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The Incredible Rocky Shoals Spider Lilies
McCormick County. South Carolina

Welcome to imagessouth.com!
Featuring the life and landscape of the South

Opening Image: The Rocky Shoals Spider Lilies bloom in early May among the shoals of the Savannah River, Broad River, and the Catawba River. The plants are a protected species. Naturalist Rudy Mancke describes their spring blooming at Landsford Canal State Park as, “...one of the grandest natural history sights in the southeastern United States.”* (See also image #10 in Growing South.)

*SPIDER LILIES: The Rocky Shoals Spider Lilies of Landsford Canal State Park by The Katawba Valley Land Trust; hardback, 40 pages. Available from SC Department of Natural Resources, THE WILDLIFE SHOP, www.scwildlife.com

Spring / Summer Highlights 2009

StoryLines: Images in this section have a special significance associated with them.
Looking for a really good read? Check out My Father’s World by Marah Wanda Rutland in this section.

Click’n Pot Pie!: This page is a mix of images featuring a variety of subjects rich in southern flavor
including people and places.

This site would not be possible without the unending patience and
assistance of my wife, Janie, and the frequent “laptop” provided by Kallie the Cat.

For a quick photo tour of 24 original images, click the
Mini Gallery!

Visit Steve’s collection of classic southern houses on the Gallery of Homes tour — Virginia through the Carolinas.