Charleston Kaleidoscope 3, A little "Good Bye Tour"

These list of photos will show you what I always will remember of Charleston,SC:

The pretty, colorful houses and the charming architecture

Big, inviting porches where you can relax and enjoy the warm sunshine of the South

All the famous and not so famous houses, reflecting a lot of the great Southern hospitality

Beautiful hidden backyards and tasteful decorated "Porteco's"

All the amazing house doors with friendly people living inside,
anytime ready for a small talk

All the very interesting cemeteries in this town, where a lot of famous people are buried

Always take a look back, to see and remember how pretty even the smallest lanes are!

Stay tuned please, I will have a big announcement to make tomorrow Wednesday and after that I'm not sure how long I will be online for a while. Maybe I will find the time to post one or two pictures out of my favorites to share with you, we will see.... :)

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Charleston Kaleidoscope - 2

I was a day ago walking around with my camera in the picturesque lanes of Charleston's Down Town. It was probably for the last time and I took the chance to say a quiet "Good Bye" to all the lovely and pretty places, before we will be leaving this wonderful town.

I don't like to go away from here because I know, I will miss all this beauty of the Southern lifestyle and hospitality!

I will miss also all the historical places and corners, all the big and impressive houses and the stories behind!

I will miss also all the pretty small houses, hidden away in private backyards!

And I will miss also all the many beautiful galleries where we spent many hours looking to the great art of artists from and about "The Lowcountry" here in South Carolina. Yes, Charleston is magic, Charleston is beautiful and Charleston will have always a special place in my heart!


There will be more "Good Bye" photos posted in the next days, stay with me!

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My first photo book about Key West is published now!
A pretty book not only for Key West fans...!
"Good Times in Key West - Seven Years in Paradise"
You can see a preview and place your order here


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* KEY WEST CALENDARS 2009
* CHARLESTON CALENDARS 2009
* FLORIDA CALENDARS 2009
* FLOWER CALENDARS 2009

Friendship and Green Ivy

House in Down Town Charleston

False friendship, like the ivy, decays and ruins the walls it embraces;
but true friendship gives new life and animation to the object it supports.
~Richard Burton~




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Postcards from Charleston #2

Carriage tours on Kings Street

Flowers, flowers everywhere...

Sight through the fence

Light and shadows - and colorful houses

And peaceful places with inviting benches, this all is Charleston!



Well, we are happy again. The storm is over, moved up North and was not that bad at all, nothing close to that what they were predicting. We got a lot of rain and almost no wind or gusts and here where I'm living it felt like no storm at all, just rain and nothing else.

Coming from Key West I know now how to handle Hurricanes and evacuations and just now I'm crossing my fingers for my friends down there, who HAVE to evacuate from "Ike" coming pretty soon over the island.

In the Streets of Charleston, SC

A small lane down at the Rainbow Raw

House front across of the Rainbow Raw with pretty flowers - the lantern is burning already

Cobble stone street and brick houses - this scene has a very European look for me

These big white flower trees are blooming everywhere over town
(also in other very strong and gorgeous red colors)

Nice house front close down by the water

That's my apartment - I wish to have..... :-)

Last sunbeam on the house front

I love it very much to stroll the streets and all the small lanes of Charleston - and it's beautiful the most in the beginning warm evening lights.

Sorry, but I don't know the names of all these houses or streets - I'm enjoying more the details and the atmosphere of the moment. And when my camera clicks and I know, that I captured a nice scene in a good picture, that's what makes me happy.

That''s all what I need.... stay tuned, there will be more to come!

Doors and Gates in Charleston #3

A small door on King Street, maybe for small people only? Isn't it pretty?

The nice inviting entrance to a lush garden

A elegant gate to a very pretty made garden

Entrance to a big beautiful and elegant house on South Battery

These are some photos out of my collection "Doors and Gates in Charleston" and there are many more in my archives - so stay tuned!

I hope you enjoy it like I did!

Charlestons Beautyful Architecture

Why am I not living in these gorgeous houses at South Battery in Charleston?

Well, I guess I have to work much harder from now on to earn the money it needs to pay the mortgage on these beautiful preferred living spaces.....! :-)

Door & Gates in Charleston #2

This are only some of all the beautiful and remarkable house doors and gates at King Street and Meeting Street in Charleston.

And believe me, there are many, many more streets and I have photographed many, many more doors and gates. I will show them to you in little series like this over the coming days or weeks.

I hope you'll enjoy it like I did. I could fill a book only with this subject. :-)

On That Lazy Afternoon....

A hidden water fountain

Big beautiful porches on Meeting Street

A beautiful house, a nice sculpture and wonderful cypress trees in this pretty garden, also on Meeting Street

This are some details from my recent walk in Down Town,
seen on King Street

A Down Town Stroll

The Custom House

The glass facade of the Art Institute of Charleston

First Presbyterian Church, founded in 1731

Nathaniel Russel House (1808) at Meeting Street, a property of
Historic Charleston Foundation

James Simmons House, founded at 1760 at 37 Meeting Street

Tuesday Mix

Orchids in Cypress Gardens

Somewhere in Down Town

A backyard sculpture

Gate to the cemetery

Spring has sprung...