Wednesday, June 1, 2011

into the South

Oh hi. I'm home and I'm beat, but I wanted to share with you some of the scenery of the South, and I promise you stories when I'm feeling more alert.

overgrown pretty weeds and abandoned buildings are a staple of the South.
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a kudzu goldmine
kudzu, I love you.
old knocked knee'd cypress trees found on the Magnolia Plantation, Charleston, SC
knocked knee'd cypress trees
a statue in the Magnolia Garden
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swampy green
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Congaree River, SC
Congaree River, SC
Congaree National Park. I'll show you more photos of this mystical place in a future post.
Congaree National Park
a real Southern dog, Daisy, with denim on denim dad, and sidekick, long distance driver and boyfriend extraordinaire, Pete.
a real southern dog, Daisy, with denim on denim dad & Pete
Cherryville, SC
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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.
opened in 1920s. yummy homemade icecream. Dallas, NC
Check out them Southern clouds.
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Good night folks .... Crystal Lee has left the building.

5 comments:

  1. Lovely photos! the one of the statue in the Magnolia Garden is beautiful & i love the southern clouds :D

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  2. OMG you grew up amongst this?!
    Just beautiful and electrifying.I just know I would love it there.
    xxx
    O,that pic,where you're running under the clouds? GORGEOUS!

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  3. 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!
    From Carys of La Ville Inconnue

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  4. Love, love, love every image! Beautiful and eerie and oh-so-Southern.

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  5. Thanks ladies. I appreciate your comments.

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