Journey to the Swamp

North Carolina

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A couple of visits to the swampy lowlands of North Carolina to visit ScribeGirl. On our various photo rambles, we visited the shore, saw lots of rural decay, and took in sites historic and folkloric.
Journey to the Swamp

Journey to the Swamp

09 Oct 2009 178
Dramatic skies over the airport in Atlanta on my way to North Carolina. This looks cool Large On Black See where this picture was taken. [?]
Ferry to Mumfest

Ferry to Mumfest

10 Oct 2009 167
Annual festive autumn event in New Bern, North Carolina. The bridge was out, so this was the best way to get from ScribeGirl's house in the swamp to Mumfest in the town. See where this picture was taken. [?]
Formal

Formal

10 Oct 2009 152
Mumfest at Latham Garden, Tryon Palace. See where this picture was taken. [?]
Mums

Mums

10 Oct 2009 168
Not a great photo, but I do like the fly and the bee. Mumfest at Latham Garden, Tryon Palace. See where this picture was taken. [?]
Symmetry

Symmetry

10 Oct 2009 135
Mumfest at Latham Garden, Tryon Palace. See where this picture was taken. [?]
Fruitbowl

Fruitbowl

10 Oct 2009 133
Latham Garden, Tryon Palace. See where this picture was taken. [?]
Allée

Allée

10 Oct 2009 178
Latham Garden, Tryon Palace. See where this picture was taken. [?]
Giant Ice Cream Dance

Giant Ice Cream Dance

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Street of Mumfest food vendors. I reckon the hand gestures must be some sort of southern ritual that is unknown to us in the north. See where this picture was taken. [?]
Shriner

Shriner

10 Oct 2009 164
Statue, Sudan Shriner. Don't ask me what a Sudan Shriner is -- they're as much a mystery to me as the Masons are. See where this picture was taken. [?]
Mary's Tomb in the Pumpkin Patch

Mary's Tomb in the Pumpkin Patch

10 Oct 2009 156
Churchyard, Christ Episcopal Church, Pollock Street. See where this picture was taken. [?]
Tomb of Turban Squash

Tomb of Turban Squash

10 Oct 2009 173
Churchyard, Christ Episcopal Church, Pollock Street. See where this picture was taken. [?]
Parish History

Parish History

10 Oct 2009 153
Christ Episcopal Church, Pollock Street, founded in 1715. The current building dates from 1875. See where this picture was taken. [?]
Swaying Spanish Moss

Swaying Spanish Moss

10 Oct 2009 133
Churchyard, Christ Episcopal Church, Pollock Street. See where this picture was taken. [?]
Birthplace of Pepsi Cola

Birthplace of Pepsi Cola

10 Oct 2009 194
Caleb Bradham, whose pharmacy was on this spot, concocted "Brad's Drink" -- made of carbonated water, sugar, vanilla, rare oils, pepsin and cola nuts -- in the pharmacy's soda fountain in 1893. It was trademarked as Pepsi Cola (on account of the pepsin and cola nuts in the formula) in 1898. See where this picture was taken. [?]
Episcopal Pumpkin Patch

Episcopal Pumpkin Patch

10 Oct 2009 181
Christ Episcopal Church, Pollock Street. See where this picture was taken. [?]
Baxter's

Baxter's

10 Oct 2009 181
Jewelry store, established in 1892, went out of business in 2007. The Seth Thomas clock was erected 1920. See where this picture was taken. [?]
Mumfest Banners

Mumfest Banners

10 Oct 2009 170
Annual festive autumn event in New Bern, North Carolina. See where this picture was taken. [?]
Gatepost

Gatepost

10 Oct 2009 163
Christ Episcopal Church, Pollock Street. More of that Spanish moss hanging in the trees. See where this picture was taken. [?]
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