Summer City

 We enjoyed a drive to Charleston last week

the fields of corn are growing rapidly! Those who planted early have already harvested.

up and over the big bridge!

Blue skies so pretty and that's Mt. Pleasant over to the right there and the sparkling blue Atlantic in the distance

The old St. Julian Devine chimneys on Charleston's East side. They are about 135 feet tall, considered unstable, and were scheduled for demolition, but so far they are historic and are still standing. Quite a few homes and apartments in the area were at risk if the towers tumbled. I think city officials and the Historic Foundation are trying to save and preserve them. Not sure, but I think they were built in the 1930s and were originally trash incinerators.

Every summer I like to see the big green plants on that upstairs piazza! They get tall!

"The brick sidewalks buckled in places where the oak tree roots pushed upward, groaning against the mortar. White picket fences really did surround the yards, the gardens were riotous in their need for attention. Rocking chairs and hanging ferns dominated the front porches, almost a parody of a Southern street. Every fifth house or so was decrepit, falling in on itself with the weight of neglect. Cars squatted in those yards, grass growing underneath the metal carcasses as if for protection from a lawn mower that didn't exist. Someone would come along and buy this house, see it as a fixer-upper, and the structure would turn into a home, join the ranks of the others with kids in the front yard on plastic play toys, dogs barking, and small boxed herb gardens.".......Patti Callahan Henry,  2015

(book below)

Summer scenes in the City:

They've put in a new fun playground for kids underneath the big bridge:

"Hot town, summer in the city

back of my neck getting dirty and gritty

been down, isn't it a pity

Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city

All around, people looking half dead

Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head.

But at night, it's a different world,

Go out and find a girl,

Come on, come on and dance all night

despite the heat, it'll be alright.

In the summer, in the city."

          ......1966 Lovin' Spoonful

the bright windowboxes are out! I love seeing what everybody puts out each spring and summer! Some do the same each year, but most plant brand new combinations each season

Headed home:

and a trip through the country isn't complete without a stop at a little diner!

I had an amazing fish sandwich and fries and Mr. Front Porch had corn bread, green beans, pulled pork, and macaroni and cheese.

roses are in bloom in Charleston

Back home I discovered my newest baby morning glories are up!

and plenty of "pollinators" (above) are blooming profusely , LOL! we shall leave them for a short while, to help the bees and butterflies and dragonflies.

We have a large flock of dragonflies this summer, and we love to watch their swooping antics every evening at dusk. I read that each dragonfly can eat over 100 mosquitoes each day, so we are all for that!

So glad you stopped in to visit me and hope you are having a great week so far.

Remember the big Sturgeon full moon is tonight and also the Perseids Meteor shower---try to get out and take a look if you can.