The morning I was to leave Beaufort for my seven-week venture abroad in Europe and Africa, my father held out his hand with three small, white and black-speckled pebbles, asking me to choose one. “Take […]
The morning I was to leave Beaufort for my seven-week venture abroad in Europe and Africa, my father held out his hand with three small, white and black-speckled pebbles, asking me to choose one. “Take […]
Four South Carolina locals eager for hunting season reveal the differences among deer hunters. One hunts deer with a bow and arrow high in the camouflage of a tree. One is a sheriff deputy and taxidermist […]
The Outsider and her dad go foraging for wild mushrooms… then cook them and serve them over chateaubriand. (“Papa” happens to be a French chef!) If you see a brunette man with a woven basket […]
Biorock is ready to roll in the Lowcountry. Water bugs of the Lowcountry, your beloved’s kidney is failing. In the words of Captain Jacques Cousteau: “The sea, the great unifier, is man’s only hope. Now, […]
A Mother’s Day Meditation. It’s May and an adorable White-tailed fawn is curled up by the house garden or alone by the side of the road. With one look—its big black eyes and long lashes, wobbling […]
On the spring’s full moon this May 6, scientists, Master Naturalists and members of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be gathering in great anticipation for the arrival of two endangered species on South […]
April 22 is “Earth Day.” So, is it a day to celebrate the outdoors in the Lowcountry, to feel the splash of a saltwater mist and breathe in the fresh air? Or, is it a […]
The Outsider goes on a photography excursion with Eric Horan. “I think when you talk about nature and wildlife photography, just by the title of it, you’re in two schools: the school of the natural […]
The Outsider goes kayaking on Hunting Island. What’s the difference between sports like football – currently on everybody’s mind – and kayaking? Kayaking is an expedition. Kayaking is not just some upper body workout; it’s […]
I breathe in the salt air and think, I know what it is like to grow up without the tides. It is like growing up without the change of colors in the trees during autumn. I […]