A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
Local items of interest from Greenville and Upstate SC.
Paul and I headed out early for the Anderson Jockey Lot. I think it’s been about a year since Paul, John, and I venture forth to this unusual place. It takes me about that long to recover from the experience and for amnesia to set in. Paul and his father hit the Florida flea market … Read More “Life at the Jockey Lot” »
I dropped Laura off at the airport for a far-too-early flight, then headed out for a day of exploring and photography. The day started off with rain, and I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to get many shots. However, it soon cleared, and I set out. My first stop was the Linky Stone … Read More “Chasing the Reedy and Saluda” »
On a recent visit to the Greenville County Library, I picked a copy of the Greenville County Historic Sites Driving Tour, which is published by the Library. I finally got around to looking through it, and saw that there was a companion website which contains all of the information and photos from the printed version, … Read More “Historic Driving Tour of Greenville” »
In all my ranting about pedestrians, I forgot to post my reason for being out and about yesterday. The early morning light was quite nice. I first stopped by the historic Springwood Cemetery downtown and got a few shots. Next, I headed on over to Falls Park to see if I could get the silky … Read More “Silky Water” »
This morning I got up very early to catch the soft morning light. As I was driving along Wade Hampton Blvd, I noticed several people walking. In most cities, this would be no big deal. But this is Greenville. One does not walk unless one has no access to a car. I automatically began to … Read More “Walkers” »
I was itching to take some more pictures, but wasn’t sure where to start. I first headed downtown to the annual Greek Festival at St. George’s Greek Orthodox, hoping to get some action, people, and nice colors. It was a bit early, and neither the crowds nor the action had started. I wandered a bit, … Read More “Saturday Photo Hunt” »
Yesterday we attended the groundbreaking for the new Charles H. Townes Science Center at Furman. The center will include three buildings – the existing Riley Math and Computer Science Building, a renovated Plyler Hall, and a new, yet-unnamed building to house Chemistry and Biology. The groundbreaking was attended by several Furman notables, including Dr. Townes … Read More “Groundbreaking” »
It was a beautiful evening, so what better than to head downtown with the new camera to take pictures of what thousands of others have photographed – Falls Park. I started snapping everything, slightly modifying the settings for experimentation. I noticed at least half a dozen people also shooting photos in the park. I almost … Read More “Downtown Shootings” »
I was stopped at a traffic light at Highway 29 and I-85, when this thing pulled up next to me… I was momentarily distracted by the bright colors (and fumbling with the camera) and almost missed the light changing. This encounter got me thinking about carnival rides. Let’s say I’ve got several … Read More “Carnival” »
James Shannon has written one of the best descriptions of the current state of "coolness" in Greenville that I have read in a long, long time. Appearing in the latest edition of The Beat, Shannon’s article presents a positive, yet honest assessment of our city. Greenville is cool. Against all odds, we are cool at … Read More “Cool at Last” »