The fog was burning off fast as the sun rose. This Great Blue Heron waited patiently for breakfast to wake up.
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Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, 10/15/2017.
Sun’s Up
Category Archives: Landscape
Day’s End
Late afternoon at Ravenswood Pond, the sinking sun brought an end to another day on the water.
The summer birds are gone and the fall/winter ducks have not yet arrived. I spotted four or five Wood Ducks in the distance and one juvenile Little Blue Heron fished one corner.
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Lines
Lines created by the weathered planks in the siding, water wheel and fence of this mill go in every direction.
The water wheel is a work of art as well as a mechanical feat that powers a working saw.
Approaching the mill from the other side of the stream gives a broader view of the building’s colors and textures of the siding.
The Maine Forest and Logging Museum in Bradley has a variety of exhibits intended “to preserve, celebrate and educate people about the sustainable forest culture of Maine.”
http://www.maineforestandloggingmuseum.org
August 25, 2017. Click on any photo for larger view.
Splashing Ocean
We went to the end of Folly Beach to shoot the rising moon. At 98.5% full it could have been spectacular coming up out of the ocean.
The moon was a bust due to low clouds on the horizon and the setting sun didn’t give a show either, but the waves and splash on the jetty were fun to photograph.
Not bad for a moon substitute.
Follow The Leader
It was a glorious morning. A flock of Spoonbills was feeding in one of the wildlife management area ponds led by one bird along the edge of a sandbar. A gathering of Ibis, Great Egrets and Snowy Egrets were partially hidden in the grass behind them.
All of the birds worked their way towards the other side of the pond, some a few at a time, others in groups. Below, Spoonbills and Ibis lifted off together.
This was one of the first cool (60 degrees F) mornings we’ve had this fall. That along with a stiff breeze kept the mosquitoes away adding to the morning’s pleasure.
Taken 10/01/2017.
Memory Lane
This is a scene I passed thousands of times in my first twenty years. Did I realize then how beautiful it is?
On a visit in August we passed by just before dark when the water was still and the sky was brooding.
The scene has changed a little but the dam and the train trestle are intact.
Sebec River, Milo, Maine
Framed Light
Every day the shifting water and wind add and remove sand and debris at the end of Folly Island. These dead trees provide some interest and natural framing to the view of Morris Island Light, left stranded on a sand bar a number of years ago.
Taken at the beginning of September before storm Irma came to town I would not be surprised on my next visit to find these particular tree limbs gone.
Folly Beach, SC, 9/3/2017
Storm Is Brewing
Perched near the end of Sullivan’s Island, SC, overlooking Breach Inlet, these homes had a ring side seat as the sky and water reacted to approaching Hurricane Irma.
Taken 9/9/2017 — two days before Irma hit Charleston as a Tropical Storm with a storm surge higher than experienced last October during Hurricane Matthew.
Garden Party
The fountain caught my eye, and ear, first as I passed this glorious southern garden walking through old Beaufort.
The scene was rich with color and texture; a lovely spot to while away an afternoon.
McLeod Plantation
McLeod Plantation dates to 1851 when enslaved men and women constructed a house and started cultivating sea island cotton. The 37 acres that remain of the original property is owned and preserved by Charleston County, telling stories of some of the people that lived there over a nearly 150 year span.
The photo below is the original front of the house, with a wide veranda and room for rocking chairs. The fancy columns and tree lined entrance seen above were added in 1926 so that the house would present an opulent face to Country Club Drive, where the “in” Charlestonians were heading to play golf.
