I’ve been trying to figure out how to organize and share some of my photos from my March trip to South Carolina and Georgia. On the trip, I photographing in a style that isn’t my usual style – I just wandered around towns and cities photographing whatever caught my eye. This was great fun – but the photos don’t really fit into my usual blog post about a type of flowers format. So I’ve just decided to edit up the ones I want to – and share them here on my blog – in grouping that seem to make sense to me. Given the number of photos I took on the trip – my guess is I’ll be sharing lots of photos from the trip for a long time to come . . .
Today I’m sharing some photos from Bluffton, South Carolina. I spent a wonderful morning wandering around Bluffton photographed. Located about 30 miles north of Savannah, Bluffton has a one-mile square historic district full of fascinating houses and shops. Adjacent to the historic area is a small shopping area full of stores and restaurants that continue the charm of the historic district.
One of the things I found myself photographing was the signs on the stores and restaurants. I don’t think there was a chain restaurant or store in area of town I was photographing in – so every sign I saw was new and different. Here are a few of the signs I photographed in Bluffton, SC
Have a Heart, Buy Local Art sign taped in the window of a closed art gallery.
Have a Heart, Buy Local Art © 2015 Patty Hankins
The local BBQ Restaurant – Bluffton BBQ
Bluffton BBQ © 2015 Patty Hankins
And the wonderful sign with the days they are open
Bluffton BBQ © 2015 Patty Hankins
The sign for The Storybook Shoppe – a children’s bookstore
The Storybook Shoppe © 2015 Patty Hankins
Sign for a local restaurant – Oldtown Dispensary
Oldtown Dispensary © 2015 Patty Hankins
The local wine bar – Latitude
Latitude Wine Bar © 2015 Patty Hankins
Two wonderful signs from Eggs N’Tricities – store selling funky junk and other stuff
Eggs n’tricities © 2015 Patty Hankins
Eggs n’tricities © 2015 Patty Hankins
A Gone Fishing sign on a front gate
Gone Fishing © 2015 Patty Hankins
And finally a sign that seems to sum up this wonderful town – a Bluffton State of Mind
Bluffton State of Mind ©2015 Patty Hankins
Patty, thanks for sharing this delightfully eclectic gallery of signs that convey the welcoming hospitality of Bluffton, South Carolina. That art gallery sign is echoed by many similar ones all over the country.