Sunday, February 10, 2013

Early Spring at Charles Towne

Red Maples and Split Rail Fence, Charles Towne Landing, Charleston, SC
 © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



Our warm winter temperatures have brought out early spring in the Lowcountry. These red maples are sending out their catkins, soon to become little helicopter seeds which spin from their limbs to the ground.

This scene is from Charles Towne Landing State Park, the original site of the English settlement of 1670. A decade later, the frustrated settlers moved from this hot, mosquito infested inland area to the breezy peninsula where today's 
city of Charleston thrives.


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18 comments:

  1. JoeFebruary 10, 2013 at 12:27 AM

    Daily photo blog browsing certainly highlights how quickly the seasons change.

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  2. yzFebruary 10, 2013 at 6:29 AM

    looks beautiful

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  3. brattcatFebruary 10, 2013 at 8:15 AM

    you can't imagine what a salve this is to my snow-dazzled eyes.

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  4. BirdmanFebruary 10, 2013 at 10:39 AM

    Sheeeeesh! And I'm still shoveling my 35.5 inches this morn. BUT I can dream of these...

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  5. MelissaFebruary 10, 2013 at 11:05 AM

    I love the progression of color in this photo. And lucky you to have such an early spring! Enjoy!!! :)

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  6. JulianaFebruary 10, 2013 at 11:11 AM

    Fantastic!
    u're magician of colour!

    xoxo, Juliana | PJ’ Happies :) | PJ’ Ecoproject

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  7. GigaFebruary 10, 2013 at 12:08 PM

    To wspaniałe uczucie zobaczyć już taki piękny kolor na drzewie. Pozdrawiam.
    It's a great feeling to see such a beautiful color already on the tree. Yours.

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  8. ArndFebruary 10, 2013 at 2:48 PM

    The red of the spring leaves is dazzling and really jumps off the page!
    I also love the fantastic light and interesting multi-layered composition.

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  9. franzFebruary 10, 2013 at 2:58 PM

    an image that captures some of the essentials of the south ... the split rail fence is one of them !!!

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  10. Karen @ Pieces of ContentmentFebruary 10, 2013 at 6:01 PM

    So the Red Maples have red leaves even their new leaves in the spring? Quite impressive. I love those split rail fences - I've not seen any quite like this in Australia.

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  11. john4jackFebruary 10, 2013 at 6:37 PM

    marvelous fence and maples. fine composition

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  12. London CallerFebruary 10, 2013 at 6:45 PM

    The history of this place sounds a bit like Jamestown in VA?!
    How's my American history?
    Thanks to NGS! Ha :o)

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  13. Cezar and LéiaFebruary 11, 2013 at 8:39 AM

    Delicious sunny day there, in Autumn mood and beautiful colors!
    Léia

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  14. georgeFebruary 11, 2013 at 10:29 AM

    Good to see where the city fathers lived - and their keen sense of design in something as utilitarian as a fence.

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  15. rianFebruary 11, 2013 at 11:09 AM

    wow, love the color on them.. really nice shot. :)

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  16. Rae WalterFebruary 11, 2013 at 3:27 PM

    Beautiful capture Doug.

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  17. FriedaFebruary 11, 2013 at 4:14 PM

    Lovely picture and an interesting history lesson :)
    Spring still seems to be far far away up here (it's really cold and there are lots of snow...)

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  18. Traveling HawkFebruary 11, 2013 at 4:55 PM

    Beautiful and so refreshing!

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