This is another day we were out for sunset. So of course I was paying more attention to the locals than the horizon.
I like the sun on surf better anyways.
Willett, Folly Island, South Carolina.
Willett, Surf Side
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Plantation Formal Garden
A bit of a time machine found on a walk.
Ashley River, Middleton Plantation, South Carolina.
Ibis In A Swamp
We have some White Ibis year round however many escape a little south for a few months. January and February are the coldest here (a relative term) with some locals going a few hours south.
I had not gone to this swamp for a while. As expected it was quiet.
Still some Ibis were poking about with the usual Great Blues.
Charleston, South Carolina.
Barn Yard Mallards
Always nice to see a few Mallards, not near as common here as up north.
Taken in the barn yard of the Middleton Plantation farm. They usually share this small pond with Water Buffalo.
Monochrome Walk, Old Magnolia Cemetery
There is always something to see in these old cemeteries.
Images taken on a random walk.
Crested Caracara Posing
Yes, another shot of the Caracara. As I go through the days images he keeps coming to the top.
Old Stones
October 31st being Halloween it seemed a good day to publish some old stones (Headstones).
No real information, but at least markers.
Plantation Grounds From A Hill
One of the few hillsides around here is behind the Middleton Plantation grounds. We walked the ridgeline heading over to the Ashley River a week ago. Having a short lens and backup camera I grabbed several wide photographs.
The first image is of the original Plantation Chapel.
The grounds still have one of the largest formal gardens in the US, first created in 1741. The Civil War destroyed much of the Plantation with the gardens falling into disrepair until restored in 1901 by the one of the original families.
Above, the foreground ponds are part of the gardens, however the pond water in the far background was actually the start of the rice fields.
I usually only walk this trail once a year to shoot the spring flowers. The views are nice so I may try a visit up there mid winter, might be nice.