Wormsloe Park in Savannah Georgia: Part THREE

Please go below this blogpost for Parts ONE and TWO

if you haven't read about Wormsloe State Historic Site in Georgia

yet.

Today, I am ending the series with just some nature shots that we got

on the trails in the park.

I was Oooo-ing and Awwww-ing all through our walk

because I found the tropical woods so wondrous.

I was snapping away at everything with my lens.

So grab a mint julip and get your Savannah woods on....

Found a spunky squirrel up in the trees:

I couldn't STOP taking photos of the big oaks full of Spanish moss:

I loved this mossy stump next to the palms:

The palm leaves backlit by the sun:

Everything looked so bright green after the rain and when the sun came out:

Oh gosh...vines AND Spanish moss...it was too wonderful:

I just loved the driftwood we saw on the property. I always wondered just how OLD it might have been:

A wonderfully twisted dead tree:

A little black and white drama of the tree!:

Right as we were leaving the park, I heard a familiar tap-tap-tap.

A woodpecker near the Spanish moss!:

One last shot of the wonderfully twisted dead tree:

Next post, I will do the entire post on those gorgeous Oak trees with spanish moss.

Because I just HAVE to share them with everybody.

I HAVE to......

Wormsloe Park in Savannah, Georgia Photos!!

On our drive back home to Michigan from Florida in March,

we went to visit my cousin who lives in Savannah.

Savannah is one of those cities that you can spend days and days

sightseeing and never see all you want to see.

It is gorgeous.

Last time we went, we did the downtown areas, including the old historic sections.

The architecture is gorgeous and the streets, lined with gigantic oak trees

dripping with Spanish Moss are so picturesque.

This visit, we only had a day and a half to go take photographs.

It rained part of the time we were there, so when it stopped,

we decided to visit some places more in the tropical woods

at parks, and at a famous cemetery (more about that in future posts).

We were so glad we did.

Because when you are from the north country, just seeing the fauna and plant life

of the tropics and south is quite interesting.

And there is so much history surrounding Savannah.

One of the most fascinating places to visit is Wormsloe Park.

It is a 1736 Colonial Estate near downtown Savannah.

It was orignally spelled "Wormslow".

It is so beautiful.

So today, I am posting PART ONE of our tour and hikes through this magnificent place.

One of the bridges by the river as you hike through the woods:

The 1913 historic arch. This was built to commemorate the owner's son's coming of age:

The paths are lined with those wondrous large oak trees with Spanish moss:

And Tarzan-type large vines....can you hear him calling for Jane?:

They were setting up historic re-enactments when we got there, but we couldn't stay to see them all.

We did talk to a man who had a booth set up selling furs:

I found a moss heart on one of the trees. I thought of a certain Blogger who takes pictures of hearts in the forest (you know who you are!):

And this tree branch that also formed a heart.

(Look close, a Cardinal is in the middle, in the background!):

All kinds of palms and tropical plants were growing on the Pine forest floor, along with some old twisted wood driftwood...I was fascinated by the difference in this forest and our Michigan forests!:

Ooooo! Beloved Spanish moss!:

Stay tuned..there will be Part Two next

of this wonderful place

Today I have a hodgepodge of photos

that I took as autumn began to unfold here in the U.P.

We came upon this pretty little waterfalls tucked into the woods:

A log driftwood facing Lake Superior:

I saw this awesome piece of driftwood!

Do you SEE what I see???  LOOK CLOSE:

(Did you see it? The child that is wrapped into the arms of the driftwood in the center?)

NO?

LOOK Closer.

Maybe this will help:

(Isn't that AMAZING???)

We often see Eagles flying over our lake.

But this summer we didn't see as many.

But we do see them sometimes on the highway, right next to "roadkill".

Look at this one's wingspan!:

This is a bit blurry as I was shooting him on the wing, but I just think they are amazing birds:

Here he is on a tree beside the highway!:

We often go past a little pond on our way to town.

I love this little pond.

I always look for wildlife on the pond, just in case I can jump out and grab a photo.

To date?

I haven't seen ONE living critter on it.  LOL

But, a few times a year, it gets this amazing mist hovering over it when the air is colder than the water,

before it freezes over or in the spring when it is thawing....

So, I was so happy one morning on my way to an appointment

to see THIS:

I hope

YOU get to have something today

that you have been waiting for....

Patience is a virtue.

Sometimes it pays off............................

Whitefish Point: Part Two !!

My last post was Part One of the tour of the Whitefish Point lighthouse and beautiful Lake Superior Beach.

Here is Part Two, which pretty much just has more photos of this wonderful place. I had to post more pictures because it was just too beautiful to only devote one post to it.

Enjoy!

Here is a view of the lighthouse from the beach:

I just couldn't stop photographing this huge chunk of driftwood that was on the beach.

From all angles!:

And this "cherry on the top" roof of the lighthouse was wonderful:

Here is another shot of the lake over bunches and bunches of that wonderful driftwood:

I would hate to have to clean these windows, but I bet it IS somebody's job to do them!:

A great spot to hang out on the beach!:

One more full view of the lighthouse!:

And the crashing waves:

O.K.

Just ONE more shot of the top of the lighthouse! (since you begged):

And everyone should have a window view like this one:

If you come to the U.P.:

1. You better let me know, because I want to meet you!

2. And you will want to schedule a trip there.

3. Take your camera along!

Crisp Point Lighthouse !!

When we recently visited my Blogger buddy Cathy, from Yooper Yarns, who lives near Newberry, Michigan, she recommended that we go on a side trip to see something spectacular.

She was referring to Crisp Point lighthouse, located on the shores of Lake Superior. For a map, please go to THIS link.

She knew I loved lighthouses, and especially Lake Superior lighthouses, so I was happy to hear of this site and immediately planned to visit it.

Please go to the link highlighted above for the lighthouse, it is well worth your time to investigate where it is and to plan a trip there.

Just look at this wonderful little lighthouse!:

And the beautiful Lake Superior shore it overlooks:

When I was taking pictures of the shore it sits beside, I noticed the lighthouse's shadow in the water:

The most wonderful thing, is that you drive through the scenic woods to get there and then come upon a small parking lot and there it is!:

When we got there, we were thrilled to see the building was open and the sign said we could climb the stairs INSIDE of it to the top!

I had never been inside a lighthouse and allowed to climb to the top before, so I was so excited to do so!:

This is about half way up the lighthouse as you climb the stairs, looking out to the west:

And this is at the top, looking to the east, down the shores of beautiful Lake Superior!: (the subtle shadows at the top of the picture are a reflection of the windows going around the top on the other side):

Again, this is at the top, looking to the west of the lighthouse at the Lake Superior shore. Again, the subtle shadows in the picture are the windows of the lighthouse behind me as I snapped the photo. I liked the ghostly shadows being in the picture!):

Here is a shot of the lighthouse from the east beach. We were way up under the red roof when I took the previous pictures:

I will remember this little lighthouse for quite some time, as it my first climb in one:

Before we left, we had to take a long beach walk, hand in hand.

It was cold that day (only in the 40's F.) and very windy, as you can see by the white caps on the lake.

But we stayed warm from the wonderful experience and hike:

And, of course, I couldn' t leave without a closeup of the driftwood tree root, now could I?:

Thanks, Cathy and Dan

for telling us about this little lighthouse and recommending we visit it!

It was perfect.