Some pics from last week:
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| Gyrfalcon with its handler at Stone Mountain Highland Games. Largest falcon in the world. Amazing eyes! |
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| Salt Marsh on Kiawah Island, SC. A unique ecosystem. |
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| Bike path on Kiawah. Note the Live Oaks with Spanish Moss. |
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| Live Oak, Saw Palmetto, Deer. What the biking is like on Kiawah. |
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| Some sort of spongey thing on the beach at Kiawah in the rosy light approaching sunset. |
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| Kiawah Sunset! |
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| Cypress Trees in the Swamp at Congaree National Park. |
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| Kayaking along the Cedar Creek in Congaree NP. |
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| Tupelo and Cypress on the Boardwalk Hike in Congaree NP. Note the Cypress Knees. |
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| Congaree Denizen. What a beauty! |
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| Another contribution to my 'Things Growing on Other Things' collection. |
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| This brought back all the feelings. My first job, at the age of 13, was picking cotton. Picked for 2 or 3 summers. My cuticles have never recovered! (If you've ever picked a boll of cotton, you'll know what I mean.) |
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| Beagle hunting with attached radio collar so his owner can locate him. |
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| Someone suggested an upscale restaurant near Santee where we were staying. But when I saw this place, I insisted on eating here. Country Cooking: Beef hash with local rice, BBQ pork, Fried Chicken, Fried Okra, Corn Bread Hush Puppies, Apple Cobbler, Banana Pudding. Just like mama used to make! |
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| Approaching twilight on Lake Santee. |