ON THE WING
This time of year, our Lowcountry skies are graced with flashes of orange, black and yellow as butterflies take to the air on their...
- Sep 2
BUGS IN LOVE
Love is in the air, at least if you're a Plecia nearctica, commonly known as the love bug, which appears in great numbers this time of...
- Aug 12
NAME THAT HURRICANE
We're now in peak hurricane season, and are already up to "H" names - that would be for tropical storm Howard, in the eastern Pacific,...
- Aug 5
NEW NEIGHBORS
Summer brings new faces and new neighbors to the island, if only for the season, but one recent arrival is here to stay - the armadillo....
- Jul 22
TOMATO/TOMAHTO
However you pronounce it, Johns Island tomatoes are famously delicious, and prized well beyond the Lowcountry. (A friend arriving at a...
- Jul 8
SONG OF THE SOUTH
Easy trivia question: what's the State Bird of South Carolina? Easy answer: the Carolina Wren, one of the most ubiquitous birds in the...
- Jun 20
CAPTAIN SAMS MAKES THE CUT
The northeastern tip of North Beach, opposite Kiawah's Beachwalker Park, is usually a reliable spot for dolphin watching and for enjoying...
- Jun 10
IN THE HEIGHTS
We may hardly notice them because they're so always present, including on the town of Seabrook Island's official seal, but brown...
- Apr 10
STRONG AS AN OAK
We may take them for granted, but for many the southern live oak is the iconic symbol of the Lowcountry. Quercus virginiana is common...
- Apr 5
BASIN BASICS
One of our favorite areas to visit on our SINHG Trip schedule is the ACE Basin, the 350,000-acre estuary less than an hour's drive south...
- Apr 5
ON THE BEACH
We're looking a little differently at our three-and-a-half miles of beach after visiting with marine geologist Dr Leslie Sautter, from...