because the only plants that seemed to die were those that are not indigenous to
our area. Amazingly within a week or two our greenery was back in full force and
one would never have guessed at the havoc wreaked during Leon’s wrath.
After two hours of shooting (my husband having long abandoned me), I
returned to our warm and cozy home—happy in the knowledge that I’d seen and
captured some of nature’s most beautiful moments. In a funny epilogue to the day’s
outing, the photograph I posted on Facebook of my husband holding the flag on
the Ocean Course’s 14th hole later turned up on ESPN’s coverage of the PGA golf
tournament. The commentator talked about the winter storm in the South, and the
probable reduced price for tee times on Kiawah that day.
Winter on Kiawah—fortunately for us such severe storms are extremely rare and
very beautiful. Consider yours truly grateful on both counts. NK
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