Thanks, I didn't know about the battle of Sullivan's Island and enjoyed
the story from Wiki. And why I didn't remember that sabal palms are
called palmettos in the palmetto state is beyond me. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 6/28/2013 10:22 AM, Charles Geilfuss wrote:
> Thanks for looking Chuck. The blanket was a gift from my sister. It is
> made of some miracle synthetic fabric that is extremely light, very warm
> and has a nice feel, so we dubbed it "The Magic Blanket". The lightning
> protection was a bonus. The lighting was special that afternoon. As the
> storm passed through, the light was coming from the back of the house but
> was filtered by moderately heavy clouds. As for the Sabal Palms, we still
> call them Palmettos as in "Palmetto State". By the way, today is Carolina
> Day in which we celebrate the victory of the Battle of Sullivan's Island in
> 1776. The palmetto log played an important role, hence the State's
> nickname. If you are interested, more can be read here:
>
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sullivan%27s_Island
>
> I like the Anoles a lot as well. I used to catch them by the dozens when
> I was a kid. The lady down the street had a house that was infested with
> them. About once a month she would call my Mom and ask her to send me down
> to catch them. I was all of seven at the time. I'd come out with a bag of
> 50 lizards that I would release in the woods. We still have the anoles and
> the tree frogs in abundance. No sign of the Cuban variety yet, but I
> imagine they will reach here eventually; all depends on how much cold they
> can tolerate.
>
> Charlie
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 7:38 PM, Chuck Norcutt <
> chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for that group. First, where can we buy magic blankets? Second,
>> I loved the shots outside your house. The lighting in the first one is
>> just gorgeous. I miss the cabbage palms... or do you call them by their
>> correct names, sabal palms, in SC? I also love green anoles and tree
>> frogs. The green anoles are getting rare in Florida. Their space has
>> been taken over by the brown Cuban variety.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 6/27/2013 10:43 AM, Charles Geilfuss wrote:
>>> We had an intense storm yesterday afternoon. Posted a few photos of
>>> during and after.
>>>
>>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=6318
>>>
>>> Charlie
>>>
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