Autumn Walk

Garden Path, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok 



A brick path near the Battery resonates with seasonal hues
 from leaves dropped by nearby crepe myrtles.

Take Us Far Away

Phone Booth, Savannah, Georgia  © Doug Hickok



Sorry for the week without posting photos. We had hurricane
 issues here in Charleston, and the aftermath of days
 without power. Wish we could have whisked ourselves away
 in one of these, so we could have avoided all the storm stress.

Boone Hall Oaks

Boone Hall, Mt. Pleasant, SC  © Doug Hickok



A lane of arching oaks lines
 the main road into Boone Hall.

Tall and Narrow

Savannah, Georgia  © Doug Hickok



A tall, narrow Victorian house shows one of the varied
 architectural styles found in the old Southern city of Savannah.

Cascading Colors

Window Box, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok



While potato vines, ivy, and coleus cascade from this window box,
 large-leaved elephant ears provide the perfect textural compliment.






 

Savannah Stonework

Column and Balcony, Savannah, Georgia  
© Doug Hickok



Intricate architectural detail is revealed in this monochrome
 of a Savannah home that is currently abandoned
 and in need of some renovation love.

Tropical Georgia

Large Palm, Savannah, Georgia  © Doug Hickok

Savannah's climate seems a bit more semi-tropical

 than Charleston's. Savannah has beautiful green spaces

 with lush palmate plants, 

such as this one near Chippewa Square.

Sunset Glow

Sunset, Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, Georgia
© Doug Hickok



Evening clouds glow like embers in a campfire
 as the sun sets in Savannah, Georgia.

Garden of Bromeliads

Laurel Hill Wildlife Road, Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, South Carolina
© Doug Hickok



Spanish moss covers practically all parts of the trees
 bordering this dirt road near Savannah.

Spraying the Light

Forsyth Park, Savannah, Georgia  © Doug Hickok



Afternoon sun illuminates the spray
 from Forsyth Park Fountain
 in Savannah's largest historic district park.

Savannah

Savannah, Georgia  © Doug Hickok



A touch of the old South
 is on display in Savannah, Georgia.

Vaporous Mix

Afternoon Clouds, Charleston, SC
© Doug Hickok



Layers of Lowcountry clouds hover
 over the Ashley River late in the summer.

Passion Vine

Passion Flower, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok



This unusual-looking flower blooms on a vine
 that twines around Charleston's ornate wrought iron fences.

Lowcountry Clouds

Add Brittlebank Park, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok



Afternoon clouds drift across a blue sky
 over Lowcountry tidelands along the Ashley River.

Footfalls of Time

Hibernian Hall, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok



This piazza's checkered floor shows the effects of
 wear from millions of footsteps in and out of Hibernian Hall.

Autumn Preview

Garden Gate, Charleston, SC
© Doug Hickok



With autumn just around the corner,
here's a preview of fall colors
seen in a garden South of Broad.

Eastern Influence

Saracen Window, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok



Moorish architecture in Charleston is an unexpected sight,
but the old Saracen Restaurant fits the description
 as one of the city's most unusual buildings.

Charleston Landmark

Saint Michael's Steeple, Charleston, SC  
© Doug Hickok 



Framed through a wrought iron gate at Hibernian Hall,
the steeple of Saint Michael's Church
 glows in the twilight.

Theatre Lighting

Dock Street Theatre, Charleston, SC
© Doug Hickok



Bright lights come on at nightfall,
illuminating the old Dock Street Theatre
in the French Quarter.

Sea Oats at Dawn

Sea Oats, Folly Beach, SC  © Doug Hickok



A breeze moves through a stand of sea oats
 as a rosy dawn silhouettes
 the Morris Island Lighthouse near Folly Beach.