Southern Sundance ...

“But the beauty is in the walking – we are betrayed by destinations.”

           ~ Gwyn Thomas

              ~ 1936-2016

   ~ Welsh poet, academic and a

           former National Poet for Wales

Sunlight dances through the trees and Spanish Moss as two walkers in the distance bask in the beauty of a gorgeous late October afternoon at Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge, a 4,053-acre national wildlife refuge located in Beaufort County, South Carolina, between the mainland and Hilton Head. 

Pinckney Island NWR, established December 4, 1975, was once included in the plantation of Major General Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, a prominent lawyer active in South Carolina politics from 1801-1815. 

Wild In Dixie ...

“Land really is the best art.”

                          ~ Andy Warhol

                                           ~ 1928-1987

A beautiful autumn landscape paints the scene on a gorgeous October afternoon at Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge, a 4,053-acre national wildlife refuge located in Beaufort County, South Carolina, between the mainland and Hilton Head. 

Pinckney Island NWR, established December 4, 1975, was once included in the plantation of Major General Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, a prominent lawyer active in South Carolina politics from 1801-1815. 

Carolina in The Morning ...

 "Nothing could be finer 
    than to be in Carolina in the morning ..."
                    ~
                   "Carolina In The Morning"

The opening lines to the 1922 song come to life on a beautiful November morning at the Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge, a 4, 053-acre national wildlife refuge located in Beaufort County, South Carolina, between the mainland and Hilton Head. 

Pinckney Island NWR, established December 4, 1975, was once included in the plantation of Major General Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, a prominent lawyer active in South Carolina politics from 1801-1815.