In the back yard, Greenville, SC. (This was taken a month ago. Spring has progressed considerably since then.)

Fort Pickens, Pensacola, FL

Fort Pickens, Pensacola, FL

At the western end of Santa Rosa Island, off Pensacola, FL, is Fort Pickens, an army fort built in 1834. The foundation of the fort is dozens of barrel-vaulted bays, each of which held a cannon. The next several pictures are from there.

Lake Conestee Nature Park, Conestee, SC

Lake Conestee Nature Park, Conestee, SC

Pensacola Beach, FL

Pensacola Beach, FL

Pensacola Beach, FL

Someone on a tractor appears every morning at the public-access part of Pensacola Beach (near the pier) and "grooms" the sand for the coming day. I normally avoid this area, but in this case it works into the picture. Pensacola Beach, FL