Tag Archives: South Carolina

Pollen And A Gator

Each spring people everywhere talk about the pollen in the air. Up north we did, down here is different though. We do complain, but we can point at anything outdoors too. It’s covered in green pollen.

Example  below; an alligator sleeping and covered in the pollen that drifted on him.

Now that’s pollen !

Pollen And A Gator
Pollen And A Gator

Old Music Room, Charleston

Many of the old wealthy planters homes in town had a music room. Most always there was a short piano, and a large harp.

Looks like the children all had a turn at learning to play a harp.

The first thing that came to me was…who tuned these things 😳

Old Music Room, Charleston
Old Music Room, Charleston

Swamp Red-shouldered Hawk

This hawk was in our local swamp, in the usual area. However I thought he was very quiet. Red-shoulders are a noisy lot. Ellen found him in the tree line facing the open water.

Swamp Red-shouldered Hawk
Swamp Red-shouldered Hawk
Swamp Red-shouldered Hawk
Swamp Red-shouldered Hawk

I was able to walk a little and slightly change my angel before he left us.

Swamp Red-shouldered Hawk
Swamp Red-shouldered Hawk

Ellen watched where he had gone and it wasn’t that far  down the trees. A few minutes later we again found him.

This side of the swamp is a common spot for them to find small lizards and frogs. At least two pair nest nearby most years.