Yellowstone Lake

Scene at Yellowstone Lake, captured in May 2009

Yellowstone Lake

is the largest body of water in Yellowstone National Park, The lake is 7,732 feet (2,376 m) above sea level and covers 136 square miles (352 km²) with 110 miles (177 km) of shoreline. While the average depth of the lake is 139 feet (42 m) its deepest spot is at least 390 feet (118 m). Yellowstone Lake is the largest freshwater lake above 7,000 feet (2,133 m) in North America.

In winter, ice nearly 3 feet (1 m) thick covers much of the lake, except where shallow water covers hot springs. The lake freezes over by early December and can remain frozen until late May or early June.

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Hi my friends,

Thanks for your comments on my post a day before.

Dave and I, we had not such a great day yesterday. We spent again some hours in the emergency room. Dave felt VERY bad again. Now, we got new pills, new inhalers and I know, it will be better for the next some days - if there would be no nights. In the night his terrible cough came back again and he could not breath well. And, I ask myself if this will be good ever one day at all? I cannot see my husband suffering so much and it seems no one of the doctors are able to help him!!!

Have a wonderful weekend!
Susanne



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Folly Beach and the story about a Light House

Morris Island Lighthouse

Morris Island lighthouse stands all alone about 300 yards off shore from the island of Folly Beach. It can be viewed from the northeast end of Folly Island and from the bridge coming to Folly Beach. The Morris Island lighthouse is now completely surrounded by water but was once sitting on a good sized island with numerous buildings around it.

The lighthouse was completed in 1876 and was the second lighthouse to be built on the island. In the 1700s there were three islands that stretched for four miles between Folly Island and Sullivan’s Island. They were named Middle Bay Island, Morrison Island, and Cummings Point.

The first Charleston lighthouse was built on Middle Bay Island in 1767. The lighthouse was designed by Samuel Cardy and built by Adam Miller and Thomas Young. The tower was cylindrical and stood 102 feet tall. The lantern room had a revolving lamp that had a range of about 12 miles. In 1858 a Fresnel lens was installed.

In the early 1800s the channel leading to Charleston began to shift causing a change in the tidal currents. Sand began to build up between the islands and this resulted in the three islands merging into a single island. Since Morrison Island was the central of the three earlier islands, the now single island was called Morrison Island. Later the name was shortened to Morris Island.

The first Charleston lighthouse continued to provide service up to the Civil War. In 1861 the fleeing Confederate soldiers blew up the lighthouse so northern troops could not use it. Following the civil war, in 1873, Congress appropriated money for the rebuilding of the Morris Island Lighthouse (then referred to as the Charleston Main Light). The lighthouse was completed in 1876 approximately 400 yards from the earlier tower. It stood 161 feet tall and was patterned after the Bodie Light of the Outer Banks in North Carolina. It even used the same paint scheme as a day mark – black and white horizontal stripes. There were a total of 15 buildings on the island besides the lighthouse tower. Included in these were the keeper’s quarters, various outbuildings, and a one-room schoolhouse (the school teacher came over from the mainland on Monday, taught the children during the week and returned to the mainland on Friday).

Toward the end of the 1800s the channel had again shifted, but this time the change threatened the Charleston Harbor. In order to keep the channel open several jetties had to be built. These were completed in 1889. Although the channel into Charleston was saved, the changing tidal currents resulting from the jetties caused severe erosion on Morris Island. The island began to shrink. By 1938 many of the buildings were destroyed and others moved. The light was automated in 1938 and the Fresnel lens was removed.

Since 1938 over 1600 feet of land surrounding the tower has been lost. Today it stands alone, completely surrounded by water. In 1962 the Sullivan’s Island lighthouse was built to replace the Morris Island Light, which was decommissioned. The U.S. Coast Guard had plans to demolish the tower but petitions from local residents saved the structure. The Coast Guard built an underground steel wall around the tower to protect it from further erosion damage. The lighthouse is now privately owned and efforts are underway to preserve the Morris Island Light.

The Morris Island Coalition - www.morrisisland.org - is working hard to protect Morris Island. The Morris Island Lighthouse Project - www.savethelight.org - is working to preserve and restore the lighthouse. Please visit their sites and learn much more about the rich history of Morris Island.


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First Strolling in DownTown Charleston

This is another reason why they call Charleston "The Holy City".
There are beautiful old churches everywhere.

The Gibbes Museum of Art

One of the so many characteristic buildings in Charleston.

The "Old Slave Mart" Museum

The Charleston Market Hall
and Sheds mark the location of the old Market, now a National Historic Landmark. The land was donated by the Pinckney family in 1788, to be used as a market. The first market burned in 1838; the present structure dates to 1841. Fresh meat and produce were sold here. Today, Market has all manner of goods. This is an excellent place to browse, even if you have no intention of buying anything. On the second floor is a small local museum, courtesy of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Palm trees in Black & White

It was a gray and cloudy day, barely sunshine.... I went to the beach to shoot some pictures in black & white.
They look much better then they would look in color.

Sorry, that you have to keep up with palm trees again, but I think they belong to paradise like the pine trees to the rolling hills on other places.

And I love palm trees!

Shady Streets in Key West

Just now you will prefer to take a walk in these shady streets in Key West - the sun is burning hot.

The Poinciana trees are bloomimg just now

Everywhere you go in all the streets and little lanes in Key West you will see these blooming Poinciana trees in this refreshing red-orange colors.

Peeling off....

This are close ups from the skin of one of the palm trees in the yard. They look almost like strange landscapes from a foreign world.

The Color Blue

Two palms at Higg's beach

Palm trees at Smather's beach

Early Sunday morning at Smather's beach

A short Trip up to Marathon

Yesterday we took a short trip up to Marathon and stopped here and there on the way. This picture shows a inviting privat beach scene at Geiger Key.


Gestern haben wir einen kleinen Ausflug gemacht, die Keys hinauf bis nach Marathon. Wir hielten an diversen netten Orten, wie an diesem kleinen, sehr einladenden Beach auf Geiger Key.




Most everybody dreams of having a little island like this for their own privat getaway. Do you? It's right here in the Keys, come and get it.


Soviele traeumen von einer eigenen Insel wie diese hier. Gehoerst auch Du dazu? Sie ist hier in den Key's, die Insel deiner Traeume!

This is a view out from the car of the 7-Mile-Bridge who is connecting Big Pine Key and Marathon together. Between is nothing than water, water, water.... to the left the emerald green water of the Gulf of Mexico on the other side the deep blue of the Atlantic Ocean.

Dies ist die 7-Meilen-Bruecke, welche Big Pine Key verbindet mit Marathon. Dazwischen liegt zur linken Seite das jadegruene Wasser vom Golf von Mexico und auf der andern Seite das tiefblaue Meer des Atlantischen Ozeans.

Almost there..... Marathon is just some miles away and visible already.

Bald sind wir dort, nur noch ein paar Meilen zu fahren, Marathon ist bereits in Sichtweite.

This is the view on the way back home to Key West: the old 7 Mile-bridge on the right and the new bridge to the left in the sparkling late afternoon sunshine.

Auf der Heimfahrt wieder nach Key West sieht man rechts die alte, nicht mehr befahrene 7-Meilen-Bruecke und links die neue Strasse im glitzernden Abendsonnenschein.

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Sunset Sailboat is coming back

In this picture I have captured the last sunbeams at the Hilton harbor. The sunset sailboat is coming back to Key West slowly and enjoying the last pink lights of this terrific sunset. In the background you can see Sunset Key Island.

Dieses Bild enstand im Hafen beim Hotel Hilton. Das Sunsetboot gleitet gemaechlich in den allerletzten Sonnenstrahlen eines fantastischen Sonnenunterganges zurueck in den Hafen von Key West. Und im Hintergrund ist Sunset-Key Insel ersichtlich.

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Green, green grass of home...?

That's how it looks in springtime in Switzerland

Green green grass of home...?

Was ich vermisse auf dieser subtropischen Insel, sind die Berge und die Jahreszeiten. Bei uns bluehen die Baeume das ganze Jahr, das Gras ist gelblich und beinahe verdorrt und keine suesslich duftenden Fruehlingsblumen im Garten. Singen die Voegel schoener und ist das Gras tatsaechlich gruener in der Heimat....?

The Spirit of Ernest Hemingway

Hemingway's House in Key West

Frontview of Hemingway's House by the entrance

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1001 Sunsets in Key West

For the 1001 time I'm posting a sunset from Key West - for you!

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The End of the Rainbow....

This is the sign for the end of the "Highway #1" that starts up in Maine in the north and goes down the whole east coast of the United States ending with "Mile 0" at Whitehead Street in Key West. In between you will see a lot of wonderful landscapes to photograph or paint! One of my dreams is to drive Highway #1 from "Mile 0" in Key West to "Mile 0" in Maine, the so called, "End of the rainbow". Maybe one day I will do it....

Die Highway "A1" fuehrt die ganze Ostkueste Amerikas entlang, beginnend im Staate Maine ganz im Norden, bis hinunter zu uns nach Key West. Die Leute nennen den Punkt, wo die Strasse hier aufhoert "Das Ende des Regenbogens" und es steht eine Tafel dort mit dem Zeichen "Mile 0" - und oben in Maine findet man genau dasselbe. Es ist immer noch mein Traum, einmal diese ganze Highway A1 vom suedlichsten Punkt bis hinauf zum Ende am noerdlichsten Punkt zu fahren. Dazwischen gibt es sehr viele sehenswerte Landschaften und Kuestenszenen zu geniessen, zu photographieren oder zu malen! Wer weiss, vielleicht schaffe ich es doch noch eines Tages, meinen Traum zu verwirklichen....

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Wish you were here...?

Do you remember the warm days in the south...? These two beach chairs are still there waiting for you to relax and enjoy the sunshine at the beach - far away from the frosty cold temperatures probably you have now.... See you there!

Damit ihr bei diesen eisigen Temperaturen nicht ganz vergisst, wie warm und schoen es sein kann im Sueden, habe ich dieses Bild online getan. ....und die zwei Strandstuehle sind immer noch frei....! Wer ist zuerst...?

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Sunset at Smather's Beach

Pastel colors, captured in the very last sunbeams at Smathers Beach in Key West. I call this picture "Palm Cuortains".

Ich nenne dieses in schoenen Pastelltoenen gehaltene Bild "Palmen-Vorhang". Es entstand in den allerletzten Sonnenstrahlen an Smather's Beach, nachdem die Sonne bereits seit einigen Minuten untergegangen war.

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Morning breeze...

Can you hear the morning breeze...?

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Pigeon Key

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This is Pigeon Key seen from the 7-Mile-Bridge driving down to Key West. In the back you can see the Old 7-Mile-Bridge.

Das ist die Sicht von der 7-Meilenbruecke rueber zum Pigeon Key, auf dem Weg runter nach Key West. Links im Hintergrund ist die alte 7-Meilenbruecke sichtbar, die heute aber nicht befahren wird.

Driftwood Sunset

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In front of this impressive driftwood piece I do many of my weddings with the sinking sun in the background. What a majestic scenery for such a romantic event.

Hier sind schon viele meiner Hochzeitsbilder entstanden mit der untergehenden Sonne im Hintergrund. Eine sehr geeignete Kulisse fuer einen solch romantischen Anlass.

Storm Surge

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No, no.... don't worry! There is no storm or Hurrican coming just now over Key West - so far we were really very lucky untill today. This is a older picture of the arriving waves of Hurrican Dennis (in 2005) and it show you how storm surges can be a big fun for some people out there at Whitehead Pier.

Keine Bange, das ist kein aktuelles Hurrican Foto! Wir sind bis heute verschont geblieben von den vielen vorausgesagten Stuermen, gottseidank! Das Bild entstand eine halbe Stunde bevor Hurrican Dennis ueber die Insel fegte, im letzten Jahr. Viele Schaulustige genossen sichtlich die herniederprasselnden hohen Wellen und benutzten die Gelegenheit fuer eine Gratis-Dusche.