North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. May, 2006.
Although today was warmer here on the Plateau of Tennessee — we actually got above freezing for a couple of hours — I still felt led to celebrate Skywatch Friday with memories of warmer weather.
The picture above was taken in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in May, 2006. We were on the beach in front of Cherry Grove Manor when the clear, deep blue skies behind the manor and palmetto trees got my attention. We’re accustomed to beautiful skies when we go to the beach, but I don’t think we’ve ever seen a prettier sky.
The Cherry Grove Manor was probably our favorite place to stay at the beach, primarily because it was small and comfortable. Unfortunately it is no longer there. It was torn down in early 2007 to make room for a high rise condo. When we were at the beach last year we went past the site and there was only a small beach access walkway and one tree left from the manor. It was rather sad. The condo was under construction in May, 2008, but I don’t know if it has been finished or not. Perhaps we’ll find out when we go to the beach this year.
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Tags: Skywatch, South Carolina, Travels
Senior Moments 
January 22, 2009 at 7:54 pm |
Glad you have photos of the place to keep the memory alive. Stay warm George.
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January 22, 2009 at 7:56 pm |
Hope the beach remains comfortable! The row of palm heads against the blue sky looks good!
January 22, 2009 at 7:57 pm |
George,
A beautiful photo. It is sad when a place you visited and liked falls to the developers! The nice thing is..you still have the photos and the memories that go with it!
January 22, 2009 at 8:04 pm |
Have you noticed not as many snow pictures this week? I think everybody is ready for warmer weather. Great shot. You know with the housing market being as bad as it is why contractors want to build expensive condo’s that hardly anyone will be able to afford.
January 22, 2009 at 8:28 pm |
Let’s all head for the beach!
January 22, 2009 at 8:43 pm |
Great shot, happy skywatch friday!
Cheers!
Regina In Pictures
January 22, 2009 at 9:26 pm |
Oh, I hate it when that happens! But I’m still enjoying the photo of the trees against the sky, and the reminder that it will be warm again someday.
January 22, 2009 at 9:27 pm |
Nothing like blue skies and palm trees to make me want to spend time in a warmer clime!
January 22, 2009 at 9:48 pm |
Love the blue sky…we need more here…
January 22, 2009 at 10:12 pm |
We are all trying to remind ourselves of warmer weather, and beach days. It will be here soon (hopefully).
Great SWF!
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January 22, 2009 at 10:22 pm |
Great post and beautiful photo!
Take care and thanks so much for your comments on my blog!
January 22, 2009 at 10:49 pm |
Very nice sky. I love Myrtle Beach.
January 22, 2009 at 10:50 pm |
I love palms against a blue blue sky! Nice Sky Watch Friday shot!!!
January 22, 2009 at 11:07 pm |
George: Sometimes it is hard to not look back to summer. You will get some neat winter skies real soon.
January 23, 2009 at 12:18 am |
You go to the beach every year?! How lucky you are!
January 23, 2009 at 1:09 am |
That sky looks just like Californian sky. Too bad the place was torn down. That is what “progress” does. Thanks for visiting my SWF shot.
January 23, 2009 at 1:54 am |
Nice that you had a wonderful time there, when it was there. Memories is sometimes all we have. That is one mighty blue sky!
January 23, 2009 at 4:06 am |
Hi George
I really enjoyed your sky watch photo today. I love the trees.
Have a great week.
Grammy
January 23, 2009 at 5:02 am |
Beautiful sky behind the palms! And a sad story about the place and beach.
The story gives the picture perspective! Have a nice day! Greetings from Norway!
January 23, 2009 at 6:44 am |
What a wonderful blue sky! And such a shame about the lovely palm trees. Good thing you got this beautiful shot while you were able to!
January 23, 2009 at 7:17 am |
What an absolutely fantastic photo George. Always a little sad to lose a favorite place to visit.
January 23, 2009 at 7:17 am |
What an absolutely fantastic photo George. Always a little sad to lose a favorite place to visit.
January 23, 2009 at 8:43 am |
Lovely…a very deep blue. The fact that you took a photo and remember the details shows how wonderful the sky was on that day. It looks like a great place and it is a shame they tore it down. Progress is so often not really progress in my opinion…..just more urban sprawl for those who can afford luxury.
January 23, 2009 at 9:43 am |
It’s really sad to see how new developments come in and take away the great places to stay on the beach. We use to visit Panama City Beach alot and found the same thing happening there.
January 23, 2009 at 9:54 am |
Very pretty. I like the palm trees against that blue sky.
It’s a shame that development often ruins some of these beautiful places. In the 70s, my parents retired to Gulf Shores, Alabama. The beaches are gorgeous there…but I think for some people they have been ruined by all the high-rise condos.
January 23, 2009 at 10:01 am |
That’s so sad! Cherry Grove Manor looks like it was a wonderful place for a quiet vacation.
January 23, 2009 at 10:29 am |
Sure is a beautiful Blue sky Gearge.
January 23, 2009 at 11:03 am |
Hi George,
The sky is certainly a great blue in your photo. Those Carolina skies can be awfully pretty.
When we lived in Virginia we used to visit Nags Head a lot. I loved it there. It was quaint but then progress came along and those neat little vacation places to stay gave way to the modern high rises. Change – we live with it, but we don’t have to like it. 🙂
January 23, 2009 at 11:39 am |
That’s a great deep blue. With those palm trees in front it looks like a California sky. 🙂
January 23, 2009 at 11:54 am |
love the Carolina’s, just don’t like Myrtle Beach to over commericialized for me…….but each to their own right?
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January 23, 2009 at 12:26 pm |
Palms and blue skies go together like flowers and bees. What an absolute pity this wonderful place was taken down for just another inpersonal construction. Things like that always make me sad.
January 23, 2009 at 2:34 pm |
I used to live in Goosecreek, S.C.. Have family all over S.C. Nice photo.
January 23, 2009 at 6:05 pm |
Such a pity that perfectly good and comfortable building are taken down to make place for ugly high blocks of flats. The sky is very beautiful.
January 23, 2009 at 7:15 pm |
Hi George,
It looks very relaxing there! Sorry to hear they tore the place down. Makes you wonder if progress is worth it! Thanks for stopping by my place. Have a great day!!
Sherrie
January 23, 2009 at 8:37 pm |
I made a comment for your post about the woodpile but i can’t find it in your comments.
January 23, 2009 at 10:02 pm |
We’re pretty spoiled here in Florida with our nice winter weather but we miss out on all the beautiful snow. I guess you always want what you don’t have. Happy Skywatch Friday:)
January 24, 2009 at 2:04 am |
Tempus fugit! In the name of ‘progress’ a great deal of destructioon has been perpetrated. It is sad when favurite places and landmarks vanish giving way to ugliness and greed.
January 24, 2009 at 2:38 pm |
Nifty shot of palm trees against a beautiful blue skies … reminds me of MY neck of the universe … though we’ve had cloudier skies the past few days and much needed rain showers too ;–)
Hugs and blessings,
February 21, 2019 at 2:29 pm |
I know this was posted years ago but do you happen to have anymore photos of cherry grove manor? I vacationed there as a kid and have been desperate to find photos of it recently