Monday, September 13, 2021

Middleton Place



A "flanker" building. The main residence was in the middle, with two flankers on either side. This flanker is all that remains.

Historic Middleton Place, in South Carolina, is home to the ghosts of the enslaved, who toiled harvesting rice, building a plantation, digging sprawling gardens, and working a farm that was the livelihood for a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Middleton is home to the oldest landscaped gardens in America. Now, it is a peaceful haven for animals and birds, humans and humid breezes. But the past is brutal.

 Prepare to spend the day, strolling the lush gardens that grow under ethereal strands of moss, touring the remaining residence, and investigating the working farm. Plus, there is a Southern buffet with fried chicken and pecan pie. Need I say more?

Follow our feet...





Beauty shot!





Ruins and such.


Cold storage


Rice harvest



Broken odds and ends.






A working forge.




 

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14 comments:

Gillena Cox said...

Lovely photos. Happy mosaic Monday

much❤love

DUTA said...

The lovely sculpture of the naked young lady with the long curly hair is quite an attraction!

DJan said...

It's definitely a beautiful and peaceful place today. Thank you for sharing your gorgeous photos! :-)

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

It's always interesting to learn more about the history of this part of the country. It sure is a lovely place!

Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...

Beautiful grounds that look very British in nature. The water buffalo was a surprise! The painting of the rice paddy was interesting. We saw many rice fields on our way to the lake region in Northern Italy. It is backbreaking work to harvest rice by hand.

Lydia C. Lee said...

Those trees are really spooky. Ts that an old folly (looking like a little castle) or a new building? Great photo. Wasn't the cold storage inventive?

Angie said...

Sharon - we can only hope that we learn from our past ...

Lovely photos - I especially like the ones with the water and the foreboding skies ...

I love walking in your shoes and following your feet, and so does everyone else at Mosaic Monday!

Fun60 said...

What a contrast to its history.

Sylvia said...

Sharon, Love the blue of the water and the gorgeous green landscape! Thanks for sharing and have a great week! Sylvia D.

Mary Kirkland said...

Your photography always amazes me because you take such beautiful pictures. I love the animals and the flowers.

Lea said...

Pretty scenes, and I love all the animals, too!

Light and Voices said...

Greetings and Salutations! I adored all the animals posted.

Spare Parts and Pics said...

Gorgeous photos. The brutal past probably makes for a bittersweet experience. I've never visited the south, but I would like to some day.

Nanda kumar said...

Last picture is quite magnificent