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Good Friday Rambles – Madison to Monticello

Posted on April 17, 2017April 17, 2017 By Tom No Comments on Good Friday Rambles – Madison to Monticello
Photography, Rambling

Madison Graded School and Museum-001

Easter weekend. Laura had Friday and Monday off from Furman and decided that she needed to head back down to Florida to check on her mom. She decided that she needed some “sister time” with Amy to talk about how their mother’s care was going. That being the case, I decided to needed some “brother time” with Houston, so for the holiday weekend we headed in different directions.

I arrived at Houston’s farm below Watkinsville, Georgia about mid-morning on Friday. I was loaded to the gills with every toy we might need – kites, cameras, banjo, drums, recording gear, computers, and paddling gear. I was set for any eventuality. We would actually use quite a bit of that gear.

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Abandoned Dolly Cooper

Posted on April 17, 2017 By Tom 1 Comment on Abandoned Dolly Cooper
Local, Paddling

Dolly Cooper Park and Kayak Launch-016

After our Water Wednesday excursion to check out the new ADA kayak launch on the Saluda River in Pelzer I’d mentioned that it was a shame that the one upriver at the Dolly Cooper Park near Powdersville was no longer available. It was my understanding that the park had closed. Turns out I was only partially correct.

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Water Wednesday – The Saluda River at Pelzer

Posted on April 13, 2017 By Tom 3 Comments on Water Wednesday – The Saluda River at Pelzer
Local, Paddling, Photography

Saluda River at Pelzer-10

It started with a fortune cookie found by Gregg Davis.

Boat Fortune

Boats and water are in your future.

I told Gregg that we had to make that a reality, and so Water Wednesday was born.

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Return to Church Island

Posted on April 11, 2017April 11, 2017 By Tom 1 Comment on Return to Church Island
Paddling, Photography

Paddle to Church Island with the Tri-County Blueways Paddlers-061

Several weeks ago I received a Facebook friend request from Deb Mims. Deb and I had never met, but she had read several of my posts here. I’m usually very cautious when I get a request like this out of the blue. However, Deb had some interesting things going on, so I accepted. I’m glad I did, as it led to an excellent kayaking trip and the potential for more exploration.

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Spring in Sparkleberry

Posted on April 11, 2017April 11, 2017 By Tom 2 Comments on Spring in Sparkleberry
Paddling, Photography

Sparkleberry Swamp-79

Second Saturday, and time for a Lowcountry Unfiltered expedition. We had missed March because of conflicts throughout our group, and our group leader, Matt, wouldn’t be available for April. Somehow that fell to me to put together a trek. I decided that it would be a good time to head back to one of my favorites, Sparkleberry Swamp.

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Down by the Riverside

Posted on April 5, 2017April 5, 2017 By Tom 2 Comments on Down by the Riverside
History and Genealogy, Photography, Rambling

Riverside Cemetery Asheville-060

Gonna lay down my burdens,
Down by the Riverside,
Down by the Riverside,
Down by the Riverside,
…Ain’t gonna study war no more.

It was Keith’s birthday. I’d called him to see if he wanted to go for lunch, but he was already in Asheville for some early appointments. He suggested I join him up there for a late breakfast instead. Having no other plans, I agreed. It turned out to be another day of discovery and laid the groundwork for further exploration.

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Doing Some Maintenance

Posted on April 5, 2017 By Tom No Comments on Doing Some Maintenance
Miscellaneous

Doing a bit of Spring Cleaning around here at RandomConnections. Actually, it’s more of a case of the house collapsing around you, then needing to clean things up. Regardless, it gives me an opportunity to work on a few things. The fun started with a simple update of one of the site’s plugins. For whatever … Read More “Doing Some Maintenance” »

Drumming at the Our World Festival

Posted on March 29, 2017March 29, 2017 By Tom 2 Comments on Drumming at the Our World Festival
Entertainment, Local, Music

Our World Festival Drumming-11

Have I mentioned how jam-packed crazy this past weekend has been? Friday I accompanied Glynda to Prosperity where we closed on the sale of the second home in my parents’ estate, then celebrated with dinner downtown. Saturday I spend the day exploring York County with Alan, and early Sunday morning I attended SC Comicon with Chip and his family. Yet, Sunday wasn’t over. I left straight from Comicon and headed downtown for the Our World Festival.

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2017 SC Comicon

Posted on March 29, 2017March 29, 2017 By Tom No Comments on 2017 SC Comicon
Entertainment, Local, Photography, Weirdness

Sc Comicon-29

Certain annual events are marked by sightings, such as the return of the swallows at Capistrano, the blue fireflies returning to the Piedmont, etc. In this case a Friday night sighting of the Batmobile driving down Main Street marks the return of the South Carolina Comicon.

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Exploring Western York County – Part Two

Posted on March 29, 2017March 29, 2017 By Tom 1 Comment on Exploring Western York County – Part Two
Photography, Rambling

Hill Bank and General Mercantile-005

Alan and I were out on a photo trek. We had followed the Triple C Railroad from Blacksburg in Cherokee County down to Smyrna in York County. We were now about to make our best discovery of the day and meet “that one guy what knows stuff” about the place we were to visit.

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