I live in South Carolina so I wasn’t in the path of totality, but I still wanted to see the eclipse. Unfortunately I forgot to get glasses, but I still wanted to see it. I was reading about when it would be happening and I learned that I could make a pinhole projector out of some boxes, tape, and a piece of paper.
Pictured is a Common Camelia. Could be an informal double, but I’m unsure.
My family and I recently took a trip to Missouri after having moved to South Carolina about six months ago.
It was nice to see family and friends.
It was also nice to have a reminder for why we moved here in the first place.
No matter where you go or what you do there will be trade-offs. When I go to the beach and see my daughter’s eyes light up, I know that I’m happy with the trade-offs we’ve made to get here.
We haven’t been able to go to the beach for nearly the last two months so this was a wonderful opportunity to visit. My girls absolutely love the water. Which is good because we live very close to many beaches.
My tío David (RIP) and my tío Jesse holding me when I was a baby. Taken sometime in 1993.
My grandma sent me this the other day and I’m sad that I’ll never get to meet my tío David. He died of AIDS related complications before I turned 2. I wonder what he would think of the world as it is now.
From Wikipedia on the Angel Oak:
Angel Oak is a Southern live oak located in Angel Oak Park on Johns Island near Charleston, South Carolina. The tree is estimated to be 400–500 years old. It stands 66.5 ft tall, measures 28 ft in circumference, and produces shade that covers 17,200 square feet. Its longest branch distance is 187 ft in length. Angel Oak was the 210th tree registered with the Live Oak Society.
This thing is absolutely gigantic.
There are lakes surrounding my apartment and in one of them was an alligator.
This is a strawberry cheesecake croissant.
And here is a shot of the inside.
She ordered them from L’Artisane Bakery in Florida and I would highly recommend you do the same if you live in the United States.
We also got chocolate and chocolate with hazelnut so I’ll probably takes photos of those when we eat them.
