Palmetto Haven

Palmettos, Kiawah Island, SC
© Doug Hickok



The South Carolina state tree flourishes
 on the verdant sea island of Kiawah.

Charleston's Art Quarter

Ornate Gate, French Quarter, Charleston, SC
© Doug Hickok



Charleston's French Quarter is a work of art
 when one considers the numerous decorative gates,
historic architecture, and galleries within its boundaries.

Cool Hues

Rainbow Row, Charleston, SC
© Doug Hickok



This freshly painted house combined with a blue sky
adds vibrance to the already colorful
 Rainbow Row in Charleston's Historic District.

Morning Cool Front

Church Creek, Charleston, SC
© Doug Hickok



A summer storm front moves over the tidelands
 on a cool Lowcountry morning.

Beach Blues

Umbrellas and Beach Chairs, Kiawah Island, SC  © Doug Hickok



Blue hues are the color theme
 on a summer afternoon on Kiawah Island.

Street Textures

Sunset on Elliott Street, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok



The setting sun slants down a narrow street
 in the Historic District, highlighting the textures
 of colorful stucco and shutters.

Reflection on History

Randolph Hall, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
 © Doug Hickok



Afternoon showers form liquid mirrors
 to reflect Charleston's historic
Southern neo-classical architecture.

Hearts and Scrolls

Balcony Shadow, Tradd Street, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok




Hearts and scrolls come alive with morning sunlight
 in one of the oldest parts of historic Charleston.

Dawn Doorway

Classical Door, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok  



I found this doorway South of Broad at dawn
 when the light was soft and the air a bit cool
 even though the hot summer months are upon us.

So We'll Never Forget

Patriots Point Naval Museum, Mt. Pleasant, SC
© Doug Hickok



A sinuous coastline along Charleston Harbor
 leads to the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier,
a survivor of World War II and
the feature exhibit at Mt. Pleasant's naval museum.
It is also where the Medal of Honor museum makes its home.

Shadow Art

Gate Shadow, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok



Sunlight shining directly down a courtyard path
 creates a work of art on a city sidewalk.

Primitive Mountain Church

Primitive Baptist Church, Cades Cove,
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee  © Doug Hickok



I like the simplicity of this plain window
 on an old Appalachian church in Cades Cove.
This little house of worship was built in 1827 and
its congregation continued to meet here up till the 1960's.

Layers of Limbs

Live Oaks, near Charleston, SC
© Doug Hickok




Layers of live oak limbs arch on to the ground
 at an old plantation near Charleston, South Carolina.

Ubiquitous Red Scooter

Scooter, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok



I see this red scooter often around the Historic District.
This time it's in the French Quarter where there are many
 arts and crafts galleries to explore.

Desert Howl

Wolf Window, Mission San Xavier,
Tucson, Arizona  © Doug Hickok



At a Spanish mission in the Sonoran Desert,
a wolf howls at the moon on this decorative window grate.

Reds and Greens

Crepe Myrtle, Charleston, SC
© Doug Hickok



In Charleston's French Quarter, hues of a crepe myrtle
 complement the red door and shutters on the Pirate House.

Saguaro Man

Saguaro Cactus, Superstition Mountains, Phoenix, Arizona
© Doug Hickok



An ancient Saguaro assumes an anthropomorphic shape
 as it appears to wave down a taxi in the Superstition Wilderness.

Stone and Flower

Saint Philips Churchyard, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok



Tucked among a cluster of fading hydrangeas,
 an old headstone in the French Quarter
 forms a stoney contrast to the vegetation's delicacy.

Stepping Up

Rope Ladder, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok



The easiest way to climb Charleston's big oak trees
 is to attach a rope ladder and reach for the sky.

Battery Stillness

White Point Gardens, Charleston, SC
© Doug Hickok



Morning fog from the sea envelopes
 the oak-filled park on The Battery.