Autumn Down East
Facing the day, awash in morning light: the Maine Maritime Academy teaching boat in Castine harbor
Tag Archives: Pawleys Island
A Place in the World: Pawleys Beach at Dawn
It’s just been in recent years that I’ve chosen to get up before dawn. Oh, I did it before retirement, of course — to soothe a waking baby, to catch an early flight, or to set up a conference room … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Morning
This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge by The Daily Post at WordPress focuses on the word Morning with a bonus if we share something other than the usual sunrise photo. Now, for me, there’s nothing ordinary about a sunrise since it’s only … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, South Carolina, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged cottage, morning, ocean, Pawleys Island, South Carolina, sunrise
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Travel theme: Pastel
Having just returned from our yearly trek to Pawleys Island, South Carolina, we’re naturally looking through our pictures to see what to cut and keep. Not an easy task, of course, since neither of us wants to pitch out a … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, South Carolina, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged creek dock, creekside, Pawleys Island, South Carolina, sundown
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Narrow
For those of you who follow our blogs, you may remember one of our favorite spots that we visit in July of each year: Pawleys Island, South Carolina. A tiny historical marker on one of the causeways says that Pawleys … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, South Carolina, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged creek, dock, Pawleys Island, South Carolina
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Happy Place
This may sound a bit like the venerable Charles Dickens’ novel A Tale of Two Cities, but we actually have two happy places to submit to this week’s Daily Post Photo Challenge. Our foremost happy place is Knoxville, Tennessee, where we’ve … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Inspiration
For the past 30 years or so, we’ve visited Pawleys Island, South Carolina, the last week of July. As an educator, I’ve often walked the beach to reflect on what worked the year before in teaching students and what I’d … Continue reading
Remembering the Gray Man: Foggy morning walk at Pawleys
Usually I’m up early at the beach. I walk along the shore at Pawleys Island, South Carolina where we rent a house each summer. Or follow Myrtle Avenue near the creek where I can see both the marsh and the … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, South Carolina, Travel
Tagged beach legend, Gray Man, hurricane warning, Pawleys Historic District, Pawleys Island, South Carolina
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Morning walk creekside: Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Walking the beach at Pawleys Island when the sun begins its daily push skyward is breathtaking, for sure. (Click here for Morning beach walk: Pawleys Island.) But a search for other routes can net stunning views, too. Pawleys has dual … Continue reading
Morning beach walk: Pawleys Island, South Carolina
No matter how many years (more than 30 now), we’ve walked the beach at the South End of Pawleys Island, we never tire of the early morning spectacular. Pawleys is our place. Our home away from home. Where for one … Continue reading
Posted in Destination, Photography, South Carolina, Travel
Tagged beach, morning sun, Pawleys Island, South End
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Weekly Photo Challenge: One
The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: One already has outstanding entries (Click here to see them all), but I wanted to add another to the list: the idea that you may be able to save one sea turtle if you can … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, South Carolina, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged beach, Pawleys Island, safety, sea turtles, Weekly Photo Challenge
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