This time he even stayed outside the porch.
Small Green Tree Frog hiding in the plant pots, watching us on the back porch.
Neighbor Stopped By, Tree Frog
Tag Archives: Charleston
A Little Gold In The Morning
Along the Ashley River, South Carolina.
Small Things In Swamps Too
Random shots taken the other morning while out looking for ‘bigger’ stuff in the swamps. Ellen usually finds these critters. Somehow I managed to be walking out in front and while waiting looked down around me. Little guy’s were everywhere.
Momma, Alligator
Typical Alligator, not where she was supposed to be at all.
Probably following those fool kids of hers.
Marsh Reclaiming The Land
Military grave site alongside the salt marsh. This was off by itself instead of being with the military ‘Soldiers Ground’ graves near the entrance.
The marsh, and Ashley River, will claim this soon. You can Charleston Harbor and ports from here.
Slave Cabins, Early Wet Morning
Four old cabins, there once were eleven. The enslaved people working the rice fields lived here.
They are down a short road, away from the main house at Magnolia Plantation. Probably closer to the swamp and ponds that are home to alligators.
The buildings survived federal troops moving towards Charleston, the main house did not. After emancipation these four buildings remained occupied for years by people who stayed to continue working here. They most likely worked the phosphate digs once rice was gone. Phosphate mounds can be still be seen from modern roads passing the plantations entrances.
A recently published book, ‘Sleeping With The Ancestors’ by local historian Joseph McGill details theses cabins and his beginning of the project to sleep in slave dwellings across the country. I believe an interview with Joe can be found on NPR.
Magnolia Plantation, Charleston, South Carolina.
Found On A Walk, Monochrome Old Southern Cemetery
1815 – 1885, Alfred Raoul, Charleston, South Carolina.
Photographing here can be all about the little details.
Cemetery On A Marsh
Tall marsh grass is right up inside parts of this cemetery. You know sooner or later the marsh will take over. It’s still adding a different type of beauty to the landscape here. A big Live Oak and Palm don’t hurt either.
