Aug 17
Arch-a-thon Post #42: At the Abbey
Recently I drove out to Berkeley County, South Carolina to visit Mepkin Abbey, a Trappist monastery near Moncks Corner.
The area dates back to the family of one of the Lords Proprietary of South Carolina way back in 1681, and has been in a monastery since 1949.
When I went, I was too late to see all of the spring colors, but what I could not escape was all of the green. It was as if even the air was green and you could actually breathe in the color. It was the deepest, richest green I’ve ever seen.
It’s a long way out, but I think it’s a good place to go if you need to just be alone for a while and talk to God, or meditate, or even feel a bit sorry for yourself. It happens to all of us at some point or another, you know.
Here are a couple of quick photos, but they don’t do the green justice. I also included a pair of black and whites of some statues…I think they look better without the color.
