Misty Monday - West Quoddy Head

West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, Lubec, Maine  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



On a warm summer day in Maine, dense fog cloaks the coastline, 
dramatically dropping air temperature into the cool 50's.
The West Quoddy Head Lighthouse sounds its deep fog horn, 
penetrating the mist with a warning to approaching ships.

Chapel and Oak

Oak and Window, Chapel of Ease Ruins, near Beaufort, South Carolina
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



A window in the Chapel of Ease ruins frames a live oak covered
 in Spanish moss and resurrection fern.

Ghostly

Drayton Hall Reflection, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved
(Click on image for larger view)



Drayton Hall's reflection in a pond
gives it a spectral appearance.

Breaking News

Ceiling, Dubai Mall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



Alien mothership lands inside Dubai Mall...
Witnesses report sudden strange craving for Caribou coffee.

Picnic Table Sunrise

Sunrise on the Pier, Folly Beach, SC  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



An early morning sun rises over the sea,
and a row of unoccupied picnic tables
 on the Folly Beach fishing pier.

Waterfront Condos

Palmettos and Condos, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved
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Seen through a stand of bending palmettos, 
condominiums nod toward Charleston's waterfront
 with prime views of the harbor.

Accesories

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



This simple blue door is accessorized by ironwork, 
 a fan window, a lantern, its house number, and
 an electric meter.

Aurora's Touch

Folly Beach Pier, Folly Beach, SC  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved




Aurora suffuses sky, sea and pier with soft light and color,
 heralding a calm start to the day.

View from the Mesa

View of San Luis Valley, Chapel of All Saints, San Luis, Colorado
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



Afternoon rain clouds gather over San Luis Valley,
seen from the Chapel of All Saints mesa.

Collaboration

Art Deco Detail, Cincinnati, Ohio  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



Colors and shapes collaborate
 on the facade of an Art Deco building in Cincinnati.

Radiance

Garden Gate, French Quarter, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



Behind its rounded gate,
a French Quarter garden is radiant
 in morning light.

Spiraling

Stairway, Hunting Island Lighthouse, Hunting Island State Park, South Carolina
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved




Spiraling up inside of Hunting Island lighthouse,
a nautilus-like stairway takes visitors to the top.

Prestidigitation

Reverse Reflection, Tidal Marsh, Shem Creek, Mt. Pleasant, SC
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



I have a little trick up my sleeve today,
a little photographic prestidigitation...
a photo of reflected marsh grass turned upside down.

East Battery Mansion

Palmetto and Window, East Battery, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



Early morning sun highlights forms and textures
in this vignette of an East Battery mansion.

Botany Bay Shadows

Boneyard Beach, Botany Bay Plantation, Edisto Island, SC
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



Afternoon sun creates wavy shadows
 using the limbs of skeletal trees.

Sheldon Church Remains

Sheldon Church Ruins, Yemassee, South Carolina  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



Surviving burnings by two invading armies, in two distant wars,
 the remains of colonial era Sheldon Church are a reminder of the Lowcountry's turbulent history. 

Ironically, its quiet setting in the countryside makes it a perfect place for a peaceful stroll.

Charleston Mosquito

A-6E Intruder, USS Yorktown, Patriot's Point, Mt. Pleasant, SC
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



The more it rains
 the bigger they get.

Rockin' At the Top

Pink House, Chalmers Street, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved
(Velvia slide film)



Good news continues for Charleston tourism. Travel and Leisure Magazine selected Charleston as the No. 1 city in North America for visiting. This recognition is in addition to Conde Nast's vote for top travel destination 
in the world last year.

We have a long holiday weekend,
so why not enjoy some of our city's many charms?

By the way, Charleston rocks...
as in, there are lots of cobblestone streets to see!

Independence Day in the USA

USS Yorktown Flag, Mt. Pleasant, SC  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved
(Velvia slide film)


Old Glory shines bright.
Happy 4th!

Showing the Way

Stetts at Sundown, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved
(Velvia slide film. Click on image for larger view)



Sunlight glances across a stone path showing the way.