Illustration showing the southern folkloric tradition of a "Foundation Egg".

In Coastal Georgia, we don't just build on sand — we build on faith. 🥚⚓️ ​Old lore says burying a "foundation egg" under your threshold ensures the kitchen fire never goes out and the pantry stays full. A little secret for a house that stays blessed. ​ #WyrdWednesday #CoastalGeorgia #SouthernFolklore

Illustration showing a coastal Georgia homeowner repainting porch with "haint blue" paint.

Coastal folklore says spirits can’t cross water. Today, we trick the haints. On the April full moon, we refresh the porch with Haint Blue—mimicking the sky and sea to keep restless souls away. A fresh coat for the new season keeps the house light and the spirits "fooled." #CoastalGeorgia #Folklore

#CoastalGeorgia #IrishinSavannah

A little something for #Stunday!

The early morning #sun lays down a glowing #orange path across the Atlantic and a sandbar

Hope your day includes some beauty and stunning-ness 😊

#sunrise
#beach
#coloroftheday
#seascape
#skyscape
#EastCoastKin
#coastalgeorgia

A little something for today’s #BlueSkyArtShow

In this #pond #scape, the bright #bluesky and puffy clouds serve as both foreground and #background

The mirror surface of the pond does the trick 😊

#EastCoastKin
#coastalgeorgia
#skyscape
#reflection

#CoastalGeorgia

We gather for something special not just an event, a space to connect, reset, grow together.

Let’s grow through this together. 💖

#WomenRising #CommunityHealing #NVC #StSimonsIsland #CoastalGeorgia

This #SnowyEgret appears to be giving me the business, “ Hey Bub, what you lookin’ at? You #lookingatme?”

For whatever reason, Snowies seem to bring more attitude that their larger #egret and #heron kin here in #coastalgeorgia

This Snowy stands as evidence 😊

#birdoftheday
#birds
#wildlife
#ECK

It’s going to be a good day. Say hello to this Cedar Waxwing. She and her friends have been buzzing about all morning. #Birdsky #MerlinBirdApp #CoastalGeorgia

Lotsa water droplets from these White Ibis as they explore the shallows of a tidal creek.

#BirdOfTheDay
#Splash
#EastCoastKin
#birds
#marshlife
#wildlife
#wildlifephotography
#coastalgeorgia

Coastal Georgia Wood Storks

Say hello to the #WoodStorks of #CoastalGeorgia

Anhinga bird

Meet the Anhinga. Long-necked “snake bird” found in wooded swamps, marshes, and ponds. Birds of #CoastalGeorgia #BirdSky

Northern Cardinal in a tree

Birds of #CoastalGeorgia

For #Scape Day and #BirdOfTheDay — here’s a White #Ibis surveying a tranquil #marshscape with lovely sky reflected on the flat creek surface to enhance the #colourfulcapture

A little #SpanishMoss and dappled sun light add to the scene

#EastCoastKin
#birds
#marsh
#naturephotography
#coastalgeorgia

Color Riot at Delegal Creek, Skidaway Island, GA.
#scape #Sunset
#CoastalGeorgia #LowCountry#Landscape #Nature #EastCoastKin

Here’s a handsome male Hooded #Merganser giving us a nice #sideview for today’s #BirdOfTheDay

I have struggled to get a decent, focused shot of these beautiful little birds. I finally like this one 😊😊😊

#EastCoastKin
#birds
#ducks
#marshlife
#naturephotography
#coastalgeorgia

POV: between the ears of a gray horse. A tree with spots of pink lichen on its trunk is in front of the horse

POV: between the ears of a gray horse. A tree with spots of pink lichen is in front of the horse

I love the pink "Christmas lichen" that lives on this tree. 10 years of riding this trail & it feels like a friend instead of a trail marker #CoastalGeorgia #Lichen #PinkLichen #TrailRiding #BetweenTheEars #HorseSky

While not nearly as large as Great Blue Herons, TCHs are every bit as gorgeous. You’ll note a bit of foreground bokeh from the lower right. When shooting in the marsh environment, it can be a challenge to get a “clean shot”. I don’t mind. I think of it as including the beauty of context and/or habitat.

Here’s a #WinterSurvivor (actually, a year-a-rounder) from the salt marshes of #coastalgeorgia. This Tricolored #Heron is ducking into the shadows and #marsh grass — probably due to my attention

See ALT for a bit more on the #bird and photo.

#BirdOfTheDay
#EastCoastKin
#naturephotography

It’s only a small exaggeration that #Ospreys are #EveryDayBirds here in #coastalgeorgia

We are lucky to have these wonderful #raptors around us on a frequent basis

This one let me know it was nearby with its signature high-pitched “reedy” call. I often hear them before I see them

#BirdOfTheDay

Happy # Stunday all!

Here’s an offering from earlier this week for your enjoyment .

#coastalgeorgia
#EastCoastKin
#beachscape
#skyscape
#cloudscape
#clouds

#nature

#beautypersists

#BlueSky

The riveting story of a 1985 double murder, a long-overdue investigation, and the fight to exonerate an innocent man.

#CoastalGeorgia

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#GoldenIsles #GeorgiaCoast #GreatBlueHeron #HeronPhotography #WildlifePhotography #BirdsOfBlueSky #NaturePhotography #CoastalGeorgia

Here’s a flotilla of #HoodedMergansers at my favorite pond. Only one got the #TailsUp memo as it dove looking for a little fish smackeral.

#BirdOfTheDay

#birds
#birding
#pondlife
#wildlifephotography
#coastalgeorgia
#EastCoastKin

Here’s an #Anhinga (a male) working to find a way to consume his catch, a Red-ear Sunfish (I think). He finally succeeded, but it wasn’t easy.

#FeedingTime
#BirdOfTheDay
#EastCoastKin
#pondlife
#birds
#birding
#wildlifephotography
#coastalgeorgia

Something about orange and grey together always pleases me. Stripes too!
#EastCoastKin
#CoastalGeorgia
#Sunset #GoldenHour

A pair of Black Skimmers fly like fighter jets, just above the shallow surface with their bright white areas glowing a bit during “golden hour”

One of the Skimmers dips its lower bill into the shallow water, creating a”zipper” in the water’s surface. To me Skimmers look like weirdly evolved giant terns. I think they look like they don’t have eyes because their dark eyes are hiding in the black areas of their heads

For today’s #BlackAndWhite prompt I’m dipping into the archives for a couple of #BlackSkimmer shots

Skimmers are one of my #favorite #birds here in #CoastalGeorgia — they are so elegant when they buzz by with their extra-long lower bill just dipped into the receding surf

See ALT for a bit more

Here’s a phone pic of my favorite local “watering hole” (pond that birds love to hang out around).

I think this qualifies for #BlueSkyMonday

#EastCoastKin
#PondLife
#BirdHabitat
#CoastalGeorgia

Good morning from #CoastalGeorgia! These miles don’t run themselves. #RunGoldenIsles #Runchat

Great Egret - St. Simons Georgia.

Great Egret huddling up on a chilly morning. #BirdOfTheDay #CoastalGeorgia

From the archives — a small clutch of Roseate #Spoonbills seem to be focused on personal care on a murky day at the #mudflat

They are joined by #WoodStork

#ScratchersAndPruners
#BirdOfTheDay
#EastCoastKin
#marshlife
#coastalgeorgia
#birds