A Steel Magnolia is an Iron Butterfly
The writings of a true southern gal – the extraordinary life of an ordinary person
If you are a golfer you may recognize this picture..but, then again maybe not. Why? Well, this particular view. This shot was taken from atop of the Harbour Town Lighthouse on Hilton Head (SC). I have always loved the view from the top of lighthouses. There’s just nothing like it…well, except maybe the view from… Continue reading A Big Place to Play Marbles?! by Beverly Hicks Burch
A few days ago, I changed the header on my blog and started using a potion of a picture I took at Driftwood Beach on Jekyll Island (GA). (I had been using a picture I took in East Tennessee.) I’ve also changed the format of my blog just a tad to give it some freshness… Continue reading Ancient Bodies on Driftwood Beach, by Beverly Hicks Burch
There are certain rewards to climbing 114 stairs to the top of a lighthouse…the view being at the top of the list. To many of you those 114 steps may not seem to be a big deal, but for me it was a milestone and major accomplishment. For, you see I am disabled. I have… Continue reading Colors at the Beach, by Beverly Hicks Burch
Sometimes a pictures is worth a thousand words…especially on a stormy, rainy spring day when Nature has done a back-up and you’ve had to bring our winter clothes again… © 2011 Beverly Hicks Burch All Rights Reserved. Save
Do you think this former surfer is looking back and thinking about waves of yesterday year? Did I also mention he was treading into waves on the last day of winter? Yep, and he said the water was warm… © 2011 Beverly Hicks Burch All Rights Reserved. Save
Flagler Beach Pier is the dominate landmark of Flagler Beach, FL. You just can’t miss it. It sits right on A1A as you drive along the east coast of Florida. Construction on the pier was completed in 1927 for the cost of $75,000…that’s $937,500 in 2010 dollars. The original length of the pier was 1,000… Continue reading Flagler Beach Pier, by Beverly Hicks Burch
My Tall & Handsome…AKA former lifeguard…AKA former surfer…AKA former competitive swimmer…AKA former jammies wearer…AKA Ron Jon patron…AKA former quasi-hippie…AKA Satellite Beach (FL) High grad…AKA Florida State University Alumni…AKA gringo New Mexican (also know as Mighty Whitey)…AKA soulmate…AKA love of my life… By the way, dig those knees. That took years of surfing to develop those!… Continue reading Man in Black, by Beverly Hick Burch
My Tall & Handsome’s mother passed away on March 16th. She was living in Rochester, MN at the time and unfortunately we were locked away in the extreme Southeastern US at the time, bound by duties and circumstances that kept us in place. We last saw Hazel in November 2009 when we went up for… Continue reading Looking Back, by Beverly Hicks Burch
Don’t know if you can read the sign, but it says “Yard Sale”. My question…Don’t you wish every yard sale had an ocean for sale? Really?! Save
where’s Waldo, or in my case Tall & Handsome? I promise he is most definitely in this picture… Save
