Shem Creek Park

The next place we visited was Shem Creek Park in Mount Pleasant.  It is a fairly new park and I though I had died and gone to heaven the first time I visited.  Walking on a boardwalk with the marshlands all around me, shrimp boats, fishing boats, water everywhere and quaint restaurants.  I took way too many pictures but you will get to see what I am talking about.  Here we go!

There are a few ways to access the park and I chose the main entrance.

Up close and personal with the shrimp boats!

Looking across Shem Creek to a couple of shrimp boats.

Vickery's is a very popular restaurant right on the creek.

This is Red's, which is my favorite place on the creek when I want to people watch, have a cold beer or a glass of wine and a nice southern meal.

This is Lacey, my grand-dog who was so good about letting me take pictures.

I have taken pretty much this same picture more than once because I love seeing the Arthur Ravenel Bridge in the distance.

There is just this one small hammock in the park where you can spend a bit of time in the shade on a hot and sunny day.

Never give up.  Never let anything stop you from enjoying the things that bring you pleasure.

The Great Swamp Sanctuary

Walterboro, SC gets a bad rap sometimes but there is much there that is beautiful!

Middleton Place

The south has so much beauty to offer. Middleton Place reigns right at the top!

Azalea Time

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This is the way Magnolia Plantation looks in April.  We were about 2 weeks after the peak so they were not at their best but just look at that profusion of color.  It wrapped itself around us as we walked down the trails.  This is a MUST SEE if you are in Charleston in the spring!!

Alleys and Walkways

Walking the streets of Charleston you will see so many little allies and walkways.  Always green and full of flowers no matter what time of the year. 

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