Photos from Brookgreen Gardens by Joyce Lavene

I visited Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina during May - just getting time to post some of the pictures now. 
What a wonderful place! JL
www.brookgreen.org 

Photos By Joyce Lavene
www.joyceandjimlavene.com

Don't you just love hats?

Don't you just love hats?

Photos by Joyce and Jim Lavene

www.joyceandjimlavene.com 

Real Life Drama

Real Life Drama:

A small town police group practices for the unthinkable - that a shooter would target their school.

Photos by Joyce Lavene
www.joyceandjimlavene.com 

A Brighter Day

Just a little something to brighten your day!

daffodils

Photo By Joyce Lavene
www.joyceandjimlavene.com 

Reed Gold Mine is the site of the first authenticated discovery of gold in the United States in 1799. John Reed, a former Hessian soldier, discovered a 'gold substance' in the water of Little Meadow Creek in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, and began the gold rush in this country.

http://www.nchistoricsites.org/reed/history.htm 

Little Meadow Creek

Inside the old mine

A bucket to remove everything that wasn't gold

View from the middle of the mine. The bottom was closed off after it filled with water.

Photos By Joyce Lavene
www.joyceandjimlavene.com 

Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope you share a beautiful table like this with someone you love today!

 Happy Valentine's day!!!

The I-know-you-don't-want-to-see-my-snow-pix blog

For all of you who are suffering from having so much snow, I apologize. 

For those of us who only see snow occasionally - enjoy!

Photos by Joyce and Jim Lavene
www.joyceandjimlavene.com