Sunrise

Driftwood Beach Sunrise, a Historic Island, and a Capsized Cargo Ship

July 28, 2020Posted in Birds, Georgia, SunriseTagged Atlantic Ocean, beach, Driftwood Beach, Golden Ray, Jekyll Island, Jekyll Island Club Resort, Sydney Lanier Bridge22 Comments

The morning after our anniversary celebration, Henry slept in while I got up early to watch the sunrise at Driftwood Beach.

Sunrise at Driftwood Beach, Jekyll Island, GA

A Brief History of Jekyll Island and the Jekyll Island Club:

1886 – The island was purchased for $125,000 by wealthy American industrialists to create a hunting retreat, the Jekyll Island Club.
1888 – The Jekyll Island Club opened.
1896 – The San Soucie (meaning ‘Without Care’) was built with six units. It is one of the earliest condominium buildings in the United States. William Rockefeller and J.P. Morgan were two of the owners.
1910 – A plan was made for the Federal Reserve Banking System during a secret meeting of the Jekyll Island Club.
1915 – The first transcontinental call was made by one of the club members.
1947 – The State of Georgia purchased Jekyll Island for $675,000 and the island became a state park.
1972 – The Jekyll Island Club was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
1985 – 1986 – The Jekyll Island Club was completely restored and opened in 1986 as the Jekyll Island Club Hotel.
Today, Jekyll Island is a popular beach destination on Georgia’s coast with several hotels, a campground, easy access to miles of beach, and many activities to enjoy.

Here are a few images from around today’s Jekyll Island Club Resort. Click on an image for a closer look.

We took some scenic drives around the 7 1/2 mile long and 1 1/2 mile wide island. At the fishing pier on the north end of the island we had a great view of the Sydney Lanier Bridge and the Golden Ray cargo ship.

We came across some birds as we wandered around the island.

Tri-colored heron on Jekyll Island near Driftwood Beach

On September 8, 2019 the Korean cargo ship the Golden Ray left the port of Brunswick loaded with cars shortly before it ran aground in the St. Simons sound. The ship caught fire and thankfully, all of the 24 crew members were rescued. Since then, a special response team has been working to remove the ship. Recently, the team has put the efforts on hold because of COVID-19 and hurricane season. For more information go to St. Simons Sound Response.

Lens-Artists #98: Delicate Colors

May 28, 2020Posted in Photography, SunriseTagged Delicate Colors, Everglades, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, salt marsh16 Comments

This week Ann-Christine has challenged us to feature delicate colors.

For this challenge I browsed through my archives and chose these images that show delicate colors of the sky.

20120118PMPa-Hay-Otee-(2) — Blue sky over the everglades

20191226-Morning-Walk-(3) — Blue sky over salt marsh

20180214Okefenokee-Boat-Tour-(102) — Blue sky in the Okefenokee Swamp

20181020-Tybee-Sunrise-and-beach-walk-(20) — Sunrise at the beach

Thank you to Ann-Christine for this weeeks Lens-Artists Photo Challenge – Delicate Colors

October in Coastal Georgia

October 29, 2019Posted in Birds, Butterflies, Flowers, Georgia, Nature, SunriseTagged autumn, Butterfly Garden, Coastal Georgia, Georgia on my mind, Gulf Fritillary, Ibis, salt marsh, White Ibis15 Comments

October is one of my favorite months in coastal Georgia. The weather is finally cooling off, the sunrises and sunsets are gorgeous, and you never know what birds will show up to feed in the marsh.

I’ve been seeing gorgeous morning skies at sunrise.

20191017-Morning-Sky-(5) — Coastal Georgia Sunrise

The cooler temperatures are perfect for taking a morning walk.

20191005-Span-Ham-Morning-(8) — Coastal Georgia Salt Marsh

I need to clean out the dying plants from my butterfly garden but I decided to wait before pulling them up. As long as there are butterflies stopping by for some nourishment the plants will stay.

20190911-Fritillary-(10) — Gulf Fritillary on Mexican Sunflower

Large flocks of White Ibis have been feeding in the salt marsh around our neighborhood.

20191021-Ibis-(34) — Juvenile White Ibis

Lens-Artists #62: Silhouettes

September 10, 2019Posted in Photography, Sunrise, SunsetTagged Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, silhouette27 Comments

This week, Patti has challenged us to find photos that feature silhouettes. For this challenge I chose some of my favorite sunset and sunrise photos from our travels. The photo above is of Henry enjoying the sunset over the Pacific Ocean on the beach at Cape Disappointment State Park, Washington.

I walked from our campsite at Golden Hill State Park to capture this silhouette of the Thirty Mile Light at sunset.