Exterior wall of coastal Fort Moultrie, Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, June 14, 2012

Fort Moultrie is a series of fortifications on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, built to protect the city of Charleston, South Carolina. The first fort, built of palmetto logs, inspired the flag and nickname of South Carolina, “The Palmetto State”. It is named for the commander in the Battle of Sullivan’s Island, General William Moultrie.

Fort Moultrie is the only area of the National Park System where the entire 171-year history of American seacoast defense (1776–1947) can be traced. (Wikipedia)

Storm Clouds, May Creek Campground, Southwest Montana, July 31, 2010

Stained Glass, copper foil technique, Fordyce Bathhouse, Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas, August 19, 2012

Art on Sunday #8

Christtagmorgen (Christmas Morning), 1844, oil on panel, Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller

An Austrian painter and writer, Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller was one of the most important Austrian painters of the Biedermeier period. The painting, Christtagmorgen, is owned by  Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, a museum housed in the Belvedere palace, in Vienna, Austria, which houses the largest collection of works by Waldmüller. (Wikipedia)

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller
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The Tepees, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, October 9, 2011

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, South Rim, Colorado, September 19, 2009

Inner Canyon, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Inner Canyon Credit: NPS/Lisa Lynch

Family Canoeing , Devil’s Den State Park, Arkansas, June 21, 2008

Sunset from hotel in Plano, Texas, March 11, 2011

Great Blue Heron, Arkansas River, below Dardanelle Lock & Dam, Arkansas, May 10, 2007