My brother can find the most unusual things on the internet. 
Let’s say you want to relate a number to something, to give it scale. Try http://numberquotes.com and enter a number. I tried 8 and found, among many other obscure things, that 8 dollars would buy a taco for every person in Warm River City, Idaho. There’s something for everyone on the net.
Here’s a nice low tide afternoon shot.
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If you don’t like the weather just wait a little while and it’ll change.
This morning I met Nancy Hussey out at the Lost Dog Cafe on Folly Beach to get some info for an Oblique magazine article on the Macho Beach Noseriders. Nancy took over from Foster and I as the Directors of the Southern SC District of the Eastern Surfing Association. It’s the last day to register the Regional contest and I don’t envy her her day. The Lost Dog was hopping, they have great coffee and we enjoyed every bit of it.
Back to the weather, the fog was really thick this morning at the pier. Around noon, the fog was beginning to burn off and the everyone was out enjoying the waves at the Pier.
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Boy! The real estate market is picking up! Our office over here on Folly Road has 90 sales for almost $21 million for the month of March (so far!) Who says the market is slow? We decided to have a little cookout at the office to celebrate.
Not too much at the beach this morning, but it looks like the waves are building…
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Another pretty Lowcountry day, a little chilly, it was inb the high 40s when we hit the beach this morning on dawn patrol. Our life is surf dependent, if the surf looks good that where my husband will be.
I saw my first hummingbirds of the year a couple of days ago. That’s always an exciting moment. This is a great shot in my friend Trish’s garden.
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A Sunday morning in Charleston….a time to relax with family
and to take a moment to see what’s around us. We are so fortunate to live is such a beautiful place. Here’s a Sunday shot of the St Michael’s steeple on the Four Corners of Law.
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Wednesday morning in the Lowcountry, new growth sprouting on my citrus trees, warm temps and rain on the way. It made it into the 70s yesterday and it was gorgeous. But no surf today, only a lone stand up paddleboarder.
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It’s a grey day today. Maybe March showers bring May flowers, but personally I could use a shot of sunshine. It would certainly help my disposition. I just got back from the gym. I love the way people are recycling their magazines to those of us on the thrifty side. With spring coming close I found an article saying that 19% more people are planting their fruits,herbs and vegetables this year over last. It also said that spending $70 on planting a food garden can yield $530 worth of produce per season.
With the trend of eating locally for freshness as well as community support, that certainly fits. But for those of us that don’t have the space, Making It Grow suggests that you go vertical. The tomato cages can be used for lots of other fruits and vegetables.
Those of us with not enough time can always support a community farm project. The produce my son got from his local farm was consistently excellent and a good variety each time. His sons enjoyed going out to the farm to pick it up too.
I just heard this morning that there’s a reason we feel like there’s not enough time in our lives. Each time there’s a large quake, the earth shifts on its north/south axis which effectively shortens our day by microseconds. Makes as much sense as any other reason.
I saw these red bud trees blooming downtown. Now there’s a more reliable harbinger of our spring than some animal in a hole in Pennsylvania. Red buds and tulip trees always come each year to let us know the wait is just about over.
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If it’s going to take a musical extravaganza or two to get you in the holiday mood, never fear. The Charleston Christmas Special at the Charleston Music Hall on St John St. will run from the 10th through the 20th. Twenty of the country’s best singers, dancers and musicians showcase a brand new 2 hour musical. A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas brings together a cast of fifty in Charleston Stage’s adaptation at the Sottile Theatre from the 2nd to the 20th. The Footlight Players answer with The Sound of Music by Rogers & Hammerstein at 20 Queen St. the 4th through 20th. The Village Playhouse in Mt Pleasant brings us Shipwrecked-An Entertainment through the 19th, a chance for the whole family to roam the seas with Louie during the late 19th century. It’s good old fashioned story telling at its best. PURE Theatre presents It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play at Lance Hall on the grounds of the Circular Congregational Church. A fresh take on the movie classic, it’s set in a 1946 New York radio station. And the season wouldn’t be complete without the Nutcracker Ballet at the Gaillard Auditorium on the 13th and 14th. On the 22nd and 23rd, Actor’s Theatre of S.C. and Chamber Music Charleston return with the highly acclaimed Christmas memoir of the famous Welsh poet. Dylan Thomas’ Christmas in Wales will be performed at the Circular Congregational Church.
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Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot and days of Auld Lang Syne. For Auld Lang Syne, my dear, for Auld Lang Syne, We’ll take a cup of kindness yet, for Auld Lang Syne.
The song is sung around the world as the clock strikes midnight, heralding in a new year, a fresh start. It is said that it was written, at least in part, by Robert Burns in the 1700′s and based on earlier songs. The old Scottish song was first published in 1796 after Burn’s death. Auld Lang Syne literally means “old long ago” or “the good old days.”
We can only hope to see a positive improvement in the economy internationally, across the country and in our small corner. Hopefully, Hoppin’ John and collards graced your plate on New Year’s Day…every little bit helps.
Gas prices are easing down and the weather has been up to its normal tricks. You never know how to dress in Charleston in the winter…one day it’s coats, the next t-shirts. But the Lowcountry is an exceptional place no matter what the thermometer says and, as usual, other people are noticing.
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