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We road over to catch the sunset from the St. Simon's Island Pier.
This was my view to the right.
A look back towards Brunswick and the Sydney Lanier Bridge.
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Looking back over my shoulder to the left
is the St. Simon's Island Light House
With September's Full Moon.
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After snapping a few pics of the Light House
I turn to go back to the truck
and this awesome oak was a beautiful silhouette
against the evening sky.
I hope y'all were able to enjoy the gorgeous full moon last night.
After viewing this post I got the following email:
John Gaster sent you a message.
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Gigi, your photos of St Simon's isle brought back childhood memories of our many visits to St Simon's. Back in the 1930s & 40s one of our uncles had a travel trailer & we had great fun camping in a trailer park about a mile from the beach & pier. Currently the beach has vanished, (just a large stone breakwater now) washed away by hurricane but it used to be so nice, a long sloping beach just right for kids. The old original wooden pier has been replaced with a concrete pier but the size & shape remains about the same.
We crabbed and fished from the pier, shrimp boats used to tie up at the pier to unload their daily catch. We would tie a galvanized water bucket on a rope and lower it down to the shrimp boat while they were shoveling & unloading shrimp. The workers would fill our
bucket full and running over for a quarter, just 25 cents.
When WW2 broke out the pier was used as a base for Navy PT boats to go out and hunt for German Submarines. What a sight for us kids watching the Sailors loading their machine guns etc. preparing the PT boats to go hunt German Submarines just off the Georgia
coast. In May, 1942 on the pier we watched (just over the horizon) fires from US oil tankers sunk by the German Subs. Usually the day after the beach would be littered with things from the sunken oil tankers, life jackets, cans and wood etc.
I love St Simmons, we visit each time we go to Georgia. Georgia is in my heart and I always feel at home once we cross the Georgia state line.
We had a great Griffis reunion this year, camping at 8,000 feet on the top of the mountain.
Love all of you,
John G (Aunt Shirley's brother)
and Clemons's first cousin.
26 comments:
We went to the beach yesterday after drs appt. in St Augustine & Chinese at favorite resturant there. Stayed a few minutes but came home before dark.
These photos are gorgeous. I always think in my mind - "Red sky in morning Sailor take warning - Red sky at night Sailor's delight." That comes from my youth when growing up on Jacksonville Beach.
Thank you Gigi for sharing these amazing pictures. Just lovely!
Gorgeous photos. I def need to get out more and practice w/my camera.
Oh...and the "red sky in morning..." actually comes from the Bible. Matthew 16:2-3.
Thanks for sharing. Have a great day. Blessings, SusanD
OH my daughter, what amazing photos
you and your camera do some awesome
photography. I know you are proud.
Love you,
Daddy
What beautiful photos!
It's been cloudy, foggy and rainy here, but I did manage to see the moon last night around 2am. It was hiding behind a thick layer of fog, so it was kind of eerie looking.
Fantastic photos. I love the sunset.
Thanks from dropping in. I have been way busy. I hope to find a little time for visiting my old blogging friends when cool weather moves in.
Hope you have been well.
You captured that harvest moon beautifully! What a talent!
Gosh I miss Georgia!!!
aaaaahhhhh.....lovely.
My view wasn't nearly as pretty as yours. Gorgeous!
Gorgeous sky over the water and I love the bridge on the left. Net photo!
Beautiful skies.
Wow! That first pic is an award winner. Another one of my bloggie friends just got back from a trip to St. Simon's.
Between the barn and these beautiful sunset pictures and just the fact that you are Gigi and are awesome - I hereby decree that we (lots of blog friends - me, Tauna, Connie, Tammy, LKP, etc...whoever wants to!) Yeah - We need to come for a visit!
How blessed was I to serve in such a special place around special people. Elder Tom Frost and I riding our bike over the causeway to the Islands. Thanks Gigi...sure brings back some of my best ever memories. I look forward to the day that I can come back and show my family
FJM-Elder Leland Mayall 1989-1991
It was cloudy here. :(
But you caught some real beauties.
Those pix are breathtaking!!!!!
LOVE IT.
You are truly talented.
I hope some of your smarts will rub off on me. I deserve it ya know, being the evil twin and all.
Oh my goodness - those are incredible photos. I love the sunset and you are right - that tree is spectacular.
Wow! What a beautiful place!
Pearl
All of these pictures are great, but that first one is so amazing. Also, thank you for sharing John's email with us. I love to read others childhood memories of places I know.
What a beautiful email that was...you brought back so many memories for him just by that photo
i love your photos
I'm with Cherie----I'll be hooking a ride with them to come visit you and your beautiful state.
LOVE LOVE LOVE barns.
Dusk is my absolute favorite time of day! Great photo. :)
Wow beautiful... I loved the pictures!!!
Those pictures are beautiful Gigi, and that letter was touching. Sometimes I'm jealous of "older" or should I say "wiser" people and their memoirs. I'll be glad when I'm old enough to be able to reflect on times when life seemed so much simpler.
Gorgeous photos!
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