ferry from mainland to Sapelo- there is no bridge
The Reynolds Mansion- our home away from home for the weekend
view from the front porch- the road leads one mile to the beach and on the winter solstice the sun sets directly down the path
original 1-lane bowling alley in the basement of the mansion
back view of the mansion
Eastern Red Cedar (juniper) and marsh (mostly Spartina alterniflora)
sunrise amongst the giant live oaks and dripping spanish moss
one of the biggest wisteria vines I've ever seen (and it almost seemed to live in harmony with oaks without doing any harm!)
Ilex vomitoria- "Yaupon Holly"
the leaves of this plant can be dried and steeped to make a drink known as "Asi" to natives in the area and later called "the black drink"- it was used in native american male purification rituals
sunrise at Nannygoat Beach
Sapelo Island Lighthouse and view
Vitis rotundifolia- native muscadine grape
the wind was steady at 30mph or so during this shot
forest understory after a recent controlled burn- notice grass and ferns resprouting already!
lichen on a live oak
"wrack" or dead Spartina grass that floats into the ocean then is deposited by waves onto the beach- these dead grasses then collect sand and thus dune formation begins
sunset on Sapelo's calmer creek side
