Posts Tagged ‘southern beauty’
silver light
in the country
it’s finally september. the heat wave has broken, and we are treated to cool mornings that feel thrilling! it’s getting dark earlier, and the afternoon light is beginning to change. inside the idea shack, the golden light of hot summer days is giving way to silvery glow. here’s some of the beauty…
sharecropper’s cabin
homes and habitats
i recently visited middleton plantation near charleston, sc. there, under ancient live oaks, was a simple sharecroppers cabin, furnished as it was when lived in after the civil war. once again, i am intrigued by the simplicity of living with less. do we really need all the stuff we have? what do you really need to live? a bed, a table, a dresser, a chair,some beautiful light and a bowl for apples. well, if only life could be so simple….
