In bloom, everywhere!
I went to Middleton Place hoping for the iconic reflections in the Mill Pond. However, the wind was blowing, and not just a breeze that might have given the patient photographer a few moments of still water.
So I tried some different views.
Three years ago I posted about Middleton Place’s new pair of Cashmere Goats in their Heritage Stable yard and how the goats like to climb on things.
Turns out they like to head-butt things, too. Like the gate to their enclosure and then to make unauthorized excursions. Yesterday morning when staff arrived the goats had broken into the sheep pen.
The goats were moved into an empty pasture area while repairs were conducted and when I passed by the goats seemed a bit lost in this great big space that sometimes has a few horses in it.
I have heard the clunk of their horns when they tussle and can easily see how this pair could use their heads to break down about anything.
Staff had started afternoon feedings at the other end of the barn yard and I’m sure they knew their turn was coming.
But wait, we’re not where we get fed!
The goats were led back to their pen a few minutes later, where their dinner awaited them.
Middleton Place, Charleston, SC
March 3, 2023
Middleton Place has a non-featured trio of goats in their Heritage Stable yard. They are in the back, away from the flashier Cashmere Goats that are penned next to the sheep. There may be goat antics that require this separation.
I’ve stopped by to see these three many times and a couple weeks ago for the first time the goats were in a sun patch, although didn’t line up for any kind of group photo. They’ve got some impressive horns and did show off their goatees.
Middleton Place, Charleston, SC
November 29, 2022
I’ve photographed this statue before, once amid a sea of blooming azaleas: Waiting In Solitude.
I always glance over when I pass by and found I wasn’t the only one checking her out on this fall day.
Middleton Place, Charleston, SC
November 29, 2022
A blooming Magnolia tree shared the stage with the South Flanker at Middleton Place on a cloudless May day. I gave the scene a vintage postcard look to add some interest.
Charleston, SC
May 11, 2022
May 11, 2022
I went to check on azalea reflections in the Mill Pond and found this instead. Azalea plants line the left bank and many of them sprouted new shoots that have grown taller than the blooms. We also had two nights of frost the previous week that killed any blooms that were exposed.
Middleton Place, Charleston, SC
March 17, 2022
A sundial stands in the gardens at Middleton Place, backed by the massive 1000 year old Live Oak, the rice field pond, and the Ashley River.
November 12, 2021
Middleton Place, Charleston, SC
October 19, 2021
