Semi-Wordless Wednesday

 Good morning and happy Wednesday! I wanted to share some of my favorite Slim Aarons photos with you. For those of you who aren't familiar with Slim Aarons, he was a photographer who captured beautiful photos of" beautiful" people, doing what" beautiful" people do; enjoying the chic lifestyle of the rich and famous.

 

 

 

Just Saying

Instead of standing on the shore and proving to ourselves that the ocean cannot carry us, let us venture on its waters - just to see.

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Images via Pinterest

 Have a wonderful day!

Botany Bay

I hope everyone had a great weekend,I know I did. We just returned from a lovely weekend camping at Edisto Beach. While we were there we visited Botany Bay Plantation. an ocean front plantation that is now a Heritage Preserve/ Wildlife Preserve. This once private paradise, is a diamond in the rough, that has been open to the public since 2008.We can all enjoy it's beauty..

Upon entering the plantation there are gorgeous Live Oaks strewn with Spanish moss that just seem envelope you. These trees are among the most photographed and recognizable in Edisto.

There is a driving tour that gives you the history of the plantation and the relics of a few of the buildings that stood during the rise and fall of the cotton growing industry in the south. Interesting, but our main reason for going to the plantations was to see the 2 miles of undeveloped marshland and beach.

 It is a 1/2 mile walk to the beach. While we were walking we saw several coastal birds feeding.

 Upon entering the  the beach there was this sign. Before reading it, I thought aww, what a cute name for an island.... I was unaware that a Hammock Island is an island less 1,000 acres and is a bit inland from  barrier islands. South Carolina has 3500  Hammock Islands.

                                                      This is the entrance to the beach.
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 Volunteers sit  at the entrance to the beach to answer questions and to  make sure NO ONE removes anything from the beach. Ok are you ready to see it?????

The "bone yard" as it is nick named is filled with.... thousands of these...

                    and these...

and these...

                
Visitors decorate standing or fallen trees with the shells, since they can't be removed. People will also bring anything unusual that they find to a volunteer, to put on display  for others to see.

Then there is this!

 A beautiful piece of huge driftwood

 
 

The abundance of beautiful sun bleached  driftwood  was unbelievable!

  We  had to get a few shots in this!

If you get out to Botany Bay Beach  at sunrise or sunset you might be able to capture a photo like this!

Via

I hope you enjoyed this post.  If you are ever in the area of the spectacular plantation, be sure to pack a lunch, bring your camera  and a bike and spend the day. It is a magical place! For more information on the plantation go here.http://www.scwildlife.com/pubs/septoct2009/edisto.html

Very Pinteresting....

I don't know about all of you, but I am LOVING Pinterest! If you don't know what Pinterest is, it is a virtual catalog, where you can pin photos of  just about anything you can think of and make inspiration boards for your own private use or to share with friends, fellow bloggers and Facebook friends.. It is great for interior design inspiration, wedding ideas , DIY projects and craft ideas just to name a few. I find  Pinterest to be  TOTALLY addicting and so much fun! You have to be invited to  have a Pinterest account. If you are interested in an invitation let me know. I Would be more than happy to send you an invite.  You may follow me on Pinterest if you would like. These are  some of my favorite images I have collected.  Do you Pinterest???

 

A Sunny Day Makes Me Feel Fine

Our recent camping trip to Hunting Island State park was  nice, even though we only had one day of sunshine. But One day  of sun is better than none!.I collected driftwood, sand dollars,and shells, as I always do. Here are some shots  I got from the one lovely day on the beach.



I have never been able to figure out what little creature makes this mound.There were hundreds.Maybe a type of crab I'm not sure.




Sandpiper





Pelican sunning himself.





A Horseshoe crab tracks...




We found him/her buried here. We brought him back down to the water.




The Whelks are starting to lay eggs.




Bentley