The reflection bridge at Magnolia Gardens is especially beautiful this time of year when it is adorned with Christmas decorations.

Colonial Lake, Charleston, SC
Colonial Lake
Colonial Lake

Autumn leaves and azaleas in November... what an amazing contrast at Magnolia Gardens this Fall.

Charles Towne Landing Nov. 10, 2010

Sweetgrass
Late afternoon
The last of Autumn nears

Afternoon light -- Magnolia Gardens, Oct. 23, 2010.

Charles Towne Landing, Nov. 5, 2010.

Magnolia Gardens, Oct. 16, 2010.

Magnolia Gardens, Oct. 16, 2010.

Recent scenes from a walk in the vicinity of the Battery and Colonial Lake in Charleston. Mid to late October 2010.
Scenes from a recent walk around the Battery and Colonial Lake, mid and late October, 2010.

If I can walk at the state park around 4 in the afternoon, I am able to find astonishing shadows and light coming through the leaves and trees, and moss.

Spanish moss and sunlight - Charles Towne Landing.

The first of a series of shadow and reflection photos taken recently at Charles Towne Landing.

Late September 2010 sunset views over the Ashley River and at Colonial Lake.

Ashley River
Colonial Lake
Ashley River at the beginning of the Battery seawall.

Late afternoon shadows, light and shade at the state park, Sept. 21, 2010.

Scenes of a recent walk in old Charleston near the Battery and Ashley River near twilight in mid-Sept. 2010.

Colonial Lake sunset, Sept. 9, 2010, Charleston, SC

Sunset over the marsh, Folly Beach, SC, Aug. 29, 2010.

Sunset images last week along the Battery in Charleston at the east end by the Coast Guard Station and at Colonial Lake.