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.

Vine and Iron

Vine and Ironwork, Charleston, SC
© Doug Hickok



Clinging to any surface reachable,
 creeping fig finds a wrought iron grate
 to explore in Charleston's French Quarter.

Growing Wild

Informal Garden, Charleston, SC
© Doug Hickok



An informal garden springs to life with an array of blooms
 in Charleston's Historic District.

Spring in the Churchyard

Azaleas, St. Michael's Church, Charleston, SC
© Doug Hickok



Bright blooms fill Saint Michael's Churchyard
 with warm hues in the springtime.

Paddling

Shem Creek, Mt. Pleasant, SC  © Doug Hickok



Along Shem Creek, a paddleboarder heads toward
 the open harbor and the setting sun.

The Stone Cutter

Rocky Outcrop, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
© Doug Hickok



The Colorado River meanders through the eastern portion
 of the Grand Canyon, cutting its way into the stone
 during its long journey toward the Pacific Ocean.

Circle of Hearts

Courtyard Gate, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok



A heart motif is the central focus
 of this garden gate near the Market.

Sun Bathing

Red Chair, Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
© Doug Hickok



A red chair catches some rays from the afternoon sun
 in a courtyard at the Heard Museum.