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The 4,630-acre plantation on Edisto Island was a gift from the Margaret Pepper family. It was given to the state in 1977 by Mr. Pepper, but was only able to be used after his wife passed away so she would have the opportunity to continue her years on the land she loved, as per her husband's request.
In July 2008, the land - now a Wildlife Management Area operated by South Carolina's Department of Natural Resources - was made open to the public.
Botany Bay Plantation The land itself is full of nature's rich beauty - from the sunflower fields to the salt marsh and fresh water ponds to the Spanish moss draped oaks to the miles of private beach; it is emblematic of South Carolina's unique environment.
Botany Bay
Photographed from near the kiosk at Brighton-le-sands.
Looking east across the bay towards Kurnell and La Perouse.
My minimalist interpretation of the bay.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, and the Canon 16-35mm f 4/L lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad by NCH software
Pseudofumaria lutea (Papaveraceae) 149 22
Pseudofumaria lutea (syn. Corydalis lutea) is a short-lived perennial plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae. It is native to the southern foothills of the south-western and central Alps of Italy and Switzerland but widely introduced elsewhere.
It grows to 30–38 cm tall. Leaves are finely divided and yellow-green to gray-green, often remaining over winter.
Flowers are 2 centimeters long, borne in racemes on short, branched, leafy stems from late spring to autumn. They have 4 petals, the top and bottom ones crested, the top one with a short, rounded spur curved downwards, and the 2 inner ones connected at the tip.
Source: Wikipedia.
What a great surprise to see this beautiful dolphin doing a "strand-feed" in the shallow tidal creek at Botany Bay, SC. He was by himself, which is unusual, as the dolphins usually "strand-feed in groups or pods. When I first saw him I initially thought he had "beached" himself, but a moment later the water exploded, and he was chasing (trying to "strand") mullets (fish) in the shallows.
My only regret is that I didn't do a video of this exciting action. Next time....
Interesting video of the "strand-feeding" action in SC. from U-Tube...
What a great surprise to see this beautiful dolphin doing a "strand-feed" in the shallow tidal creek at Botany Bay, SC. He was by himself, which is unusual, as the dolphins usually "strand-feed in groups or pods. When I first saw him I initially thought he had "beached" himself, but a moment later the water exploded, and he was chasing (trying to "strand") mullets (fish) in the shallows.
My only regret is that I didn't do a video of this exciting action. Next time....
Interesting video of the "strand-feeding" action in SC. from U-Tube...
Globularia bisnagarica (Plantaginaceae) 094 22
Globularia bisnagarica, the common ball flower, is a species of plant belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.
This species can be found in Central and Southern Europe. It occurs in meadows at an elevation of 0–1,500 meters above sea level.
Globularia bisnagarica grows to 10–30 centimeters in height. It is a perennial plant with bright blue spherical flower heads and dark green, leathery, spathulate leaves, veined beneath. The flowering period extends from March to June.
Source: Wikipedia.
Day lily taken in Maryland during a bunch of days of steady rain. I put it on a black background in photoshop.
Created for Art Week Gallery Theme's Blues & Purples challenge with Dream Wombo and my texture as the input.
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LE at Botany Bay from last week. Caroline and I visited some of the bays surrounding Broadstairs. Took a few long exposures. This was about a minute according to the meta data. This is a really lovely spot. Can only thank Matt for introducing us to this beautiful part of the world...
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One more from this great location and before you ask... no, I didn't put that pebble there :)
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Just back from a wonderful weekend in Charleston shooting several familiar, and a few new, locations. One of the places I've been to before, of course, is Botany Bay. I wasn't real sure how the scenes would work, seeing that there was a storm hanging just off the coast. But the bay didn't disappoint, and I found myself taking a fresh look at an old friend.
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The 4,630-acre plantation on Edisto Island was a gift from the Margaret Pepper family. It was given to the state in 1977 by Mr. Pepper, but was only able to be used after his wife passed away so she would have the opportunity to continue her years on the land she loved, as per her husband's request.
In July 2008, the land - now a Wildlife Management Area operated by South Carolina's Department of Natural Resources - was made open to the public.
Botany Bay Plantation The land itself is full of nature's rich beauty - from the sunflower fields to the salt marsh and fresh water ponds to the Spanish moss draped oaks to the miles of private beach; it is emblematic of South Carolina's unique environment.
Crocus biflorus (Iridaceae) 012 25
Crocus biflorus, the silvery crocus, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae, native to southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia, including Italy, the Balkans, Ukraine, Turkey, Caucasus, Iraq, and Iran. It is a cormous perennial growing to 6 cm (2.4 in) tall and wide. It is a highly variable species, with flowers in shades of pale mauve or white, often with darker stripes on the outer tepals. The flowers appear early in spring.