A Fun Day at Pawleys Island, SC

On Wednesday, my daughter came for the day and overnight.  We had such fun having girl's time and we took a little short trip to nearby Pawleys Island, SC. Beauty of the low country, cypress knees and ducks, and in Litchfield, SC, a huge fallen Oak site.  

These were taken at the Island Shops where we had lunch at the Island Cafe.  This has always been our family's favorite place to visit!

 Cypress trees grow in water and have wide bases.  Their roots grow above the water to breath creating "cypress knees" that look like little villages of hooded people.  You may have seen these painted and for sale at craft shows and stores.

 Some Cypress knees in a cluster by the pond

 And here are more in the water

My daughter and me on the wood walkway around the pond to visit the little shops surrounding the water. 

And here is one of the beautiful ducks.

More Cypress knees lining the bank.

Fallen Great Oak Tree at Litchfield site. 

Another huge Great Oak tree.

Me with the fallen tree.

 We really enjoyed the outing and stopped on the way home at a Market that has foods imported from Italy, every kind of pasta and sauces as well as fruits, vegetable and fresh cut meat.  My daughter bought a bouquet of wheat for me.  Love it!  All in all it was a very nice Mother/Daughter day out!
  Hope you enjoyed our little tour today. Thanks for visiting!

Iris growing at the pond 

My heart to yours..

Where Did Friday Go??

Okay, it's Saturday, but where did my Friday go??  It was beautiful out yesterday but I did not get outside much, can't even remember much of what I did and here it is suddenly Saturday!!  Have you ever lost a day in your week??  Hmmmm...  Should I put out an "all points bulletin"? Nope, just have to chalk it up to too much going on in my life-ha!

A couple of weeks ago, hubby and I went for a ride to the landing on the Intercoastal Waterway.  It was still a bleak, winter kind of day with gray skies and even grayer landscape but we found beauty and humor there just the same.  In the woods near the parking lot was a "cat house".  It seems there are wild cats roaming there and someone built them a shelter of sorts that is even labeled Cat House.

And hanging loose in the parking area, we saw two of them.  They looked healthy enough but I felt sad to think they probably were not spayed and a cycle of wild cats would be propagated in this area that abuts an apartment complex.  A sign is on the fence, do not feed cats, they are a nuisance to the residents.  If I were rich, I would catch them, have them spayed or altered and let them live their lives out. 

We still found beauty in the expanse of water and though the trees were quite dull, there were patches of green here and there and hubby and I enjoyed the quiet of the season.  In summer the waterway is alive with boats, skidoos, water skiers and fishermen. Even some fishing from the bank for their suppers....
 Quiet beauty... and here is a picture of exposed roots along the water's edge.

I have always been fascinated with Cypress trees growing in the water.  They are so amazing.  When hubby was still able to paddle a canoe, we had an OLD TOWN canoe that we could paddle among the trees and see all the Cypress knees that looked like little village people standing near the shore.  In the spring in the back waters there will be lovely water Lilies.   Tomorrow is our 51st Anniversary and we feel very blessed that God has given us another year together----Life is Good!!