the mid 1800’s. Church grave yards were becoming full. Charleston had a Yellow Fever out break in the 1850’s. Plantation and farm land on the outskirts of town became cemeteries out of need. The northern part of Charleston’s EBay street’s area has a large number of cemeteries side by side. The Civil War quickly filled parts of these too.
St. Philip’s grave yard, Church Street, Charleston, South Carolina.
Found on a walk, interesting stones.
Now that I have lived here for a while I can recognize many of the names. I may even know some relatives.
Charleston is a small city filled with history and stories. Some are local, others of the south, and even founders of the country.
Below is a civil war veterans burial site, one that is marked by a military medallion.
There are multiple medallions provided by the US Veterans Association, including this Southern Cross Of Honor for confederate states veterans. This and head stones may be provided, however there are specific criteria to be met.
Members of the federal military at the time of the civil war have a different medallion. I don’t know details. I just recently learned the VA provides this.
