May, and among the miles of leafing, blossoms storm out of the darkness— windflowers and moccasin flowers. The bees dive into them and I too, to gather their spiritual honey. Mute and meek, yet theirs is the deepest certainty that […]
“When they reached Bonaventure, it lay drowsing in the mild April sunlight. As they entered, a flight of butterflies made sparse confetti. A pale, shell road melted into a vista of pontifical splendor. The green of the live-oaks and magnolias, […]
When I was little, my parents never let us (there are four kids in the family) write a wish list for Santa, without first listing how we would give back to others. Even so, our wishes were mostly wishes. My […]
“Bonaventure to me is one of the most impressive assemblages of animal and plant creatures I ever met. I was fresh from the Western prairies, the garden-like openings of Wisconsin, the beech and maple and oak woods of Indiana […]
“One hundred and fifty-six years ago the ‘woodland’s grey arcades, the flickering umbrage, and half-tropic lights’ of the primeval forest covered the site whereupon to-day, in the grandeur and beauty of a great city, stands Savannah, the lovely ‘Forest […]
“They come, they come from their distant graves, Some from the ocean’s coral caves, They come from each gory battle-field Where liberty’s cause with their blood was sealed; They have burst the cerements of the tomb And come to […]
Welcome to Savannah’s “Forest City Of The South.” My name is Alissa, and I am the one creating and managing this website, taking pictures, writing stories and making cards behind-the-scenes. This is a brief introduction to how I got started […]
“Such is the beauty of this old city that she has been christened the Forest City of the South, — and none can more justly claim the title.” – The Cecil Whig, November 20th, 1869 The grandeur and magnificence […]