Old Point
One way
Enter only
Glazed doughnuts
A vibrant area, full of interesting juxtapositions.
“We close…… when we are fortunate enough to sell out early, so please call when coming to see us in the afternoon.” – Brandy Fertitta
In the Marsh
Wetland ecosystem
Herbaceous plants
Predominate
A low elevation coastal plain estuary is a highly dynamic biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
“The marsh did not confine them but defined them and, like any sacred ground, kept their secrets deep.” – Delia Owens
Fall Zone
Upland region
Coastal plain
River crossing
An area of rocky shallow fast moving river water.
“A river seems like a magic thing. Magic, moving, living part of the earth itself.” – Laura Gilpin
Flood Containment Wall
Old railway trestle
Apartment building
Cloudy sky
Interesting geometrical relationships manifest in Richmond.
“Each period of a civilization creates an art that is specific in it and which we will never see reborn.” – Wassily Kandinsky
Nuances
Delicate shadings
Expressive variation
Sensibility awareness
Some venues reward multiple visits.
“Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.” – Bernard Berenson
Intimately Connected
Coastal plain estuary
Drowned river mouth
Land reclamation
Salinity vacillates with the tides as water incessantly circulates into and out of the estuary.
“Jasper bordered the northeast side of the basin where dolphins, gators, minks, otters, and every manner of waterfowl and shore bird prospered from the daily six-foot inflow and outflow of saltwater, freshwater, and brackish water that rose and fell on cue like the sun itself.” – Beth Webb Hart
Haxall Canal
History steeped
Walking tour
Bypass the falls
In some locations, old transportation canals are transformed into recreational amenities.
“When all your efforts are channeled through a common canal for progress, no condition can alter a single sentence of your success story.” – Israelmore Ayivor
Caboose Detail
Railroad car
Crew accommodations
End attached
Technology has rendered the caboose an unnecessary end-of-train termination.
“Time goes faster the more hollow it is. Lives with no meaning go straight past you, like trains that don’t stop at your station.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Climbing High
Dream away
Little bit closer
Feel the night
Moonlight on the beach is quite the experience.
“Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life.” – Jean Paul
Carolina Wren
Cinnamon plumage
White eyebrow stripe
Upward-cocked tail
Members of a pair-bond move around together in their territory year-round.
“Bird songs are a complex vocal signal that functions in a reproductive context to attract mates and defend territories.” -Rebecca Clapp