NC Hwy 94

It is my habit to drive NC Hwy 94 on the way to my “marsh studio” in Engelhard, NC. Some stretches of this highway between Columbia and Fairfield seem remote and lonely. Many are extremely straight and when I see no one is visible in front or behind, I stop in the middle of the road long enough to jump out and photograph the yellow pitcher plants, white water lilies, turtles, dragonflies, etc. in the shallow ditch that parallels the blacktop. They are an amazing example of simple NC marsh beauty. I might intentionally drive to a botanical park or a Japanese garden to see such a lovely partnership of flora and fauna, but then, on other days I find myself just cruising to my kayaks and cabin, eating an egg Mcmuffin…thinking about where I can get bait shrimp and then suddenly…there they are. It always surprises…in a wonderful way.