Relief

A week of camping on the beach in South Carolina and a weekend in Southport was just what we needed to start the summer.  Elisha graduated from college on May 18th and Andrew and I left that evening for a nice relaxing and much needed vacation.

 She did it. BA in Art (Visual Communications) Art History minor

 Celebrating our anniversary on the beach

 Nolan meets the ocean

 Our 73 pop up camper still doing the job

 Edisto Beach

 2nd turtle nesting site of this season on this beach

 Fishy Fishy Restaurant in Southport, NC with my uncle and cousin

 Cyndi and me 

Nolan modeling the snazzy neck tie I bought him at a doggie specialty store in Southport. Isn't he a handsome boy?

Birds at the Beach

Lots of bird watching at the beach this year.  I got quite tickled at a group of pre-teen boys who were feeding the birds and having a good old time. While feeding the birds is a really bad thing for the birds these boys were having so much fun I couldn't help but smile.

 Boys feeding the gulls

 Assorted gulls

 Laughing Gulls

Wittet

Pelicans

A Week on the Beach...

...is sure a nice way to recharge the old batteries. Especially when it's 80 and sunny there and 50 with clouds and rain here. We camped, rode our bikes, shell picked, cooked sea food over the fire and photographed wildlife in the salt marsh for 5 wonderful days. Of notable interest we saw a painted bunting, a scarlet tanager, several species of warblers, lots of skinks (which give me the creeps) and a 8 foot + black rat snake. On the way home we took a side trip to see the Angel Oak, the largest tree in the eastern United States, located on John's Island, SC and stopped to see my uncle at Badin Lake, NC where we enjoyed beverages and seafood on the deck.  I'm still sorting 500+ photos. Here's a few of my favorites.

A starfish, a big shark's tooth, and a fozzilized deer antler were among the finds.

 Bicycling on the beach. Daisy was a hit in her basket.

 Anole

 Creepy but colorful skink

 Sunset walk

 Beautiful sky

 Scallops & shrimp a cookin'

 Canoe trip out into the sound.

Daisy loves to canoe!

Our campsite in the live oaks

The famous Angel Oak tree