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edisto
another old church on edisto. christ church, organized in 1835. beautifully framed by ancient trees and hanging moss.
words and photographs by rebecca wood
edisto island has lots of history, of dinosaurs, extinct mammals, indians, slaves, and plantations. there are a some beautiful churches that have survived hurricanes and wars.
here is one called trinity church. it was built in 1876. all the old churches are surrounded by ancient live oaks dripping with moss.
photographs and words by rebecca wood
photograph by rebecca wood
what i love so much about edisto is all the wild beauty that abounds there. where there's not a house or some kind of habitation, it looks as wild and primeval as if man had never set foot. these are the open marshes and sky on the half mile walk to botany bay, remnants of old plantations and unchanged for a hundred years or more. wild and free.
photographs and words by rebecca wood
photograph by rebecca wood
next to christ church on edisto, there is a wonderful community building, equipped for cooking or meetings. i love a red roof faded by the hot hot sun.
photographs and words by rebecca wood
this church is still in its original location, which dates to 1685. it is one of the oldest presbyterian congregations in america. the present church was built in 1831. proud and stately, it has a large, moss-draped cemetery where many of the original plantation owners are buried with names like seabrook and whaley. there is also a small prayer chapel under a live oak.
photographs and words by rebecca wood
on the grounds of the old presbyterian church on edisto island, there is a little prayer chapel under an immense oak. there are two benches inside and a little place to write a prayer request and thumb tack it to a bulletin board. the air is hot and still. the light is beautiful
photographs and words by rebecca wood
time for my annual visit to edisto island. i always make a trip out to botany bay, a 4800 acre park. it's the combined remnants of two old plantations, 'sea cloud' and 'bleak house'. finally there was one man living there that had inherited it all. he ended up donating to the DNR. it's a half mile walk to the beach, over expanses of marsh grass. once you're there, it's 2 miles of undisturbed natural beauty.
the shoreline is changing, and the salt water is encroaching on the woods by the beach. the oaks and palms aregradually dying. they fall over into the surf and are sanded clean in no time, becoming bleached bones on the beach, becoming endless stark beauty.
photographs and words by rebecca wood
photograph by rebecca wood
the walk to botany bay beach at edisto island is about 1/2 mile over salt marsh under expansive skies. any time of day the colors are gorgeous, with beautiful vistas in all directions. all these pictures would make great paintings!
photographs and words by rebecca wood
i've been going to edisto island since i was a teenager. it really hasn't changed all that much, due to strong zoning laws. mostly it's just beach houses, a grocery store, a place to buy fresh seafood and some restaurants. not much to do there but eat well, rest, and enjoy the fierce natural beauty!
botany bay is always on the menu, with it's miles of undeveloped beaches and wild marsh beauty. the sea is encroaching a small area of live oaks and palms,and when they fall to the ground they are finely polished to a brilliant white or silver by the sea. the sight of all those ghostly, uprooted trees is always a sight.
photographs and words by rebecca wood
photograph by rebecca wood
photograph by rebecca wood
i spent a week at edisto island recently. there is so much wild beauty there. these sawtooth palmettos by the shore blew me away the way they fractured the light.
photos and words by rebecca wood
photo by rebecca wood
i was lucky enough to celebrate my birthday in my favorite place, edisto island. october is so wonderful there that i feel like i've been hoodwinked all these years into going to the beach in the summer. we walked the wild beaches for hours, and took lots of beauty pics. here's a series of shoreline abstracts in the sand.
words and photographs by rebecca wood
edisto island has miles of uninhabited shoreline and primeval forests that are so wild and beautiful. we stayed for a weekend in october and had the whole place to ourselves. we finally headed back to the car as the sun set, and i got these dreamy pastel landscapes pics.
words and photographs by rebecca wood
words and photographs by rebecca wood
Read Morei went to edisto island in december- never had seen the marsh in it's winter colors. the day i visited, there was a heavy mist blowing across the marsh, adding to the somber and subtle beauty. enjoy!
words and photographs by rebecca wood
