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South Carolina State Flag via Band of Horses via Calvin Harris

Bill — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:43:07 +0000

A big thing in Charleston–and to some degree the rest of the state–is shirts and bumper stickers with the state flag’s palmetto tree and crescent moon.

It’s a nice symbol to me, growing up here. A while back I noticed it showed up in a pretty wild place–the local Band of Horses used an abstractly hidden version on the cover of “Cease to Begin”–

I don’t really care for the typical blue & white/Clemson orange/USC burgundy versions available, so I made my own, inspired by the fantastic pattern from this photograph of Calvin Harris:

And thus arose my design, starring on a brown shirt near me soon:

A Curious Sign in North Charleston

Bill — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:45:34 +0000

Saw this sign in North Charleston near the outlet stores. It pointed towards a dead end.

A Riveting Baptism in Columbia, SC

Bill — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:24:09 +0000

I found the set of photographs from this short audio slideshow from The State paper extraordinary.

A Few Scenes from Charleston, SC

Bill — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:36:31 +0000

Charleston is an extremely photogenic city. Here are a few pictures I took on a recent, very sunny day downtown. Fort Sumter, where the Civil War started, is visible in the harbor shot with the sailboat.