Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Ancient Echoes


Capital Detail, Randolph Hall, College of Charleston,
Charleston, SC
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved




This Ionic capital could very well be from ancient Greece,
but is actually on the iconic portico of Randolph Hall
 at the modern day College of Charleston.




Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Prime Real Estate

Perching Heron, James Island, SC
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved
(Click on image for larger view.)




A lone heron gazes across a tidal marsh
 from a prime vantage point
during a misty morning on James Island.



Monday, September 28, 2015

Cool Refreshment

Mountain Stream, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved




Tumbling mountain water twists its way down the photograph
 and rushes around a lichen covered boulder in the Smokies.




Sunday, September 27, 2015

Garden City

Courtyard Entry, French Quarter, Charleston, SC
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved




Shaded by on old redbud tree, this French Quarter courtyard
befits Charleston's description as a garden city.




Saturday, September 26, 2015

Autumn Chill

Rocky Coast in the Mist, Acadia National Park, Maine
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved
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Cooler weather means misty mornings are more frequent
 along the coast than in summer,
whether up north in Maine or down south in the Carolinas.





Friday, September 25, 2015

Seek and You Shall Find

Scrollwork, Saint Phillip's Churchyard Gate, Charleston, SC
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved




While walking around town
don't waste time scrolling on your electronic device...
look for scrolls in Charleston's French Quarter instead.




Thursday, September 24, 2015

Emergence

Loop Road, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved




A curve in the road presents a view emerging from the forest.




Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Autumn Color

Cassia Tree, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved
(Click on image for larger view.)




Cassia blooms brighten the entry to an old mansion
 near the South Battery in Charleston.




Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Glacial Remnant

Blue Lakes, Mt. Sneffels Wilderness, Colorado
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved
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A slab of ice floats on the surface of an alpine lake
 in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado.




Monday, September 21, 2015

Travel Destination

Unity Alley, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



Old Unity Alley is home to McCrady's Restaurant,
rated among the nation's finest dining experiences.
The 18th century long room and tavern hosted a banquet
attended by George Washington while he was
 on tour of the South (being one of Charleston's earliest notable tourists!).



 


Sunday, September 20, 2015

Hello

Doors on a Rustic Cabin, Cades Cove,
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved




A contemporary greeting scrawled over this doorway
welcomes visitors to a rustic cabin in Cades Cove.




Saturday, September 19, 2015

Charleston Style


Ornate Lantern, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



An ornate gas lantern provides a stylish accent
 to this blue shuttered house South of Broad.




Thursday, September 17, 2015

Tucked Away

Hardwood Cove Cascade, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved




Tucked among a forest of hemlocks and yellow poplars,
 a small waterfall complements its lush surroundings
 in the Great Smoky Mountains.




Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Glimpse of a Walled Garden

Garden Door, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



This door offers a window to a courtyard garden
in Charleston's Historic District.




Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Peace in the Valley

Stream in a Mountain Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved




Tranquility flows with this mountain stream
 as it tumbles down a lush valley in the Smokies.




Monday, September 14, 2015

Otherworld

Spruce-Fir Forest, Mount Mitchell, North Carolina
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved
(Click on image for larger view.)




The thick, dark coniferous forest on Mount Mitchell
 appears mystical when the sun beams through the mist.




Sunday, September 13, 2015

Row House Display

Row Houses, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



Window boxes and flower pots adorn row houses
 along Queen Street in the Historic District.




Saturday, September 12, 2015

An Evening Invitation

Tree by the Roadside, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved




Warm evening light adorns a tree
 that frames an inviting road in the Smokies.




Friday, September 11, 2015

Foggy Friday

Surfer in the Mist, Folly Beach, SC  
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved
(Click on image for larger view.)



A lone surfer trudges along the beach
 on a fog shrouded morning at the Folly Pier.



 

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

The Finer Things of Life

Streamside, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved




Lacy foliage graces the streamside
 of a cool mountain valley in the Smokies.



Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Slant of Light

Courtyard Alleyway, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



Slanting sunlight illuminates a courtyard alleyway
 in Charleston's French Quarter.




Monday, September 7, 2015

Appalachian Apparitions

Conifers in the Mist, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved




A pair of ghostly conifers appear out of the mist
 near Clingman's Dome, the highest point in the Smoky Mountains.



Sunday, September 6, 2015

Hues of Twilight

Lantern with Wisteria, Charleston, SC
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved




A combination of natural and man-made light at twilight
makes a vivid vignette of a lantern on the Battery.




Saturday, September 5, 2015

Reused

Old Doors, Rome, Italy  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved
(Click on image for larger view.)




A pair of old doors and a well worn wall
 serve as canvases for ads in Rome.




Friday, September 4, 2015

Sun-drenched

Road Sign, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved




A sign makes a graphic silhouette
 along
 a sun-drenched road in Cades Cove.




Thursday, September 3, 2015

An Eye for Monochrome

Boulders in a Mountain Stream,
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved
(Click on image for larger view.)




Even without hues,
one can appreciate nature's wonder
through the eye of a lens.



 

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

To the Nth Degree

An "N" Fence, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee



You probably know by now that I am fond of Cades Cove
 and its 19th century rural charm.
I've been visiting here for decades and never seem to tire
 of its rustic beauty. I would keep coming here forever if I could.