Besticorns

We had a Halloween party and we really went for it. Sweet Becca helped us with Styrofoam horns and we made a big nasty bowl of jungle juice. As usual, Blake danced the hardest and brought down the most streamers.

Far End of Folly

I've been back in Charleston since early September and it's been all WORK. We broke away last night and had a picnic on the far end of Folly. The walk was the best part. It's like a jungle out there! The bugs got us in the end but the sunset was killer.

Blake + Olivia's

I took the ol' San Diego-Seattle-Miami-Charleston red eye and here I am. Blake and Olivia are in Austin and I am house-sitting their dreamy Queen Street apartment. I was missing Charleston more than I realized and when I stepped of the plane it smelled like lake and summer and trees. It already warm and sultry outside at 6:30 AM but I DON'T MIND A BIT !

Elise

Elise is my VERY HILARIOUS friend and something of a fixture on Halcyon Yeah. Here, here, and here for example.

Her new blog is called Alt-Agora. She has this great old Leica and her writing is funny. She's about to move to Los Angeles with her brad-pitt-look-alike-husband Tim. So that should be fun to watch.

Sunrise

The last week has been a blur. I'm moving out of my house and into a SUITCASE. It's a BIG WORK WEEK too. I've been falling into bed without dinner at 10! And I LOVE dinner!

These photos are from a dawn shoot on Kiawah last week. How about that sun, eh? It's like the Serengeti. And it really looked that orange when it was happening. I kept hearing that opening track of the Lion King. Because I'm a grown-up-child.

Evening

I had forgotten about grassy evening activities. The crickets come out, the sun is going down and it smells like cut grass. These boys played soccer and I read a book and took SO MANY PICTURES OF TUTTI. How cute is she with her little tutti tongue poking out!

Rooftop

Charleston is flirting with hurricane Isaac and has been halfway underwater for the last couple days. This morning I got up REALLY EARLY and went over to Ben's to drink coffee on the roof and watch the sky. I like when the city is dripping like this. It smells like a lake and makes for good deep sleep.

Sleepover

We had a staycation on Kiawah. We swam in the pool, made an apple pie, and listened to loud music. We also had to touch all the sculptures and spent some quality time on that spiral staircase... Yes, for a little while I felt SO FAR AWAY FROM HOME.

*Also. While Tim was cutting apples for the apple pie, notice he's wearing a t-shirt that says 'This City Kills Innocence'. Hilarious, no?

PGA

Geoff is in town again! We're spending the weekend at the Ocean Course photographing the PGA Championship.  It's hot. We may even take a break today and swim at the clubhouse. Hah!

Family Dinner

I have missed Tim and Elise. Giggling and drinking wine on the porch with them feels like going home.

Yes, the dinner party was marvelous. Elise SURE OUTDID HERSELF with the peach and prosciutto hors d'oeuvre.

Station 11

I love taking photographs. LOVE. But there are times where the last thing I want to do is step out of a moment to capture it. I just wanna be in it. That's where I've been lately.

That said... How grand is the Sullivan's Island sky in August? You sick of vista photos yet?

Summer Thunder

It's been quiet and stormy. Thunder and lightening EVERY DAY.

It's cliche to say that I love thunderstorms? I don't care.

Home

Home sweet Charleston. Look who I'm snuggling RIGHT NOW.

Looking Up

A visiting friend once compared Charleston to Disneyland. (And really Disneyland should be compared to Charleston, but that's another story)  Yet, even south of Broad Street, power lines weave through the steeples and turrets and live oaks. There is something beautiful about them. They keep us real.