If you plan to visit
St. George Island State park for vacation, check first with me on our plans. In
the past year we spent two weeks at the park, and both weeks saw some of the
worst rain of the season for the area. Rain drove all the vacationing families
from their hotel rooms, camping accommodation, or condos into Apalachicola to
escape the driving rain. We all ran from overhang to overhang trying to keep
somewhat dry.
Orman House, a
beautiful antebellum home on the river and now a state park escaped most radar
screens. Karl and I enjoyed a wonderful personal guided tour by the ranger on
duty. We spent some time in the house, and in between raindrops looking at the
gardens around the house and the Chapman Garden next door.
While touring the
house I noticed a garden just outside a window. The old-fashioned water pump
kept my attention, and I pulled out my camera. I did several shots from inside
the home, then outside of the small garden itself. I intended the shot through
the window as the introductory or establishing shot, and then moved outside for
a more detailed look. I found that the PVC pipes for the watering system
appeared in every shot regardless of where I moved. I finally came in closer so
only one appeared in the shot, and that turned out the best. The overcast sky really
brought out the greens, and the water pump anchored the right side and provided
the focus for the shot.
I hoped to get a few
detail shots of the pump and some of the garden plants, but another cloudburst
sent me running to the car, camera covered to protect it from the rain.
Overcast skies and rainy days really make colors pop and the green distinctive,
but pouring rain can put a damper on things (sorry about that pun!).
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