Shedding light on the subject

John C. Calhoun statue, Marion Square, Charleston, S.C.

Tsk, tsk. John C. Calhoun appears to be flashing the sun. From the back he always looks like he is sweeping his coat open. This adds to my series of  John C. Calhoun antics.

Lake Marion, S.C.

I hope everyone had a good Christmas. This scene looks a bit dreary but it was a lovely day. I spent Christmas Eve and day in warm cabin by Lake Marion with my son. We were lazy and read, talked, ate well and watched a movie. I even got a morning bike ride in between the drizzle. It was a nice break. Thanks for all the lovely holiday greetings!

John C. Calhoun sails in

John C. Calhoun statue, Marion Square, Charleston, S.C.

I can't help it. I grab every chance I can to make John C. Calhoun squirm in his grave. His statue is conveniently placed on a pedestal so high that if I get down very low I can entertain myself by taking pictures of him in awkward situations. This time he sailed into town on a pirate ship.

Check out the rest of the John C. Calhoun moments here. Maybe I'll do a show. Heheh.

I enjoyed leftover Thai green curry and am back from my walk. It must be time for tea.

Ride 'em, cowboy!

John C. Calhoun, Marion Square, Charleston, S.C.

I'm not a big fan of John C. Calhoun. In years gone by they raised his statue on a pedestal to keep people from throwing things at it.

I may not throw things at him but I do enjoy making him roll over in his grave by posing him in comical poses even if I have to lay on my belly to do it. This morning he was riding into town for the Southeastern Wildlife Festival on the Wells Fargo Carriage. Check here for the rest of the series of John C. Calhoun and his antics. Ride 'em cowboy!

John C. walking in the garden

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John C. Calhoun walking in the garden that is Marion Square in the summer. Slightly more flattering that most pictures I take of him.

John C. Birdhead

John C. Calhoun, Marion Square, Charleston, S.C.

I continue my efforts to make John C. Calhoun roll over in his grave. Check here to see the rest of the series.

Couldn't make myself go out for my walk tonight kids. It's me and my corner of the couch this evening. It's been a crazy day and my little brain crashed.

Movies at Marion Square

Marion Square, Charleston, S.C.

John C. Calhoun is showing his disapproval of this evening's movie. Not gonna watch it.

John C. takes a stroll

John C. Calhoun, Marion Square, Charleston, S.C.

The story goes that the statue of John C. Calhoun was so understandably hated by the black folk in Charleston that they deliberately carried things with them to toss when they walked by. Eventually it was raised on a pedestal overlooking Marion Square as it is now.

I don't go as far as throwing things at him but I do like to feature him in comical poses when there is a festival in town. Take that, Ye Defender of Slavery.

Unusual Blossom

Calhoun Monument, Marion Square, Charleston, S.C.

His name is slapped on almost everything in South Carolina and every once and awhile he blossoms out of a palm tree to oversee the street named in his honor. John C. Calhoun was important politically - serving as Vice President and Secretary of War and Senator. The fact that he declared war on Canada in 1812 (hmmmmph) and believed that slavery was a positive good makes him the rare stink blossom in this scene.

Here are a few more views from my Calhoun Collection. He doesn't seem to mind posing:

John C. Calhoun

Marion Square, Charleston, S.C.

Photography is about trying to see things from a different angle, right? No one could figure out what I was trying to take a picture of this morning when I spotted John C. Calhoun top of a giant lemon. Then he turned around and rode the Chick Fil A Cow.

I even have a snow dusted cloak shot.

From the back, John C. Calhoun always looks like he is flashing the city to me as he stands on top of his pedestal in Marion Square.