Well known for Rainbow Row, Charleston, SC has to be one of the South’s most beautiful cities; I’d go so far as to say one of the United States’ most precious gems. Steeped in rich history and tradition, downtown Charleston is a walker’s delight, tantamount to strolling through an outdoor museum. Gardens are masterpieces, homes are colorful–both from the hues they’re painted and for the stories their walls could tell–and even cobbled streets speak timeless, rugged beauty. Like an exquisite wine, this city only improves with age.
Thematic Photographic is a weekly photo challenge, extended by Carmi Levy, Written Inc. From my first visit to Carmi’s blog, I was enchanted; his observations of the world have a lyrical quality about them, and I’m certain he has a poet’s heart (though I’ve yet to see him scribe a verse). He’d love to have you join in–this week’s theme is "Rows" (new themes are posted on Wednesdays). I had so many row-themed pictures from Charleston alone, I decided to let this be my submission for today.
~ Enjoy the mini-travelogue!
A not-so-secret garden.
Stacks of cannonballs, ready to guard and protect the Battery.
Someone’s front porch; I can’t imagine.
Not yellow, but very much a brick road…and wall.
Most homes feature wrought iron somewhere; I always wonder are they trying to keep others out, or someone in….
The extent of classic Georgia, Federal, Adamesque, Greek Revival, Italianate, and Victoria homes is unparalleled anywhere else in America, [and] is featured block after block throughout the Charleston peninsula (source: locountry.com).
Beautiful pictures! Charleston is a very romantic city. I love the architecture and the gardens.
It does indeed look like a beautiful city for an afternoon stroll. What a fun theme this one was. I did a bit of a neighborhood stroll for my own take on rows, with results that are at the same time both similar and utterly different.
My first published works were poems, come to think of it. I’ll need to dig them out…if memory serves, I even illustrated them with line art. (Shudder!)
You had me at the undulating shrubbery. Your photos often tear me in two separate directions. On the one hand, I want to be Right There to experience these places for real. On the other, your perspectives are so richly conceived that it’s hard to imagine real life being any more rewarding.
Definitely a good kind of torn.
Thanks for the happies!
darn… I wish I’d played. I have the perfect picture stowed away.
Oh Robin! You have captured Charleston’s “rows” so perfectly! I have a beautiful painting of Rainbow Row in my dining room-bought during my single days living in Columbia.
Thanks for making me homesick! 😉
Charleston is our favorite get-away, especially if we can get in a little Kiawah time, too. Beautiful in every season, beautiful under every sky. Thanks for the mini-vacation!
I spent one glorious hour in Charleston a few years back. My husband and I were driving through, but we found a parking spot with a meter. We put in an hours worth of time and took off like a shot to see the city in an hour. We walked and looked and ooohed and aaahhhed. I’ve been wanting to go back ever since. Thanks for the photos, they are truly beautiful!