Shell Art

Shell Art, Charleston, SC   

I walked the upper peninsula this morning - Percy, Sires, Ashe, Rose Lane and Bogard St. It's been a while since I wandered that route and things are changing at neck-breaking speed but there is always some new quirky feature to catch my eye.

My days are so confused. As much as it feels like Sunday night, it is just Saturday. Yipee! One more day off for you, and you, and YOU.

Seashell decorations

Seashell decorations at Botany Beach, Edisto, S.C.

Since you are asked not to take seashells from Botany Bay beach, people have been decorating with them for years. They are laid in designs in the sand, hanging from palmetto tree bark and hanging from the tips of smooth driftwood like holiday ornaments. Between the dangling shells, swooping flocks of pelicans and driftwood branches, there is something about it that delights me so much I don't know why I leave it so long between visits.

There are no t-shirt or ice cream vendors, no restaurants or bathroom facilities so this incredible beach is usually a peaceful treat. We took a snack and sat on giant driftwood logs for our picnic, counted off the loggerhead turtle nests and had a wonderful time before heading on to Edisto Beach for lunch. Day one of my three day weekend was a grand success. I hope yours was as well!

Colorful sea shells at the seashore...

Folly Beach, S.C.

Shells come in brilliant colors at the Edge of America. These folks always make me happy with their colorful sea shells and it looks like they had been recently touched up with fresh paint just waiting for me to wander by with my camera. The shells edge the entire front of their property.

Aren't you all so very proud of me for not blogging or responding to comments while I am at work even this quiet week? Such self control, I tell ya. That and I might get fired.

Sadly I have licked the empty casserole dishes from the Christmas leftovers and the frig looks bare. I am considering pausing my evening walk at Bull St. Gourmet and see what soup they have simmering.

She Sells Seashells.....

Charleston, S.C.

She sells seashells by the seashore.
The shells she sells are surely seashells.
So if she sells shells on the seashore,
I'm sure she sells seashore shells.

This little shell gal was a tempting silent auction item at the 2009 AIDS Walk event yesterday. The minimum bid was a bit above my Saturday morning walk in the park budget but she was a sweetie.