Folly Beach, SC

Another beautiful day on Folly Beach, SC. The Sand Shark was 40lbs. minimum, nearly 5ft. long and fought like a whale. My wife caught this sand crab scavenging in the tidal pools. He was very menacing as he warned her to stay clear. We bless God for allowing us to enjoy His creation.

A Day in South Carolina

A beautiful South Carolina sunrise.



Great fun fishing the beautiful blue open ocean 10 miles off of South Carolina.



My beautiful wife, my brother in law captain Gabe, and myself with the fruit of a medicinal endeavor- the excellent Spanish Mackerel.



The end of a beautiful day, a beautiful South Carolina sunset over the marsh between the island and the coast.

I am in awe of this masterpiece that declares Your majesty. I am grateful for Your grace that allows me to embrace it.

Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty, Who Is, And Was, And Is to Come.

"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands."

Hunting Island, SC

This first photo is a photo of the Palmetto tree of the Palmetto State, SC.
The second photo is of the resident gator in the park pond at the ranger station.
The third photo is a typical scene on Hunting Island- everything isolated by the Palmetto forests.
This next photo is of a boardwalk that leads to an island in the marsh.
Last photo is obvious.

Back from Hunting Island

My wife and I are back from Hunting Island, SC today after a week of isolated coastal southern beauty. I lament having to return to the real world. This forest paradise is among my favorite places in the world.








These fallen trees are the remnants of a hurricane that came close last year.

Bird of Prey

Autumn of 06 my father found this hawk sitting on a cattle path near a pond on his farm. As he approached the bird he realized that he was injured or ill. Being a man of good will he caught the bird with the hope of aiding him. Unfortunately the bird did not appear to have any obvious problems which would have made it easier to help. My dad's hypothesis is that the bird had the West Nile virus as this bird was found in the season when it seemed that critters around the Mid-West were coming down with it. I do not know about that.

The bird was beautiful as seen in these photos. I thought that I would share with y'all.

Blessings and Life to you.

But to Proffer the Gift of Life Eternal

Romans 1:20
For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.

One night recently my wife and I came home to find this beautiful creature sitting on our door step. He was very kind to allow us to get close enough to take these photos. I assume that this is a moth of some kind. Some of the most beautiful creatures I have ever seen have been moths. I have encountered them in wild colors and patterns as well as shapes and sizes- pure white with purple spots circled in black, gray with pinkish symmetrical bands, and so on. The colors and their contrasts would make any artist a creative genius. The shapes and sizes are the very definition of creativity and imagination. The combination of these attributes declare an unparalleled love for beauty.

Astonished! With flashing of eyes, stunned by Your glory,
In awe and wonder I see Your hand,
Supreme Creator consummate Architect, in love You tell Your story,
In awe and wonder I see Your hand,
Overwhelmed I give You my heart

When I survey the array of all Your deeds, my heart stirs, I begin to see,
Your love for man, Your pursuit therein,
Mountains and lowlands, blue skies and black, above and below the sea,
Your love for man, Your pursuit therein,
Overwhelmed I give You my heart

Whom among artists, creators, or play writes, paints, creates or writes to curtain,
But to proffer the gift of Life eternal
From alpha to omega, beginning and end, all Your majesty Your splendor display
But to proffer the gift of Life eternal
Overwhelmed I give You my heart

SC Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Oh How I Love the Salt Water

This weekend my wife and I went to Charleston to spend the day relaxing at the beach. We spent the night with my sister-in-law who lives in downtown Charleston in a two hundred year old house that was built by slaves. Aside from the new pluming, electrical, and sheetrock the entire house is as it was originally built. It is a beautiful old south home in one of the beautiful old south cities. I spent much time imagining the people and what they would have looked like who built and lived in the home. I love history so this was especially fun for me.

During the day I fished off of the Folly Beach pier while the wife napped on the beach. There was a very strong rip current so the water was murky which made the fishing difficult. Nevertheless, I loved every minute of it. It did make it hard for game fish to see the bait which is why the only things people were catching were the spotted sea trout, whiting, and sharks- many sharks like this Sand Shark my wife captured here with me. He was the second largest that I caught at around 10 lbs. and 30+ " long. He fought like a 40 pounder of any other species which I enjoyed immensely. After enough sharks taking photos of them is pointless.

Charleston is a great place and it's beaches and creeks are spectacular. I enjoyed myself thoroughly.