Cumberland Island - Wild horses and Manatees!

We took a 45 minute ferry over to Cumberland Island. The Barrier Island is wild and beautiful with feral horses running free all over the island.  It was a very hot day and it was more heat then I could handle.  We only saw a the southern tip of the Island and plan to come back for a full day of bike riding.  We got to see a group of manatees swimming close to the ships dock.  That was a treat to see so many of them.  Seeing Wild horses, Wild Turkeys, Deer and Manatees made it a very good day!

Nature's Beach Dunes, Sand and Sun at Jekyll Island

Unspoiled beach just before you reach the large construction site of the new convention center.  Once the center is complete, how much of the beach will remain intact in its natural state once the crowds come?



Driftwood Beach, Jekyll Island

Not even Jack Sparrow or his pirates could be so lucky as to be shipped wreck on Driftwood Beach.

Views of the Fishing Pier at Jekyll Island

If Trees Could Talk - Ft. Frederica, St. Simons Island

At Ft. Frederica, we saw trees that stood during the days of the colony and witness the struggles of the new settlers..  We stood on the same ground as John Wesley the founder of the United Methodist Church.  Charles and John Wesley, considered the founders of Methodism, were both run out of Ft Frederica at different times. John had his cassock chewed and torn by a leading citizen’s wife after she pulled a gun on him and tried to stab him with a pair of scissors. I would love to know what he did to outrage the lady.

Fishing Pier, St. Simons Island

St. Simons Island Lighthouse

We spent the day at St. Simons Island to visit the lighthouse.  We decided to visit the gold coast islands off of Georgia and learn about the history.

Anastasia Beachcombing Memorial Weekend

Another beach where the wildlife is protected, no cars, no crowds, and beautiful sand dunes.

Washington Oaks Beach

 A quiet day on a natural white sandy beach. No cars alllowed where turtle nests are protected.

Images from Georgia Route 82 - Early May

You always hear about the bread belt and the vast open fields of the mid-west.  South Georgia is flat and also known for its endless rows of plants as far as the eye can see.  Images from highway 82 in early May.

Welcome through our Tennessee Gates

Nothing more inviting then a long road of beautiful trees to welcome you at the gate and lead you down the road.  Enter into a real fantasy of green earth.

Pretty Boy Among the Flowers

Ladies love to show thier garden flowers and grandma Brown is no different.  Here is an assortment of her spring flowers with her beloved "Pretty Boy" napping among the flowers.

What Island is this Where Clouds Touch the Earth?

The Clouds look like they were going to swallow the islands and devour the earth.  Stephen King should be so lucky to see such a sight!

Harrington Lake - A Gathering of Storm Clouds

A church picnie at Harrington Lake looked like a storm would wash away everything in sight but not a drop of rain touched the other side of the lake.  We were on God's Side.  God is good!

Flat Rock - What was Once a thriving Unspoiled Nature Park

Flat Rock Park in Columbus Georgia was once a thriving community park located outside the main commercial area of the city.  It was a pleasant drive in the country to take your family on a picnic and enjoy the beautiful rocks and water fall.  The fall has dried up and the rocks look so bare without the flowing stream of water.  Neighborhoods have built around the park and it does not have the same unspoiled beauty of nature . They have cut paths for mountain bike trails for those city dwellers who love biking. 

Mountain Veiw from F.D. Roosevelt State Park

Georgia is cutting its funding to many state parks and Roosevelt may be closed in the near future. Several of the access points have already been closed. It is really sad that we cannot preserve our state parks. 

Pine Mountain Valley After the Tornado

You can't see the damage  to the valley's landscape from the Overview point at Pine Mountain.  Trees were pulled out of the ground by the roots and were scatted throughout the valley. A lot of destruction but it did not spoiled the beauty of the forest skyline.