The Beach Is Fun- But There Are Rules

These guys came to Sullivan’s Island Sunday eager for a fun day on the beach and in the water. 

But bringing a cooler of beer was not the brightest idea. Nor was openly drinking beer while in the ocean. 

Not long after I took this photo, which I liked because of its composition with the Morris Island Lighthouse in the background, a patrolling Sullivan’s Island police officer stopped to talk to the men while they were still in the water and then wrote them up to the tune of a $260 fine.

Tragic Hawk Deaths Stir My Neighborhood

 

My bike ride a few days ago became a rescue effort when not far from my house I spotted this hawk on the ground. It was next to the cart path along the No. 14 fairway at the Coosaw Creek Country Club where we live. 

I stopped my bike to look at the bird that just six feet away or so. It didn’t fly away, instead, it opened its wings slightly. This is a juvenile hawk so I thought it was just disoriented possibly.  Or, more seriously, it was injured or sick. 

After taking a few photos with my phone I rode home and told Alesia about the situation. after giving her location details she rode her bike and found the poor hawk now laying on its side. She took this picture. 

Shrimp Boats Have a Busy Sunday

 During the spring and summer Sunday is not a day of rest for area shrimp professionals. We saw several shrimp trawlers last Sunday from our beach chairs on Sullivan’s Island. They were returning to their home docks from a hopefully fruitful day with their nets out in the ocean. 

The shrimp boats' distinctive profile is visible from miles away. When they are close enough I try to read their names via my camera’s zoom lens. And it’s neat to see the trawlers in relation to people on the beach. It’s the combination of recreation and commerce that is the heart, soul and economy of seaside cities like Charleston.