2023 - 2015 Daily Gallery
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Baby
June 14, 2023
This baby blue jay was either pushed or fell out of his nest. We tired moving it away from the road but Momma was not happy.
Garden Stories
June 13, 2023
This years garden is in full swing. I love that my yellow squash are coming in and are so plentiful. I counted 13 just on this one plant. Yay Me!!!
Good Morning
June 12, 2023
Was away for a few days. This was a quick phone photo this morning while I was enjoying my morning coffee.
Mavis
June 9, 2023
This little girl lights up our life, she is so amazing and super smart. She is going to be a little daredevil. I can't wait to see what her future holds.
Grandkids overload
June 6th, 2023
This was taken the other day while Mavis was hunting frogs with her Uncle Dylan. I love loved that she was not afraid to touch Mr. Frog. She'll be our tomboy that comes home with snakes in her pockets, lol.
So it's been a few weeks
But I have a good excuse! This is my granddaughter with her new brother Otis (a family name). He was born May 23 weighing in at a whopping 9 lbs 3 oz and 20.6 inches long. I haven't been around much with all thats going on, will work to do better. Hope everyone is doing well.
Bikes for Rent
May 12, 2023
Anyone up for a bike ride?
These are the signs that summer is around the corner.
Libbey's Coastal Kitchen and Cocktails
May 11, 2023
Another stop along the Eastern Shore, this is the view at Libbey's in Stevesville, MD. To the left of this photo is the Chesapeake BayBridge.
Red Eyes Dock Bar, Grasonville, MD
May 10, 2023
Saturday afternoon we went out with friends to celebrate May birthdays. It was such a beautiful day we decided to travel across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to have some waterside drinks and snacks. This was taken at the Red Eyes Dock Bar, an iconic stop along the Eastern Shore. We had a great time, listened to great music and saw a gorgeous sunset.
May the 4th Be With You
May 4, 2023
Been MIA for a few days. I was out of town for work.
This was taken in some shop at Disney Springs.
Maryland Backroads
April 27, 2023
Somewhere in northern Maryland
Lone Tree
April 25, 2023
I just love a lone tree don't you? Decided to fool around a bit, I kinda like it.
Mavis
April 21, 2023
Something a little different today.
This is Mavis, she will turn 2 in June. She is my first grandchild, her baby brother is due to arrive in a few weeks. She is just pure joy, love and light to our family.
Bodie Island Lighthouse
April 19, 2023
This is the third lighthouse built in this area of Cape Hatteras. The first was built in 1848 and stood 57 feet but was on an unstable foundation and was destroyed. In 1859 a new 90 foot lighthouse was built but was destroyed by confederate troops in 1861 during the civil war. The third lighthouse began construction in 1870 and was first illuminated in 1872. It stands at 167.6 feet and holds the first-order Fresnel lens which was first electrified in 1932.
The Outer Banks Lighthouse Society supports the restoration and preservation of the Bodie Island Lighthouse and its history.
Clean up
April 18, 2023
On our way north from Cape Hatteras we drove along the coast line, this was some of the clean up and restoration of the dunes we saw along the way.
This is Livin!
April 16, 2023
Same Cape Hatteras Beach as yesterday, just the opposite direction.
Cape Hatteras, NC
We arrived in Cape Hatteras just around sunset, it was so peaceful and quiet. I could use this right about now.
Sea Shells by the Sea Shore
April 14, 2023
Arrived to great weather in Cape Hatteras so we decided to take a quick walk on the beach before the sun set and a chill set in. It was so calm and so quiet with no one else on the beach. I'd like a slice of this in the summer but I'm sure this beach is buzzing come June.
Dredge
April 13, 2023
Ferry Trip #2 on our way from Ocracoke Island to Cape Hatteras. This is a much quicker trip lasting only about 40 minutes. While in route we passed this dredge boat, was pretty cool to watch it do its thing,
Ocracoke's Silent Sentinel
April 12, 2023
Ocracoke's Silent Sentinel
This lighthouse, located on Ocracoke Island is the oldest functioning lighthouse in North Carolina and one of the oldest in North America.
Supporting the lighthouse were a dozen keepers and their families.
Today the lighthouse is automated but continues to be a navigational aid partnering with the US Coast Guard.
Time to Ferry
April 11, 2023
We took 2 Ferries while traveling up the coast. This one took us from Cedar Island, NC to Ocracoke, NC. It was about a 2 hour ferry ride, the weather was beautiful even though a bit chilly.
Jekyll Island, GA
April 7, 2023
Jekyll Island has got to be one of my favorite places on the East Coast! My husband and I would love to live here one day.
To Close for Comfort
April 6, 2023
This was taken somewhere along the east coast of Florida. This is a little too close to the ocean for me, lol. How about you?
Sand Dollar
April 5, 2023
The beaches on Jekyll Island were loaded with these gorgeous sand dollars. They are so fragile but so beautiful.
Disney Springs
April 1, 2023
Even t hough we did not go to Disney, we did take a few hours to stop by Disney Springs. So much has changed since the last time I was there. Security is tight, you have to go through metal detectors and possible searches prior to entering.
Here's a bit of info on the balloon (which I have never seen fly)
Aerophile – The World Leader in Balloon Flight
Soar sky-high during an 8-minute tethered adventure in the world’s largest hand-painted helium balloon.
Custom-built for Disney by Paris-based company Aérophile S.A., the Aéro30 is filled with 210,000 cubic feet of helium and ascends to heights of up to 400 feet. The balloon’s basket holds 29 people plus one Aérophile-certified pilot. Each flight offers stunning panoramic vistas up to 10 miles away on clear days, so don’t forget those cameras!
St. Peter’s Episcopal Cemetery ~ Amelia Island, FL
March 31, 2023
Stopped by this amazing cemetery on the "Drive the SnowBirds Van Home from Florida" trip.
St. Peter’s Episcopal Cemetery is located on the northeast corner of North 8th and Alachua Street. It covers almost one square block. A canopy of oak, magnolia, and cedar with palms sprinkled throughout provide a quiet setting for this historic cemetery.
https://aigensoc.org/records/st-peters-episcopal-cemetery/
Florida Coast
March 30, 2023
This was taken on the "Drive the SnowBirds Van Home from Florida" trip. My husband and I decided to drive the coast as far as we could, this was somewhere along A1A in Florida just before Amelia Island.
Take Off
March 28, 2022
Took a quick trip to Disney Spring on the "Drive the SnowBirds Van Home from Florida" trip and spotted this Great White Heron, as soon as I started to take the photo she decoded I was too close.
North Florida
March 27, 2023
This was taken somewhere between Ormond Beach and Flagler Beach on the east coast of Florida.
March 21, 2023
The Eastern Mockingbird
I always though these mean little grey birds were Catbirds but apparently not. They are in fact the Eastern Mockingbird.
Per Goolge:
This bird's famous song, with its varied repetitions and artful imitations, is heard all day during nesting season (and often all night as well). Very common in towns and cities, especially in southern areas, the Mockingbird often seeks insects on open lawns. When running in the open it may stop every few feet and partly spread its wings, flashing the white wing patches. Mockingbirds are bold in defense of their nests, attacking cats and even humans that venture too close.
Sanibel Island
March 20, 2023
On our "Drive the SnowBirds Van to Florida" we drove over to Sanibel Island since the causeway (which was destroyed by Hurricane Ian) had just reopened. The MASS DESTRUCTION is literally undescribable. This is just one of the many roads throughout the island that look like this. Photos do this no justice.
P.S. Just returned home from the "Drive the SnowBirds Van Home from Florida" so I've been MIA for the last week and a half.
Faith Chapel Church, Jekyll Island, GA
This is the stained glass in the back of the Faith Chapel. There was such a feeling of calmness when walking into the church. I could have stayed there for hours.
"Color is to the eye what music is to the ear."
~Louis Comfort Tiffany
Described as a vivid composition in rich tones, the window portrays the theme "David Set Singers Before the Lord" David, seated on a throne in kingly garb, appears in the act of commanding the singers to dedicate their music to God. An angel overheard bears a scroll proclaiming "I will sing unto to Lord for He has triumphed gloriously."
To learn more about the ongoing preservation and restoration of the Tiffany window, visit jekyllisland.com/faithchapel
Faith Chapel Church, Jekyll Island, GA
Faith Chapel
Prior to Faith Chapel’s construction in 1904, Club members attended services in the tiny Union Chapel, which was originally located in the north end of the Club compound near the Gould Tennis Court. Between 1898 and 1904 Charlotte Maurice had arranged for visiting clergymen, and had welcomed clergy of several different denominations. This inclusiveness continued in the new chapel, with Episcopalian, Presbyterian, and other denomination.
After funds were raised to construct Faith Chapel, Union Chapel was moved to the area known as “Red Row” that contained the homes of African-American employees.
The furnishings in Faith Chapel complement the Gothic Revival architecture, with their simple forms and trefoil cutouts recalling the technique of Medieval craftsman and the decoration of European Gothic cathedrals.
This Chapel also features amazing Tiffany Stained Glass, I will add a few pics this week. It is really stunning and one of my favorite visits on the island.
Jekyll Island Croquet Club
March 8, 2023
Late posting today, this was taken on the lawn of the Jekyll Island Club I posted yesterday.
Info:
Croquet , surprisingly, is one of the most underappreciated sports currentlyRplayed and happens to be one of the fastest growing sports played by active adults in the country (second to pickleball). This outdoor activity includes low impact physical exercise and a large amount of strategic thinking. The Jekyll Island Croquet Club maintains a schedule of weekly play held on the lawn of the Jekyll Island Club Resort. The club supports several forms of croquet including Golf Croquet and American rules 6 Wicket play. While many of the weekly events are restricted to club members, one weekly event is open to those interested in learning more about the sport provided they reserve in advance. Annual fees are assessed by the Jekyll Island Club resort for uses of the lawn and the croquet club has annual dues. For more information contact: John Donohue, 201-887-9089, jekyllcroquetjohn@gmail.com.
Jekyll Island Club
March 7, 2023
The history of Jekyll Island and the Jekyll Island Club is one of the many reasons we fell in love with this little island.
Jekyll Island Club
In 1886, The Island was purchased by the newly formed Jekyll Island Club which Munsey’s Magazine called, “the richest, the most exclusive, the most inaccessible club in the world.”
The Club officially opened its doors in January 1888, quickly becoming a retreat for families that represented one-sixth of the world’s wealth.
In 1896, Sans Souci was built. Owned in part by J.P. Morgan, this six-unit building is recognized as one of the first condominiums in the United States. The floors, leaded art glass, stairway and skylight are all original still today.
1901 The Annex was added, Built as an addition to The Clubhouse, The Annex featured eight suites for members and their guests on the first and second floors, some offering enclosed parlor rooms and river views.
Secretly in 1910, Under the cover of night, and using only first names to keep their identities secret, Senator Nelson Aldrich led a party of financial leaders to Jekyll Island to conceptualize a federal banking system. Coined the First-Name Club, together the group drafted the modern day Federal Reserve.
1942 world events took their toll. The Great Depression changed people’s priorities, and half of the Club’s membership dropped away. The final blow was World War II when the government ordered an evacuation of Island due to the threat of enemy submarines off the coast.
The state of Georgia purchased Jekyll Island from the Jekyll Island Club for $675,000. The Island opened to the public as a State Park in 1948.
In 1985 After a decade of neglect and abandonment, two friends, one a lawyer, the other an architect, climbed through an unlocked window and fell in love with the deteriorating Clubhouse. Together, they planned to preserve and renovate The Club to its original splendor and re-open it as a hotel. The grand opening took place in 1987.
https://www.jekyllclub.com/about/jekyll-island-history/
Tabby House ~ Jekyll Island, Georgia
March 6, 2023
Thanks for all the comments yesterday, here is a bit more info on the Horton Hose, this photo shows the use of TABBY materials and how oyster shells were repurposed 280 years ago.
Horton House is a historic site on Riverview Drive in Jekyll Island, Georgia. The TABBY HOUSE was originally constructed in 1743 by Major William Horton, a top military aide to General James Oglethorpe. Horton also brewed beer in Georgia's first brewery.
TABBY was the building material for walls, floors, and roofs widely used throughout coastal Georgia during the Military and Plantation Eras. It was composed of equal parts of sand, lime, oyster shell and water mixed into a mortar and poured into forms.
The lime used in tabby was made by burning oyster shell taken from Indian Shell Mounds, the trash piles of the Indians. The word tabby is African in origin, with an Arabic background, and means "a wall made of earth or masonry." This method of building was brought to America by the Spaniards. When the Coquina (shell rock) quarries near St. Augustine were opened, hewn stone superseded tabby for wall construction there. Coastal Georgia has no coquina, so tabby continued to be used even as late as the 1890s.
Major William Horton "Tabby House"
March 5, 2023
Jekyll Island, Georgia
These are the remains of Horton's tabby house. Major Horton of Oglethorpe's Regiment, the first English resident of Jekyll Island, erected on the north end of Jekyll a two-story dwelling and large barn. He cleared fields here for cultivation of crops which supplied the settlers at Frederica on St. Simons Island, a neighboring island, who would have suffered except for this assistance. Major Horton cut a road across the north end of Jekyll, running east and west, from this tabby house to the beach. This road is still known as the Horton Road.
