Being at the beach on Hilton Head Island in August can make you feel like a sardine packed in oil, in a very small can. The word ‘crowded’ just doesn’t fit the bill. Rob and I found this out back in 2007, our first full year back in the low country since the mid ’80s. […]
Category Archives: Sketching with Pen
Wood Storks Nesting
Ever since I saw my first Wood Stork I’ve wanted to observe, sketch and photograph them throughout their nesting cycle. This year I got my wish 🙂 For the first time ever recorded, Wood Storks chose to nest on Spring Island! Yeah! They’re relatively close by and I have access! My first trip to check […]
Garden Companions
Sunday was the perfect day to sit out by the lake and sketch. Nearby was a small flower garden. Mother Nature sprinkled in the perfect aster to compliment the purple of the hosta plants. Momma Nature knows color 🙂
Witchhazel, Witch Hazel, Witch-Hazel
In November of 2010, I discovered a Witchhazel shrub/tree along the tree line on the 10th hole of our neighborhood golf course. It was the yellow, thread-like twisted flowers that caught my eye. This graceful, delicate, small tree was loaded with flowers and a few very colorful leaves that had a mind to linger a […]
Birding with Kelly… AKA Red and the Peanut
Imagine my delight when I received an email from Kelly, of Red and the Peanut, letting me know she’d be visiting Hilton Head Island real soon! I sooo love meeting blogging friends 🙂 click for larger view We met at Pinckney Island Wildlife Management Area and off we went to Ibis Pond. Kelly has a […]
Wood Stork 2
I think ‘Flaps Down’ would be a good title for this. How about you? This is the image for the back of the T shirt. They should be printed and ready by the end of the month. I’ll post the finished product then.
