Spring Arrives

     This is a pleasant time of year in South Carolina. We have been out and about with lunces with friends and visits on the back porch. With the warmer weather we have seen more eagle activity. They don't get much closer than 200-300 feet which is a challenge for a hand-held, long telephoto lens. Below is one of the better ones.  

     They are handsome birds which provide no end of entertainment.

     We drove up to Pawleys Island again. This time was for a rendezvous with Maine camping friends at Bistro 217. From left to right: Myrt, Debra, me, Durelle, George and Carol. 

     We also had a get-acquainted luncheon with other members of the "Founders Club", the handful of folks that have made early commitments to the Atria senior living facility in Mt, Pleasant. We are pleased with the folks...both residents and staff.

Pawleys Island

     I'll just jump right in as if I didn't know how long I've been gone. Today the three of us, with Cindy driving, made a trip up to Pawleys Island to pay a visit to Estelle Anderson and her two daughters, Karen and Peggy. Each year they grab a vacation rental for the month of March. They need no introduction as they have all appeared in the chronicle several times. We had lunch at a local golf club. Here's Durelle and Estelle outside the front door of the club. Estelle is 95.

     

     It's a handsome club, dripping with live oaks festooned with Spanish moss.

     

     After lunch, soup of the day with a French dip and an IPA, we headed back to the house where the young folks took a walk on the beach. The old folks visited and swiped a few homemade oatmeal/raisin cookies. Here's what the Atlantic side of the spit looks like.

      

     Our trip home was quick an uneventful...unlike the trip up which involved a multi-car accident on I-526 which closed I-526 in both directions and cost us a hour and a half.
     All in all it was a very pleasant day with good friends.