overgrown pretty weeds and abandoned buildings are a staple of the South.

a kudzu goldmine

old knocked knee'd cypress trees found on the Magnolia Plantation, Charleston, SC

a statue in the Magnolia Garden

swampy green

Congaree River, SC

Congaree National Park. I'll show you more photos of this mystical place in a future post.

a real Southern dog, Daisy, with denim on denim dad, and sidekick, long distance driver and boyfriend extraordinaire, Pete.

Cherryville, SC

My dad has been going to Tony's Ice Cream since he was a kid, and I always go there when I come for a visit. It's been around since the 1920s and has the most delicious homemade ice cream.

Check out them Southern clouds.

Good night folks .... Crystal Lee has left the building.
Lovely photos! the one of the statue in the Magnolia Garden is beautiful & i love the southern clouds :D
ReplyDeleteOMG you grew up amongst this?!
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful and electrifying.I just know I would love it there.
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O,that pic,where you're running under the clouds? GORGEOUS!
These photos are incredible, and sum up my idealistic images of the south-I'm glad to know they were actually pretty accurate! I just love your photographs!
ReplyDeleteFrom Carys of La Ville Inconnue
Love, love, love every image! Beautiful and eerie and oh-so-Southern.
ReplyDeleteThanks ladies. I appreciate your comments.
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