Abigail, Emily and I walked around South Charleston the other day and she wanted to climb “the Mound”. Â The Mound is an ancient native burial ground that sits as sort of a focal point of downtown S. Chas. Â I had never climbed it before so it seemed like a pretty cool thing to do. Â Abigail and I walked to the top by climbing stone steps that wrap around the Mound. Â It’s not a huge walk but it has a great view of the area. Â I sort of wonder what the people who built the mound must have seen and thought when they were hauling dirt and rock up the mound.
I suppose it looked a lot different (duh) but uncertainty was no doubt a part of their lives as well…especially after losing whomever was buried under that mound. Â I guess it’s a part of life and all but I am not sure I am exactly delighted with the craziness that seems to be going on now with Jamaica and North Korea and and BP oil and Greece and the economy in general. Â I’ll tell you one thing, I am certain that the time we spent climbing the Mound was time well spent. Â I guess the uncertainty that the original builders must have felt and which caused them to build such a monument gave me a sense of certainty in the love I have for my family and the simple times we share together.
Fun with tilt shift from atop the Mound!
Isaac didn’t go along? That really looks like a neat place.
I’d like to climb up there sometime. Love the tilt shift pics!
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Time well spent indeed. I couldn’t agree more. The craziness is there, but our days can be what we make of them.
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