Tag Archives: Landscape

The Spoonie Tree Finally Tipped Over

August 22, 2026 Ellen Jennings 7 Comments

I’ve watched this tree slowly tilt for many years. It was upright at our last visit in June, when there wasn’t much going on but I did take one shot of the tree:

Sometime between then and August 9 it tipped over.

The Spoonie Tree, August 9, 2026: Snowy Egret, Cormorant, and Great Egret

Hopefully it will continue to provide a bird soap box for years.

The Spoonie Tree, Cormorant and Great Egret

A few posts documenting the tree’s demise:

February 2024: Cormorants in the Spoonie Tree

August 2023: The Spoonie Tree, August 2023

November 2021: The Spoonie Tree, Slowly It Tilts

Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, SC
August 9, 2026

Landscape

Wrought Iron Fence, View to Long White Bridge

March 21, 2026 Ellen Jennings 6 Comments

The Long White Bridge, Azaleas behind the fence

Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
March 19, 2026

Landscape

Fall Colors

November 26, 2025 Ellen Jennings 3 Comments

Many of the leaves that turn have already dropped, but there was a bit of color in the tree line at the back of the marsh.

A Great Blue Heron looks rather small tucked into the grasses at the side of this canal.

Gold and Red Trees and a Great Blue Heron

Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, SC
November 23, 2025

Landscape

Summer Marsh Scenes, All Green

August 9, 2025 Ellen Jennings 1 Comment

This is the marsh side of the dike where the water flows with the tide at Donnelley WMA. There wasn’t much bird activity on this gloomy day.

On the other side of the dike the water level is controlled by management using the trunks. There were a few Alligators floating in the pond.

Marsh Scene, Alligators, Water Control Trunk

Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, SC
August 2, 2025

Landscape

Silent Sunday: Lowcountry Summer

July 20, 2025 Ellen Jennings 4 Comments

View from Hog Island Road towards Pecan Road

Bear Island Wildlife Management Area, SC
July 16, 2025

Landscape, This and That

Smith Pyramid, Magnolia Cemetery

April 8, 2025 Ellen Jennings Leave a comment

A low-country scene with a palm tree, pink azaleas and a pyramid styled burial chamber. Why not?

Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC
March 27, 2025

Smith Pyramid in Black and White, 2021

Landscape

Cemetery Fences And Azaleas

April 7, 2025 Ellen Jennings 2 Comments

The decorative fences in the older sections of Charleston’s Magnolia Cemetery fascinate me and the bloom azaleas really help them stand out.

Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC
March 27, 2025

This and That

Boy With Duck Statue, Purple Halo

March 2, 2025 Ellen Jennings 5 Comments

Boy with Duck statue, purple blooms in the background. I went around that way to see what the blooms were then got distracted by Pile O’Reptiles: Turtle and Alligators and forgot to photograph them up close.

Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
February 25, 2025

This and That

Boy With Duck Statue, About Face

January 26, 2025 Ellen Jennings Leave a comment

Magnolia Plantation and Gardens is dotted with statues, most of them some version of painted white which over time can get grimy looking. The area around Boy with Duck was recently cleared and the statue was turned to face the path rather than the pond.

Statue: Boy with Duck, Surrounded by Cypress Knees

I have seen some of the statues get cleaned of the clinging moss, lichen and who knows what debris. I would like to see him stay with this patina; I think it gives him a bit more character.