Glitter, Shine, and Twinkle – Magical Light

My favorite winter escape is always to places where it’s warmer.  This time it was a short trip to Kiawah Island, just outside of Charleston, South Carolina.  The sun smiled on us the entire time, coloring the horizon with pink and purple bands at the beginning of the day and setting ocean and sand ablaze in orange and gold in the evening.

Throughout the day, lights glinted, twinkled, and shimmered on gentle ocean waves

black dog on beach

Beads of water glitter on feathers

water beading on feathers

Sea foam glints on wet sand

sea foam

A seashell shines softly in the evening light

shell in evening light

Reptile skin glints in the sun softening the perception of danger

alligator

Children’s hair shines brightly

three girls

Spanish Moss, the trees’ wild hair, shimmers the air alive

Spanish moss

Even a simple glass of water joins in the twinkling game

a glass of water

Day’s end is saturated in a magical light show:

bike riding at sunset

For more twinkly, shiny, glittering posts: WPC – Twinkle.

Also, a great big thank-you to Tina of Travels and Trifles who cheerfully took us to some of her favorite places on Kiawah and introduced us to the alligators.