Our annual extended family week at the coast was about 3 weeks ago. I believe there was 25 of us altogether in two houses. The highlight for Carol and I was the newest edition to the tribe. At 9 months she was all but walking.
We saw lots of deer on the Island. This one was a regular at the back of the house.
Lots of painted buntings where both seen and heard.
Male
Female
A Willet taking a bath.
Spotted this mixed bag of Laughing Gulls, Royal Tern (?), and Black Skimmers while kayaking the South Edisto River near St Helena Sound.
An immature Laughing Gull pyrography i did on the deck of my kayak.
Lunch break with Pat.
Island Flora
Paddling up river with the tide.
Coming back we had the wind against the tide. This anchored sailboat was rocking and rolling.
The marsh side of Edisto Island on Big Creek.
A least tern egg on the beach above the tide. This one was outside of the rope off section for nesting.
The dearly departed.
We hit the jackpot for fossil shark teeth.
Found a lucky Hag stone. My understanding is because it is made by moving water the small hole protects because bad luck can’t get through. Sailors thought it would help protect them from storms.
My talisman found while fossil hunting. It is a black phosphate nodule.
The smoke from the fires in Canada made for some unique skies at sunset.
